Breaking out of a 1-for-32 slump, Ron Fairly rapped two hits, including the 1,900th of his major league career, to help the Angels defeat the Royals, 7-4. The Royals took a 2-1 lead in the second inning, but Chris Knapp then retired 16 batters in a row while the Angels batted their way into command with three runs in the fourth on singles by Fairly, Joe Rudi and Brian Downing, a double by Jim Anderson and sacrifice fly by Rick Miller. Fairly drove in another run with his second single of the game in the seventh.

The Royals chased Knapp in the eighth, scoring twice, but Dave LaRoche came in to gain his 11th save. The Angels then iced the decision with a final pair in the ninth on a walk to Don Baylor, a triple by Ron Jackson and a sacrifice fly by Fairly. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  2  -   7 12  0
Royals       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          2   1   2   1     2   0   .280      Wilson lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Chalk 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .266        Braun ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Bostock rf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .283        Terrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Baylor dh             3   1   0   0     2   1   .247      LaCock 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Jackson 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .322      Otis cf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .285
Fairly 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .236      Brett 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .307
Rudi lf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .205      Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .283
  Landreaux lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Downing c             5   1   1   1     0   0   .226      Hurdle rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Anderson ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .429        Zdeb ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   2   .272
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  12   7     5   3             Totals               35   4   9   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 39,928
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 6
DP: Angels 0, Royals 0
Errors: White 2
Doubles: Anderson (2), Porter (14), Hurdle (13), Brett (25)
Triples: R. Miller (3), Jackson (5)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (7), Brett (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (2), R. Miller (2), Fairly (2), Otis (4)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (6,by Bird)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(9-6)            7.1   6   4   4   1   3   0  29   4.31
LaRoche SV(11)          1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.22
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   4   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(3-4)             6    10   5   5   1   2   0  29   5.18
Splittorff              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.03
McGilberry              0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2  13.50
Hrabosky                2.1   2   2   2   3   1   0  12   2.68
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Bird (2)
Wild Pitches: Bird (7), Splittorff (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Bird threw a wild pitch [R. Miller
to second]; Chalk grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller to
third]; Bostock hit a sacrifice fly to left [R. Miller scored];
Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Fairly reached on a
fielder's choice [Jackson to second (error by White)]; Jackson
was picked off second (shortstop to second to first to second);
Rudi singled to left [Fairly to second]; Downing flied out to
center; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled to left; Brett stole second; Porter
doubled to right [Brett scored]; McRae grounded out (second to
first) [Porter to third]; Hurdle walked; Patek singled to left
[Porter scored, Hurdle to second]; White forced Hurdle (third
unassisted) [Patek to second]; Wilson grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller tripled to right; Chalk struck out;
Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [R. Miller out at home
(third to catcher)]; Bostock stole second; Baylor popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to left; Otis flied out to center;
Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals
2.

ANGELS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Fairly
singled to left; Rudi singled to left [Fairly to second];
Downing singled to center [Fairly scored, Rudi to second];
Anderson doubled to right [Rudi scored, Downing to third]; R.
Miller lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Downing scored];
Chalk popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to left; Hurdle popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Royals 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor
struck out; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Fairly grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; White popped to catcher in foul
territory; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi flied out to right; Downing grounded out (third
to first); Anderson singled to left; R. Miller singled to second
[Anderson out at home (error by White) (catcher to first)]; 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); LaCock flied
out to right; Otis flied out to right; Brett flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to left; SPLITTORFF REPLACED BIRD
(PITCHING); Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Chalk to second];
Bostock flied out to left; MCGILBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Baylor walked; Jackson flied out to right [Chalk to
third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Fairly singled
to right [Chalk scored, Baylor to second]; Landreaux flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter lined to first; McRae grounded out (first
unassisted); Hurdle doubled to right; Patek popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing lined to third; Anderson popped to second;
R. Miller walked; Chalk walked [R. Miller to second]; Bostock
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: White singled to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR WILSON;
Braun struck out; LaCock singled to right [White to third];
LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to
center [White scored]; Brett doubled to left [LaCock scored];
Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Royals 4.

ANGELS 9TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baylor walked;
Jackson tripled to left [Baylor scored]; Fairly hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Jackson scored]; Landreaux grounded out (second to
first); Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); ZDEB BATTED
FOR HURDLE; Zdeb singled to center; Patek struck out; White
singled to center [Zdeb to second]; TERRELL BATTED FOR BRAUN;
Terrell popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Royals
4.