Making his first major league start, Mike Barlow allowed only two hits in seven innings and Dave LaRoche yielded one more in the final two frames as the Angels defeated the Royals, 4-1. Rusty Torres and Ike Hampton hit homers to pace the Angels' scoring. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Saturday, October   1, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       1  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Poquette rf,lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Remy 2b               4   0   0   1     0   0   .252        Zdeb ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      McRae lf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Jackson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .242        Hurdle ph,rf        2   1   1   0     0   1   .308
  Briggs 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Brett 3b              2   0   1   0     1   1   .313
Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .278        Heise pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Flores rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bosley lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Torres cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .156      Porter dh             2   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Hampton c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .295        Cowens ph,dh        1   0   0   1     0   0   .312
Barlow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Otis cf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilson cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
                                                          Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                          Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Washington ss       1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                          White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                          Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   3     1   1             Totals               28   1   3   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 23,497
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 2
DP: Angels 2, Royals 1
Errors: Brett, Washington
Doubles: Chalk (27)
Triples: Bonds (9)
Home Runs: Torres (3), Hampton (3)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (18)
GIDP: Bosley (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barlow W(4-2)           7     2   1   1   2   5   0  24   4.58
LaRoche SV(17)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.51
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   7   0  30

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(9-6)          5     8   4   4   0   1   2  22   4.20
Colborn                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.62
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.09
Bird                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.88
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   1   2  37

Wild Pitches: Hassler (8)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Bonds tripled to left; Remy grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Bonds scored]; Guerrero singled to right; Jackson
singled to center [Guerrero to third]; Hassler threw a wild
pitch [Jackson to second]; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice
[Guerrero out at home (pitcher to catcher), Jackson to third];
Flores flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (second to first); Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
homered; Hampton struck out; Bonds flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Porter flied out to center; Otis
struck out; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Remy flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk doubled to left; On a bunt Flores singled to
pitcher [Chalk to third]; Bosley grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Chalk scored, Flores out at second]; Torres
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae struck out; Brett singled to right; Mayberry
lined into a double play (right to first) [Brett out at first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Hampton homered; Bonds reached on an error by Brett;
Bonds was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Remy flied out to right; Guerrero singled
to left; Jackson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter struck out; Otis grounded out (third to
first); Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: COLBORN REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); WILSON REPLACED
OTIS (PLAYING CF); Chalk grounded out (third to first); Flores
lined to center; Bosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 0.

ANGELS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Torres
popped to second; Hampton singled to center; Bonds popped to
second; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: HURDLE BATTED FOR MCRAE; Hurdle singled to right;
Brett walked [Hurdle to second]; HEISE RAN FOR BRETT; Mayberry
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hurdle to third, Heise to
second]; COWENS BATTED FOR PORTER; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hurdle scored]; Wilson lined to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 1.

ANGELS 8TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); POQUETTE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MINGORI REPLACED COLBORN
(PITCHING); Guerrero flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
left; Chalk lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); BRIGGS REPLACED
JACKSON (PLAYING 1B); Martinez flied out to left; Washington was
called out on strikes; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 1.

ANGELS 9TH: BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Flores grounded
out (third to first); Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres walked; Hampton reached on an error by Washington [Torres
to second]; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb singled to second;
Hurdle struck out; ROJAS BATTED FOR HEISE; Rojas flied into a
double play (shortstop to pitcher) [Zdeb out at first]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 1.