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The Royals clinched their second straight West Division title by defeating the Angels, 7-3. The victory was the Royals' 21st in their last 22 games and killed off the runner-up Rangers' last chance. Dennis Leonard pitched a five-hitter for the Royals, struck out 13 and won his 19th game. Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 3Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumRoyals 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 5 3 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Bosley lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 McRae dh 5 2 2 0 0 0 .295 Remy 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .259 Brett 3b 4 3 1 0 1 0 .314 Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .241 Cowens rf 5 1 3 5 0 1 .308 Bonds rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .268 Mayberry 1b 5 1 1 2 0 2 .231 Baylor dh 4 2 2 1 0 2 .255 Porter c 4 0 0 0 1 2 .277 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Otis cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Chalk 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .274 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .198 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Etchebarren c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Hampton c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Humphrey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 9 7 5 7 Totals 32 3 5 3 4 13 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 10,888 Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 6 DP: Royals 0, Angels 2 Errors: Remy, Chalk, Aikens Doubles: McRae (52), Cowens 3 (31), White (21), Chalk (25) Home Runs: Mayberry (23), Baylor (23) Stolen Bases: Otis (22), Brett (14) Sacrifice Hits: Poquette (4) GIDP: Otis (12), Cowens (14) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(19-11) 9 5 3 3 4 13 1 36 3.20 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 13 1 36 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson L(6-11) 3.1 8 7 6 3 3 1 22 5.68 Barlow 5.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 20 5.02 Totals 9 9 7 6 5 7 1 42 Wild Pitches: Leonard (11) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae doubled to left; Brett walked; Cowens doubled to left [McRae scored, Brett scored]; Mayberry struck out; Porter was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy walked; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Remy to second]; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted) [Remy to third]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis reached on an error by Chalk [Otis to second]; White struck out; Otis stole third; Washington flied out to center; Poquette walked; McRae popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Guerrero lined to center; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to center; Brett stole second; Cowens doubled to left [Brett scored]; Mayberry homered [Cowens scored]; Porter walked; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; White doubled to left; Washington lined to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Aikens lined to center; Etchebarren walked; Bosley singled to left [Etchebarren to second]; Remy forced Bosley (second to shortstop) [Etchebarren to third]; Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 0. ROYALS 4TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); McRae singled to right; Brett reached on an error by Remy [McRae to second]; Cowens doubled to left [McRae scored, Brett scored (unearned)]; BARLOW REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens to third]; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Bonds lined to second; Baylor struck out; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ROYALS 5TH: Otis walked; White forced Otis (pitcher to shortstop); Washington struck out; Poquette grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Aikens struck out; GOODWIN BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ROYALS 6TH: HAMPTON REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING C ); McRae flied out to left; Brett reached on an error by Aikens; Cowens grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Bosley struck out; Remy popped to third in foul territory; Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Porter struck out; Otis singled to center; White forced Otis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: Bonds walked; Baylor singled to right [Bonds to third]; Guerrero popped to second; Chalk doubled to left [Bonds scored, Baylor to third]; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [Baylor scored, Chalk to third]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Solaita struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2. ROYALS 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); Washington walked; Poquette out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Washington to second]; McRae flied out to center; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy walked; Landreaux struck out; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens struck out; Mayberry struck out; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 2. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor homered; Guerrero lined to center; Chalk singled to left; Aikens was called out on strikes; MAY BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; May was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Angels 3. |
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