Dennis Leonard became a 20-game winner and the Royals posted their 102nd victory, the highest total by any club this season, by defeating the Angels, 2-0. George Brett homered in the first inning and the Royals added their other run in the second on a double by John Mayberry, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Amos Otis. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   2, 1977 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Royals       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .252        Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .264      McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .298
Solaita dh            4   0   0   0     0   3   .241        Wilson pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .312
Chalk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Jackson 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Flores lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Porter c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Otis cf               1   0   0   1     1   0   .251
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Landreaux pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     1   9             Totals               28   2   7   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 22,404
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 4
DP: Angels 1, Royals 2
Errors: Hartzell, Mayberry, Leonard
Doubles: Mayberry (22)
Home Runs: Brett (22)
Stolen Bases: Remy (41)
Caught Stealing: Remy (17), Wilson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (9)
GIDP: Guerrero (4), Flores (13)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(8-12)        8     7   2   2   1   4   1  30   3.52
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   4   1  30

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(20-12)        9     6   0   0   1   9   0  33   3.04
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   9   0  33

Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (13)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Bosley lined to shortstop; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds singled to center; Leonard threw a
wild pitch [Bonds to second]; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to right; McRae struck out; Brett
homered; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 1.

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

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry doubled to right; Porter grounded out
(second to first) [Mayberry to third]; Otis lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry scored]; Patek struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Flores was called out on strikes; Humphrey popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bosley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to center; Poquette grounded out
(first unassisted) [White to second]; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Remy reached on an error by Mayberry; Bonds struck
out; Remy stole second; Solaita struck out; Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry
popped to shortstop; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk singled to left; Leonard threw a wild pitch
[Chalk to second]; Jackson flied out to left; Flores grounded
out (shortstop to first); Humphrey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis lined to left; Patek grounded out (third to
first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Bosley struck out; Remy singled to right; Remy was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bonds struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae
singled to third; Brett flied out to center; Cowens singled to
center [McRae to third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Solaita reached on an error by Leonard (assist by
Mayberry); Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Solaita out at second]; Chalk popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter singled to left; Otis walked [Porter to
second]; Otis was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Hartzell [Porter to third, Otis to second]; Patek flied out to
right; White flied into a double play (left to catcher) [Porter
out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Jackson singled to left; Flores grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; MAY BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; May singled to shortstop;
LANDREAUX RAN FOR MAY; Bosley singled to second [Landreaux to
second]; Remy walked [Landreaux to third, Bosley to second];
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); ZDEB
BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb popped to first in foul territory;
McRae singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Wilson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ZDEB STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Solaita struck out; Guerrero grounded out
(third to first); Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Royals 2.