Hitless in his 24 previous at-bats, Ron Fairly singled with two out in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie and lift the Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Royals. With one out in the eighth, Lyman Bostock and Don Baylor hit consecutive singles and the runners advanced to second and third on a groundout by Ron Jackson.

Fairly, playing in his 2,400th major league game, then hit a sharp grounder between first and second to score Bostock. Royal second sacker Frank White made a diving stop of the ball but threw wildly past first and Baylor also scored. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  2
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Landreaux lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Rettenmund ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .307      R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Bostock rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Porter c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .285      Baylor dh             4   2   2   0     0   0   .252
LaCock 1b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .227      Jackson 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Hurdle rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   3     0   0   .240
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Chalk ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Grich 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .206
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               25   1   3   1     3   3             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 17,038
Left on Base: Royals 3, Angels 7
DP: Royals 0, Angels 2
Errors: Patek, White, Chalk
Triples: R. Miller (2)
Caught Stealing: Chalk (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek 2 (6), Jackson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: LaCock (2), Fairly (1)
GIDP: McRae (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  6.1   4   1   1   1   0   0  23   3.10
Hrabosky L(2-3)         1.2   4   2   2   1   0   0  11   2.38
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   0   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost W(1-1)            8     3   1   1   3   3   0  28   1.93
LaRoche SV(9)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   3   0  31

Balks: Hrabosky (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; McRae grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Braun out at second]; Brett
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (third to first); R. Miller
lined to left; Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis struck out; Porter grounded out (second to
first); LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Jackson lined
to left; Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle singled to first; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hurdle to second]; White popped to
first in foul territory; Braun struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk walked; Chalk was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Grich singled to left; Downing grounded
out (third to first) [Grich to second]; Landreaux grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae lined to left; Brett flied out to center; Otis
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Bostock
flied out to center; Baylor popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter struck out; LaCock lined to left; Hurdle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Jackson flied out to right; Fairly grounded out
(first unassisted); Chalk singled to right; Grich grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White flied out
to left; Braun popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Landreaux
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Miller tripled to center;
Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae reached on an error by Chalk; Brett singled to
center [McRae to second]; Otis singled to left [McRae out at
home (left to catcher), Brett to third, Otis to second (on throw
to home)]; Porter was walked intentionally; LaCock sacrifice
flied into a double play to center [Brett scored, Otis to third,
Porter out at second (center to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor singled to center; Jackson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Baylor to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); Hrabosky balked [Baylor to third]; Fairly hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored]; Chalk reached on an
error by Patek; Grich singled to center [Chalk to second];
Downing walked [Chalk to third, Grich to second]; RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR LANDREAUX; Rettenmund flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ROYALS 8TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hurdle
walked; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hurdle
to second]; White grounded out (third to first); Braun lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock
singled to center; Baylor singled to left [Bostock to second];
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to third, Baylor
to second]; Fairly singled to second [Bostock scored, Baylor
scored, Fairly to second (error by White)]; Chalk flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 3.

ROYALS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (second to first);
Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Angels 3.