After the start of the game had been delayed 40 minutes by a power failure, the Angels went on to mount a 17-hit attack and beat the Royals, 9-5. Royals' starter Paul Splittorff lasted only 1 1/3 innings as eight of the first 11 Angel batters connected safely. Dave Chalk drove in two runs with a single in the second and a double in the fourth. Bobby Grich had two singles and smashed a two-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 9, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  1  -   5 10  2
Angels       1  4  0    1  2  0    1  0  x  -   9 17  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Machemer 3b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .286
McRae dh              5   2   2   0     0   1   .273      Chalk ss              5   0   4   2     0   0   .272
Brett 3b              4   1   3   1     1   0   .308      Bostock rf            3   0   2   1     2   0   .284
Otis cf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .295      Baylor lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Porter c              3   0   0   1     1   1   .288        Landreaux lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .254      Jackson 1b            5   2   1   0     0   0   .313
LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Rettenmund dh         3   1   2   1     0   0   .267
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Grich 2b              3   2   3   2     1   0   .234
White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      R. Miller cf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             3   1   1   1     0   1   .209
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   3     4   7             Totals               35   9  17   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 22,742
Left on Base: Royals 9, Angels 8
DP: Royals 2, Angels 1
Errors: Hurdle, Patek, Machemer, Grich
Doubles: McRae (19), Brett (24), Machemer (1), Chalk (7), Baylor (10)
Triples: Jackson (3)
Home Runs: Grich (4)
Caught Stealing: Brett (3), Chalk (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Machemer (1), Rettenmund (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Porter (2), Downing (1)
GIDP: Porter (6), Baylor (10)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-7)       1.1   7   5   5   0   0   0  10   3.04
Bird                    3.2   4   3   2   2   0   1  17   4.91
Hassler                 3     6   1   1   1   2   0  14   4.29
Totals                  8    17   9   8   3   2   1  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(8-6)            5.2   5   3   3   3   5   0  24   4.27
Hartzell SV(6)          3.1   5   2   1   1   2   0  17   3.77
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   7   0  41

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (2), Bird (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Braun popped to shortstop; McRae popped to second;
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: Machemer singled to right; Chalk singled to left
[Machemer to second]; Bostock singled to right [Machemer scored,
Chalk out at third (right to third), Bostock to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Bostock to third];
Baylor grounded out (third to first); Jackson popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Porter was called out on
strikes; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Rettenmund singled to shortstop; Grich singled to
right [Rettenmund scored (error by Hurdle) (no RBI), Grich to
second]; R. Miller singled to third [Grich to third]; Downing
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Grich scored]; Machemer doubled to
center [R. Miller scored]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Bird threw a wild pitch [Machemer to third]; Chalk singled to
center [Machemer scored]; Chalk was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Bostock walked; Baylor flied out to left; 4
R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock lined to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to
first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Jackson lined to second; Rettenmund flied out to
right; Grich walked; R. Miller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Braun walked; McRae struck out; Brett walked [Braun
to second]; Otis singled to shortstop [Braun to third, Brett to
second]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Braun scored];
Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing singled to left; Machemer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; Chalk doubled to
left [Downing scored]; Bostock popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Baylor lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 6.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Patek struck
out; White reached on an error by Machemer; Braun lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson reached on an error by Patek; Rettenmund out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second];
Grich homered [Jackson scored (unearned)]; R. Miller grounded
out (pitcher to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 8.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett singled to left [McRae
scored]; Otis singled to center [Brett to third]; Porter
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Brett scored (no RBI), Otis out at second]; Hurdle walked;
HARTZELL REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); LaCock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 8.

ANGELS 6TH: HASSLER REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Machemer grounded
out (third to first); Chalk singled to left; Bostock singled to
left [Chalk to second]; Baylor grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Chalk out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to left; Braun singled to shortstop [White to second];
McRae reached on an error by Grich [White scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Braun to third]; Brett reached on a fielder's choice
[Braun out at home (first to catcher to third to catcher), McRae
to second]; Otis was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 8.

ANGELS 7TH: Jackson tripled to center; Rettenmund singled to
left [Jackson scored]; Grich singled to left [Rettenmund to
second]; R. Miller struck out; Downing was called out on
strikes; Machemer popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter walked; Hurdle struck out; LaCock singled to
left [Porter to second]; Patek forced LaCock (shortstop to
second) [Porter to third]; White grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Bostock walked;
Baylor doubled to left [Bostock to third]; Jackson lined into a
double play (third unassisted) [Bostock out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 9.

ROYALS 9TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae singled to center; Brett
doubled to left [McRae to third]; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [McRae scored, Brett to third]; Porter lined to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Angels 9.