A seven-hitter by Rich Gale handed the Angels their third consecutive shutout as the Royals prevailed, 4-0. Art Kusnyer hit a homer in the third inning. It was his first in the majors since 1972 and only the third of his career.

Frank White contributed two doubles and drove in runs in the fourth and sixth innings before being injured while getting picked off base in the eighth. The Royals' Al Cowens suffered strained ligaments in his right knee and was expected to be out of the lineup at least 10 days. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 0
Game Played on Monday, June      26, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 11  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     1   1   .277      R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .254
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Brett 3b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .298      Bostock rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .289      Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Cowens rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Baylor dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .249
  Wilson lf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Jackson 3b            3   0   2   0     0   1   .321
Zdeb lf,rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .193
  LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Mulliniks ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .185
White 2b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .284        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Chalk ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Hurdle 1b,rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Downing c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Kusnyer c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .167        Landreaux ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .202
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     4   7             Totals               32   0   7   0     0  10

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 29,829
Left on Base: Royals 9, Angels 5
DP: Royals 1, Angels 1
Doubles: Cowens (11), White 2 (16), Wilson (7), Brett 2 (22), Baylor (9), Jackson (12)
Home Runs: Kusnyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (16), Brett (9)
Caught Stealing: Brett (2), Bostock (9)
GIDP: LaCock (3), Bostock (14)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (2,by D. Miller)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(7-2)             9     7   0   0   0  10   0  32   3.20
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0  10   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(11-4)          5     8   4   4   2   4   1  24   2.71
D. Miller               4     3   0   0   2   3   0  16   1.89
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   7   1  40

Hit by Pitch: D. Miller (5)
Balks: Tanana (4), D. Miller (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (first unassisted); McRae was
called out on strikes; Brett singled to center; Brett was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Grich was
called out on strikes; Bostock singled to shortstop; Bostock was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; Cowens popped to second; Otis stole
second; Zdeb popped to first in foul territory; White struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Baylor doubled to right; Jackson
singled to third [Baylor to third]; Rudi struck out; Mulliniks
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle struck out; Kusnyer homered; Patek singled to
center; McRae flied out to center; Tanana balked [Patek to
second]; Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing popped to first in foul territory; R. Miller
struck out; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Cowens doubled
to center; Zdeb lined to second; White doubled to left [Cowens
scored]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: WILSON REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING LF); ZDEB CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bostock singled to center; Fairly lined
to right; Baylor lined to left; Jackson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kusnyer flied out to left; Patek walked; McRae flied
to left in foul territory; Brett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to center; Mulliniks flied out to
left; Downing lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to right; Wilson doubled to left [Otis
to third]; Zdeb singled to right [Otis scored, Wilson to third];
D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); White forced Zdeb (second
to shortstop) [Wilson scored]; D. Miller balked [White to
second]; Hurdle grounded out (second to first) [White to third];
Kusnyer walked; Patek struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller singled to left; Grich forced R. Miller
(shortstop to second); Bostock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae struck out; Brett doubled to left; Brett stole
third; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Wilson was hit by a
pitch; LACOCK BATTED FOR ZDEB; LaCock grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Fairly grounded out (first unassisted);
Baylor singled to left; Jackson doubled to center [Baylor to
third]; Rudi struck out; SOLAITA BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Solaita
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 8TH: CHALK REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); White doubled
to right; Hurdle flied out to left; White was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Kusnyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); LANDREAUX
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); R.
Miller lined to right; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ROYALS 9TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Patek
flied out to left; McRae flied out to right; Brett doubled to
center; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
flied out to center; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 0.