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Monday August 8, 1977
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California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, August 8, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       2  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  1  -   7 12  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Flores cf,lf          4   2   4   1     0   0   .294      Brett 3b,ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Guerrero 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .311      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Bonds rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .284      LaCock dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .329
Jackson 1b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .240      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .307
  Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   1     1   0   .246
Baylor lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .239      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .258
  Torres cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Porter c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .276
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Hampton dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .350        Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Solaita ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Zdeb 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Heise 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Etchebarren c         4   2   2   0     0   0   .224        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  12   6     2   4             Totals               33   2   7   2     6   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 40,525
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 11
DP: Angels 1, Royals 1
Errors: Chalk, Brett, Porter
Doubles: Flores 3 (10), Jackson (9), Patek (15), Mayberry (18)
Home Runs: Bonds (27)
Stolen Bases: Chalk (10), Bonds (25), McRae (10), Patek (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (2), Flores (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (6), Mayberry (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(6-8)          7.1   6   2   2   3   2   0  30   5.08
Miller                  1.2   1   0   0   3   1   0  10   3.33
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   3   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-6)       4.1   8   4   4   0   2   0  20   4.26
Bird                    3.2   3   2   2   2   1   1  15   5.23
Mingori                 1     1   1   0   0   1   0   5   3.08
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2   4   1  40

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ANGELS 1ST: Flores doubled to right; Guerrero out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Flores to third]; Bonds was called out
on strikes; Jackson doubled to left [Flores scored]; Baylor
singled to left [Jackson scored, Baylor to second (on throw to
home)]; Chalk flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to center; McRae lined to left; LaCock
singled to left; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Hampton popped to second; Mulliniks flied out to
left; Etchebarren lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Otis flied out to right; Porter was
called out on strikes; Patek doubled to left [Mayberry to
third]; Heise grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores singled to right; Guerrero singled to left
[Flores to second]; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Flores to
third, Guerrero to second]; Bonds flied out to left; Jackson
lined into a double play (pitcher to second to second) [Guerrero
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to right; McRae walked; LaCock lined
to left; McRae stole second; Cowens lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to shortstop; Chalk flied out to
right; Hampton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Otis flied
out to center; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks flied out to right; Etchebarren singled to
right; Flores doubled to left [Etchebarren scored]; Guerrero
singled to left [Flores to third]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Flores scored];
Jackson forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Heise
grounded out (third to first); Brett walked; McRae grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Chalk walked;
SOLAITA BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Solaita was called out on strikes;
Chalk stole second; Mulliniks was walked intentionally;
Etchebarren grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LaCock flied
out to center; Cowens popped to first; Mayberry doubled to
right; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals
0.

ANGELS 7TH: Flores doubled to left [Flores out at third (left to
shortstop to third)]; Guerrero singled to left; Bonds homered
[Guerrero scored]; Jackson popped to first in foul territory;
Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING CF); FLORES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Porter singled to right; Patek forced
Porter (shortstop to second); LAHOUD BATTED FOR HEISE; Patek
stole second; Lahoud lined into a double play (center to second)
[Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ANGELS 8TH: ROJAS REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING 2B); Chalk flied out
to left; Solaita flied out to center; Mulliniks grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to right; McRae popped to third;
LaCock singled to left [Brett to second]; MILLER REPLACED
SIMPSON (PITCHING); Cowens walked [Brett to third, LaCock to
second]; Mayberry lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Brett
scored]; Otis walked [LaCock to third, Cowens to second]; Porter
walked [LaCock scored, Cowens to third, Otis to second];
POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 2.

ANGELS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 3B); BRETT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING);
Etchebarren singled to center; Flores out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Etchebarren to second]; Guerrero flied out
to center; Bonds reached on an error by Brett [Etchebarren to
third]; Bonds stole second [Etchebarren scored (unearned), Bonds
to third (error by Porter)]; Jackson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: BRIGGS REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING 1B); Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett lined to right; McRae singled;
LaCock reached on an error by Chalk [McRae to second]; Cowens
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7,
Royals 2.



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