Blasting Nolan Ryan, who just returned from the 21-day disabled list, the Royals romped over the Angels, 10-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Dennis Leonard. Doubles by Tom Poquette and Freddie Patek gave the Royals one run in the second and they added another in the third on singles by George Brett, Pete LaCock and Clint Hurdle.

After Ryan walked the bases loaded in the fifth, Darrell Porter then singled home two tallies and Hurdle lofted a sacrifice fly to make it 5-1. A solo homer by Amos Otis and two-run triple by Hal McRae highlighted a four-run sixth inning and McRae hit a bases-empty circuit clout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      5, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Royals       0  1  1    0  3  4    0  1  x  -  10 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Brett 3b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .309
Chalk 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      McRae dh              4   3   2   3     1   0   .262
Bostock rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      LaCock 1b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .239
Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Porter c              4   0   1   2     0   0   .283
Jackson 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Hurdle rf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .258
Rudi lf               4   0   0   1     0   1   .203      Poquette lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .234        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Downing c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Otis cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .281
Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Patek ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .278
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .282
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               34  10  13  10     4   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,347
Left on Base: Angels 5, Royals 5
DP: Angels 1, Royals 2
Errors: Anderson, LaCock
Doubles: Poquette (8), Patek (15)
Triples: McRae (4)
Home Runs: Otis (12), McRae (10)
Stolen Bases: Brett 2 (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (3)
GIDP: Chalk (3), R. Miller (7), Porter (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(3-7)             5     8   5   5   3   1   0  24   4.27
Griffin                 0.1   4   4   4   0   0   1   5   4.93
Brett                   2.2   1   1   1   1   0   1  10   5.77
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   1   2  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(8-11)         9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33   3.78
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33

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


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Chalk flied out to left; Bostock
flied out to center [R. Miller to second]; Baylor flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to left; McRae flied out to right;
Brett stole second; LaCock grounded out (third to first); Porter
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi flied out to center;
Fairly walked; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Poquette doubled
to left; Otis flied out to right [Poquette to third]; Patek
doubled to right [Poquette scored]; White singled to shortstop
[Patek out at home (shortstop to catcher to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson flied out to left; R. Miller singled to
left; Chalk grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to center; McRae flied out to center;
LaCock singled to center [Brett to second]; Porter flied out to
right; Hurdle singled to center [Brett scored, LaCock out at
third (center to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Bostock singled to center; Baylor singled to center
[Bostock to second]; Jackson popped to first in foul territory
[Bostock to third, Baylor to second]; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bostock scored]; Fairly grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(third to first); Patek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ANGELS 5TH: LaCock dropped a foul fly hit by Downing for an
error; Downing singled to left; Anderson lined to shortstop; R.
Miller grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to center; Brett walked; Brett stole
second; McRae walked; LaCock walked [Brett to third, McRae to
second]; Porter singled to right [Brett scored, McRae scored,
LaCock to third]; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to center [LaCock
scored]; Poquette popped to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Bostock
grounded out (third to first); Baylor lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Otis homered;
Patek singled to right; White singled to right [Patek to
second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek to third,
White to second]; McRae tripled to right [Patek scored, White
scored]; BRETT REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); LaCock reached on an
error by Anderson [McRae scored]; Porter grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [LaCock out at second]; 4 R,
4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 9.

ANGELS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); Jackson
singled to left; Rudi was called out on strikes; Fairly flied
out to right; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 9.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Wilson flied out to
right; Otis walked; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Anderson struck out; R. Miller flied out to left;
Chalk singled to left; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; Brett flied out to right;
McRae homered; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Jackson flied out
to right; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 10.