The Royals, returning home after losing four games in Oakland, gained their 100th victory of the season by defeating the Angels, 6-3. Clint Hurdle batted in two runs with a homer and single to highlight the Royals' 14-hit attack. This was the first time in Royals' history that the club had won 100 games. Their previous best was 91 victories in 1975. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  7  0
Royals       3  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   6 14  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Wilson cf             5   2   2   0     0   3   .333
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Poquette lf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .298
Guerrero ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .284        Zdeb ph,lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Baylor rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .251        McRae lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Jackson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Hurdle rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .304
Chalk 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .276        Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Flores lf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .284      Lahoud dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .262
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241      LaCock 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .303
Landreaux cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Rojas 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Hampton c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275        White pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            4   0   1   1     0   2   .234
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
                                                          Heise 2b,3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     0   5             Totals               37   6  14   6     0   8

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 14,334
Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 8
DP: Angels 1, Royals 1
Errors: Washington, Gura
Doubles: Poquette (23), LaCock (12), Wilson (2), Rojas (9)
Triples: Landreaux (1)
Home Runs: Hurdle (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (6)
GIDP: Hampton (2), Zdeb (5)
Hit by Pitch: Heise (1,by Moore)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(6-12)         4.2  11   5   5   0   4   1  25   5.83
Moore                   3.1   3   1   1   0   4   0  13   3.97
Totals                  8    14   6   6   0   8   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(8-5)             8.1   6   3   0   0   4   0  31   3.13
Bird SV(14)             0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.91
Totals                  9     7   3   0   0   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Moore (3)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Al Clark


ANGELS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Remy flied out to center; Guerrero
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second;
Poquette singled to center [Wilson scored]; Hurdle struck out;
Lahoud singled to right [Poquette to third]; LaCock singled to
center [Poquette scored, Lahoud to third]; Rojas singled to
third [Lahoud scored, LaCock to second]; Martinez struck out;
Washington forced Rojas (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Heise flied to left in foul territory; Wilson was
called out on strikes; Poquette doubled to center; Hurdle
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hampton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Lahoud flied out to right; LaCock grounded out
(second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Bonds flied out to left; Remy was called out on
strikes; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez flied out to right; Washington singled to
right; Heise singled to right [Washington to second]; Wilson
struck out; Poquette popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Jackson popped
to second; Chalk singled to center; Flores struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle homered; Lahoud grounded out (second to
first); LaCock doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to
first) [LaCock to third]; Martinez singled to left [LaCock
scored]; MOORE REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Washington grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals
5.

ANGELS 6TH: Landreaux tripled to right; Hampton grounded out
(third to first); Bonds grounded out (third to first); Remy
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Heise lined to right; Wilson doubled to right; ZDEB
BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Wilson to third]; Hurdle singled to center [Wilson scored];
Lahoud struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 6.

ANGELS 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Guerrero flied out
to left; Baylor lined to third; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: LaCock was called out on strikes; Rojas doubled to
center; WHITE RAN FOR ROJAS; Martinez struck out; Washington
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 6.

ANGELS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HEISE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Chalk singled to third; Chalk was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Gura [Chalk to third];
Flores singled to right [Chalk scored (unearned)]; Landreaux
popped to third in foul territory; Hampton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Flores out at second]; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Heise was hit by a pitch; Wilson was called out on
strikes; Zdeb grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Heise out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 6.

ANGELS 9TH: MCRAE REPLACED ZDEB (PLAYING LF); COWENS REPLACED
HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Bonds singled to third; Remy flied out to
center; Guerrero reached on an error by Washington [Bonds to
third]; Baylor singled to right [Bonds scored (unearned),
Guerrero to second]; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Jackson
forced Baylor (third to second) [Guerrero to third]; Chalk
singled to left [Guerrero scored (unearned), Jackson to second];
SOLAITA BATTED FOR FLORES; Solaita struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 6.