Continuing their terrific pace, the Royals swept a doubleheader with the Angels, 6-3 and 6-2, to give them a record of 24 victories in their last 25 games. In the opener, Fred Patek and Hal McRae hit homers for the Royals, who clinched the decision with three runs in the eighth inning on singles by McRae, Amos Otis and Al Cowens, a wild pitch and a single by Frank White. Bobby Bonds drove in the Angels' runs with a sacrifice fly and homer.

The Royals erupted for four runs in the seventh inning to win the nightcap, turning back Nolan Ryan's bid for his 20th victory. Bob Heise led off with a single and after Ryan made a wild throw on a bunt by Willie Wilson, Dave LaRoche relieved. Cowens then batted for Tom Poquette and tripled to break a 2-2 tie. Don Baylor and Tony Solaita homered for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 25, 1977 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    1  1  0    0  3  0  -   6 10  0
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Zdeb lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Flores lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
McRae dh              5   2   2   1     0   0   .296      Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Brett 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Bonds rf              3   1   1   3     0   0   .268
  Rojas 3b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Jackson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Cowens rf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .310      Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Wathan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .336      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Torres cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .149
Patek ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .264        Landreaux ph,cf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .228
White 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .251      Hampton c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   4     3   0             Totals               28   3   4   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:11
Left on Base: Royals 5, Angels 3
DP: Royals 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Cowens (32), Flores (19)
Triples: Wathan (3)
Home Runs: Patek (5), McRae (20), Bonds (37)
Stolen Bases: White (23), Otis (23), Flores (11)
Caught Stealing: Patek (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (10)
GIDP: Wathan (1), Flores (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(16-6)      6     3   1   1   1   3   0  20   3.63
Throop SV(1)            3     1   2   2   3   0   1  13   3.60
Totals                  9     4   3   3   4   3   1  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(13-13)          7.2   9   6   6   2   0   2  32   4.32
Miller                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.59
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   0   2  38

Wild Pitches: Brett (6)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae popped
to first; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Flores doubled to left; Remy singled to second
[Flores to third]; Remy was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to second); Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to right [Flores
scored]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Otis popped to first in foul
territory; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to shortstop; Guerrero grounded out
(second to first); Chalk popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry flied out to right; Patek homered; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zdeb grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Torres struck out; Hampton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Flores singled to right; Flores stole second; Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; Brett grounded out (second to first);
Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Otis grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: ROJAS REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Bonds flied out
to center; Jackson flied out to right; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan tripled to right; Mayberry grounded out
(first unassisted); Patek popped to first in foul territory;
White singled to left [Wathan scored]; White stole second; Zdeb
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Guerrero popped to shortstop; Chalk flied out to
right; Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to right; Rojas grounded out (second
to first); Cowens singled to right; Otis flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Hampton walked; Flores grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Hampton out at second]; Remy
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Patek forced Mayberry (shortstop to second);
Patek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: THROOP REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Bonds flied
out to right; Jackson popped to third; Baylor popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 8TH: White lined to third; Zdeb grounded out (third to
first); McRae singled to center; Rojas singled to center [McRae
to second]; Cowens doubled to right [McRae scored, Rojas to
third]; Brett threw a wild pitch [Rojas scored, Cowens
scored]; Amos Otis yelled at Ken Brett because Brett intended
to intentionally walk Otis; Brett went into windup with men on
base and threw the ball over Otis' head to the backstop; Brett
ran to HP, shouldering Cookie Rojas, who was running from 3B,
and went after Otis; both benches cleared but only a few punches
were thrown; Brett ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly; MILLER
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Otis walked (walk was charged to
Brett); Otis stole second; Wathan popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
popped to pitcher; LANDREAUX BATTED FOR TORRES; Landreaux
walked; Hampton popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, Angels 1.

ROYALS 9TH: LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Mayberry
popped to second; Patek walked; White popped to third; Zdeb
singled to right [Patek to second]; McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
walked; Bonds homered [Remy scored]; Jackson walked; Baylor
flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 3.