Amos Otis hit a two-run double in the first inning to spark the Royals to a 4-0 triumph over the Angels behind the six-hit pitching of Al Fitzmorris. In posting his second shutout and 12th victory, Fitzmorris bested Nolan Ryan, who yielded four hits and had seven strikeouts to increase his major league-leading total to 184. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 0
Game Played on Monday, July      26, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  4  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Collins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Brett 3b              2   2   0   0     2   0   .360      Bonds rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   2     2   0   .247      Solaita dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Otis cf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .287      Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Quirk dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Briggs 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Jackson 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .237
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .203      Humphrey c            2   0   2   0     1   0   .325
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   4   4     6   7             Totals               31   0   6   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 18,753
Left on Base: Royals 5, Angels 6
DP: Royals 2, Angels 0
Errors: Humphrey
Doubles: Otis (23)
Stolen Bases: Cowens 2 (17), Brett (11), Bonds 2 (28)
GIDP: Bochte (6), Guerrero (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(12-6)      9     6   0   0   2   3   0  33   2.86
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(7-13)            9     4   4   3   6   7   0  36   3.67
Totals                  9     4   4   3   6   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Ryan (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ROYALS 1ST: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Poquette
was called out on strikes; Brett walked; Mayberry walked [Brett
to second]; Otis doubled to center [Brett scored, Mayberry
scored]; Quirk struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Remy struck
out; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Stinson flied out to left; Patek flied out to right;
White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita singled to right; Bochte grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out at
second]; Guerrero popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens singled to shortstop; Poquette was called out
on strikes; Cowens stole second; Brett reached on a fielder's
choice [Cowens out at third (pitcher to third)]; Brett stole
second; Mayberry singled to left [Brett scored]; Otis forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Jackson
walked; Humphrey walked [Jackson to second]; Collins reached on
a fielder's choice [Jackson out at home (shortstop to third to
catcher), Humphrey to second]; Remy grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Quirk struck out; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Solaita
struck out; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted) [Bonds to
third]; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to
first); Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Briggs grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Jackson struck out; Humphrey singled to center; Collins grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to second]; Otis
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mayberry to third]; Quirk flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
singled to right; Bonds stole second; Solaita grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bonds to third]; Bochte flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Stinson walked; Patek forced Stinson (first to
shortstop); Patek was picked off first (pitcher to first); White
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens walked; Poquette flied out to left; Cowens
stole second [Cowens to third (error by Humphrey)]; Brett
walked; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens
scored (unearned), Brett to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Humphrey singled to right; Collins forced Humphrey
(pitcher to shortstop); Remy flied out to left; Bonds flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Quirk flied out to left; Stinson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Patek singled to left; White grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Solaita flied out to left; Bochte singled to left;
Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Angels 0.