A three-run rally in the ninth inning of the first game and a six-run outburst in the eighth inning of the second game carried the Angels to a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Royals, 3-2 and 7-2. In the opener, the Angels put together their winning runs in the ninth on an infield hit by Bobby Bonds, pass to Bill Melton, triple by Ron Jackson and single by Andy Etchebarren.

In the nightcap, the Angels did their big scoring in the eighth on a four singles, two walks and two errors. Dave Chalk accounted for two RBIs with a single. The sweep was the first for the Angels at home since June 24, 1970. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1976 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .230      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Jones cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .340        Stanton ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .326
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Lahoud lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Alvarez ph,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Patek ss              4   1   3   0     0   0   .350      Garrett dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .087
Wathan c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .400        Melton ph,dh        1   0   0   0     1   0   .201
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torres pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .184
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jackson 3b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .185
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            0   0   0   0     2   0   .167
                                                            Etchebarren ph,c    2   0   1   1     0   0   .221
                                                          Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .245
                                                          Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     1   4             Totals               30   3   6   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Royals 7, Angels 6
DP: Royals 2, Angels 0
Doubles: McRae 2 (12), Patek (6)
Triples: Jackson (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (21), Remy (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (2)
GIDP: Chalk (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   5     3   0   0   3   1   0  19   3.28
Mingori                 3.2   1   1   1   1   5   0  13   2.04
Littell L(2-1)          0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3   1.54
Totals                  8.2   6   3   3   5   6   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge W(2-1)            9     9   2   2   1   4   0  36   2.83
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford walked; Otis flied out to left; Brett flied
out to center; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled; Remy stole second; Jones flied out to
right; Bonds walked; Bochte hit into a double play (second to
second to first) [Remy out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to left; Cowens singled to center
[McRae scored, Cowens out at second (center to first to
shortstop)]; White made an out to second; Patek grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrett
struck out; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan singled to center; Wohlford flied out to
left; Otis made an out to second; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Herrmann walked; Chalk grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; Remy
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to right; McRae doubled to
center; Cowens flied out to center [McRae to third]; White flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Jones made an out to second; Bonds flied out to
left; Bochte singled to left; Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek doubled to left; Wathan singled to right
[Patek to third]; Wohlford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Patek
scored, Wathan to second (on throw to home)]; Otis struck out;
Brett grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
made an out to pitcher; Herrmann walked; Chalk singled to left
[Herrmann to second]; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae made an
out to first; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: MINGORI REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Jones was called
out on strikes; Bonds flied out to center; Bochte walked;
ALVAREZ BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Alvarez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: ALVAREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White flied out
to left; Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; Wathan flied
out to right; Wohlford lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: MELTON BATTED FOR GARRETT; Melton made an out to
second; Jackson was called out on strikes; ETCHEBARREN BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; Etchebarren flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Otis
singled to center; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to
second]; Mayberry struck out; McRae lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk struck out; Remy grounded out (second to
first); STANTON BATTED FOR JONES; Stanton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 9TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cowens struck
out; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek singled to
left; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Bonds singled to right; Bochte flied out to right;
Alvarez flied out to left; LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Melton walked [Bonds to second]; TORRES RAN FOR MELTON; Jackson
tripled to right [Bonds scored, Torres scored]; Etchebarren
singled to center [Jackson scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Angels 3.