the Royals rallied for five runs in the eighth inning and posted a 9-7 victory to move 3½ games ahead of the Angels in the West division race. The Royals began their scoring with three runs in the sixth on a homer by Hal McRae, double by Pete LaCock and homer by Darrel Porter, but the Angels held a 4-3 lead before the Royals erupted in the eighth. Kansas City Royals 9, California Angels 7Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 - 9 12 0 Angels 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 - 7 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 R. Miller cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .266 Wilson pr,lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 .223 Lansford 3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .275 McRae dh 4 1 1 1 1 0 .273 Bostock rf 4 2 2 3 1 0 .292 LaCock 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .305 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .256 Wathan ph,1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Rudi lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 Porter c 4 2 2 2 1 2 .286 Jackson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Otis cf 5 2 4 2 0 0 .286 Downing c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Grich 2b 3 3 1 0 2 1 .230 Cowens rf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .277 Anderson ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .232 White 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .197 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 12 9 4 4 Totals 33 7 11 7 7 4 Time of Game: 3:25 Attendance: 26,507 Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 10 DP: Royals 0, Angels 0 Errors: Downing Doubles: LaCock (17), Porter (27), Rudi (21), Anderson (7), Bostock (20) Home Runs: McRae (15), Porter (16), Bostock (5) Stolen Bases: Otis 3 (27), Wilson 2 (38) Sacrifice Hits: Brett (2), Anderson (6), R. Miller (9) Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (9), R. Miller (4), Rudi (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 6 7 4 4 5 2 0 30 2.83 Bird W(5-6) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 5.51 Hrabosky 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 8 2.91 Totals 9 11 7 7 7 4 1 44 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 5.1 5 3 3 2 2 2 23 4.15 D. Miller 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.20 LaRoche L(9-7) 0.2 5 5 5 2 1 0 9 2.62 Fitzmorris 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 3.35 Totals 9 12 9 9 4 4 2 44 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney ROYALS 1ST: Braun lined to shortstop; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock walked; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford walked; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Brett flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Braun flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Grich walked; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grich to second]; R. Miller grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to center [Grich scored]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter walked; Otis flied to right in foul territory; Brett forced Porter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to shortstop; Rudi doubled to left; Jackson popped to shortstop; Downing walked; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens popped to shortstop; White grounded out (first unassisted); Terrell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Anderson to second]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Anderson to third]; Bostock walked; Baylor walked [Bostock to second]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 6TH: Braun flied out to center; McRae homered; LaCock doubled to right; Porter homered [LaCock scored]; Otis singled to center; D. MILLER REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Otis stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Jackson flied out to right; Downing singled to center; Grich singled to left [Downing to second]; Anderson doubled to left [Downing scored, Grich to third]; R. Miller hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored, Anderson to third]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 3. ROYALS 7TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Terrell popped to shortstop; Braun singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by Downing)]; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bostock doubled to right; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); On a bunt Baylor singled to third [Bostock to third]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored]; Jackson singled to left [Baylor out at third (left to third)]; Downing popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 4. ROYALS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan singled to right; Porter doubled to left [Wathan to third]; Otis singled to left [Wathan scored, Porter scored]; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Otis to second]; Cowens was walked intentionally; White struck out; Terrell singled to right [Otis scored, Cowens to third, Terrell to second (on throw to home)]; Wilson singled to first [Cowens scored, Terrell scored]; Wilson stole second; McRae was walked intentionally; FITZMORRIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Wathan reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson to third, McRae to second]; Porter struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Grich walked; Anderson lined to left; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); R. Miller struck out; Lansford walked [Grich to second]; Bostock homered [Grich scored, Lansford scored]; Baylor popped to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 7. ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored]; White grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Angels 7. ANGELS 9TH: Rudi popped to third; Jackson struck out; Downing singled to pitcher; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Angels 7. |
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