Joe Rudi, relegated to the bench because of a .193 batting average, came off the boards to smash a two-out pinch-hit grand-slam homer in the seventh inning and lift the Angels to a 5-4 triumph over the Royals, ending the Angels' five-game losing skein. Rudi's clout came off a 3-2 serve from reliever Steve Mingori, who entered the game after starter Dennis Leonard walked the bases loaded.

The Royals had taken an early 9-0 lead with the aid of a solo homer by Hal McRae in the second and a two-run round-tripper by Amos Otis in the third. The Angels broke their streak of 31 scoreless innings in the fourth when Bobby Grich tallied on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  x  -   5  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Landreaux lf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Zdeb rf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .250      R. Miller cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Brett 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Bostock rf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .280
Otis cf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .292      Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .249
McRae dh              3   1   1   1     1   1   .271      Jackson 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .316
Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Fairly 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .238
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Hurdle 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .258        Solaita ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Wilson lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .241        Rudi ph             1   1   1   4     0   0   .198
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .225
                                                          Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
                                                          Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     5   5             Totals               32   5   7   4     5   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 21,459
Left on Base: Royals 9, Angels 9
DP: Royals 0, Angels 1
Errors: White
Doubles: Wilson (8), Brett (23), Downing (4), Bostock (11)
Home Runs: McRae (9), Otis (11), Rudi (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (28), Patek (23), Baylor (8)
GIDP: Otis (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (4,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 6.2   6   4   4   5   6   0  33   3.86
Mingori L(1-2)          1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   2.51
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   6   1  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett                   3     5   4   4   2   1   2  15   5.80
Griffin W(1-3)          4     3   0   0   2   3   0  17   4.11
LaRoche SV(8)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.46
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   5   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (4)
Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Zdeb walked; Brett singled
to left [Zdeb to second]; Otis grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Zdeb out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); R. Miller
lined to center; Bostock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae homered; Porter grounded out (second to
first); White flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Baylor stole second;
Jackson reached on an error by White [Baylor to third]; Fairly
struck out; Chalk popped to first in foul territory; Grich
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to center; Patek flied out to left;
Wilson stole second; Zdeb singled to center [Wilson scored];
Brett grounded out (second to first) [Zdeb to second]; Otis
homered [Zdeb scored]; McRae walked; Porter was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing struck out; Landreaux singled to center; R.
Miller singled to left [Landreaux to second]; Leonard threw a
wild pitch [Landreaux to third, R. Miller to second]; Bostock
walked; Baylor struck out; Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); White popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hurdle walked; Wilson doubled to left
[Hurdle to third]; Patek struck out; Zdeb flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Fairly flied out to left; Chalk popped to second;
Grich was hit by a pitch; Downing doubled to center [Grich to
third]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Grich scored, Downing to
third]; Landreaux walked; R. Miller flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett lined to left; Otis singled to left; McRae
lined to left; Porter singled to right [Otis to third]; White
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Bostock doubled to left; Baylor struck out; Jackson
lined to shortstop; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle flied out to left; Wilson lined to shortstop;
Patek walked; Patek stole second; Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk struck out; Grich singled to left; Downing
lined to right; Landreaux forced Grich (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied out to center; Otis flied out to right;
McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: R. Miller flied out to center; Bostock walked;
Baylor lined to left; Jackson walked [Bostock to second]; Fairly
walked [Bostock to third, Jackson to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR
CHALK; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); RUDI BATTED FOR
SOLAITA; Rudi homered [Bostock scored, Jackson scored, Fairly
scored]; Grich flied out to center; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 5.

ROYALS 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING SS); LAROCHE
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Porter popped to third; White
struck out; Hurdle walked; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing flied out to left; Landreaux popped to
shortstop; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek popped to second; Zdeb flied out to right;
Brett doubled to left; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 5.