Moving to within a half-game of first place in the West division, the surging Angels routed the Royals, 13-3, as Don Baylor drove in five runs with a grand-slam homer and single. With the crowd chanting, "Yes, we can," the Angels took their third straight game from the Royals. Carney Lansford had three singles and a double and Dave Chalk contributed three singles to the Angels' attack.

Royal starter Paul Splittorff failed to retire any of the six batters he faced, loading the bases on a walk to Rick Miller and singles by Lansford and Lyman Bostock before Baylor unloaded his big blow. After the homer, the Angels loaded the bases again and scored a fifth run on a forceout by Jim Anderson. In the sixth, after two out, the Angels erupted for six more runs. Nolan Ryan, meanwhile, struck out 12 and scattered nine hits and was safely ahead before the Royals picked up their runs in the eighth and ninth innings. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 13, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  9  4
Angels       5  0  0    1  0  6    1  0  x  -  13 16  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           5   0   2   1     0   2   .214      R. Miller cf          4   3   1   0     1   0   .270
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   3   .268      Lansford 3b           5   2   4   0     0   0   .280
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .293        Machemer pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Fairly 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Cripe 3b            1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000      Bostock rf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .293
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Baylor dh             5   2   2   5     0   1   .261
  Wilson cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Rudi lf               2   1   0   0     1   1   .247
Brett 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Landreaux lf        1   1   0   0     1   0   .225
  Silverio rf         1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000      Jackson 1b,3b         5   1   2   2     0   0   .297
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Chalk 2b              5   0   3   1     0   1   .264
  Gaudet c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson ss           5   1   1   1     0   1   .215
Washington ss,2b      4   1   0   0     0   2   .277      Humphrey c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ss            2   1   2   1     0   0   .174
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Busby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   9   3     1  12             Totals               41  13  16  11     3   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 24,793
Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 7
DP: Royals 1, Angels 1
Errors: Poquette, Wilson, Washington, White, Anderson 2
Doubles: Brett (38), Lansford (18), R. Miller (20)
Home Runs: Baylor (32)
GIDP: McRae (15)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(16-12)     0     4   5   5   2   0   1   6   3.53
Bird                    5.2  10   7   6   1   1   0  28   5.76
Busby                   2.1   2   1   1   0   3   0  10   8.27
Totals                  8    16  13  12   3   4   1  44

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(7-12)            9     9   3   1   1  12   0  38   3.77
Totals                  9     9   3   1   1  12   0  38

Wild Pitches: Ryan (11)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Royals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by 3B umpire
Bill Deegan sometime in game; Poquette singled to center;
McRae struck out; LaCock walked [Poquette to second]; Porter
flied out to left; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lansford singled to left [R.
Miller to second]; Bostock singled to pitcher [R. Miller to
third, Lansford to second]; Baylor homered [R. Miller scored,
Lansford scored, Bostock scored]; Rudi walked; Jackson singled
to right [Rudi to second]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Chalk singled to left [Rudi to third, Jackson to second];
Anderson forced Chalk (second to shortstop) [Rudi scored,
Jackson to third]; Humphrey popped to catcher in foul territory;
R. Miller forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled to center; Cowens popped to second;
Washington struck out; White popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 2ND: Lansford doubled to left; Bostock flied into a
double play (right to third) [Lansford out at third]; Baylor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette struck out; McRae struck out; LaCock was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied
out to center; Chalk singled to left; Anderson reached on an
error by White [Chalk to third]; Humphrey flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Otis struck
out; Brett doubled to right; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Brett to
third]; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 5.

ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller doubled to right; Lansford flied out to
right [R. Miller to third]; Bostock grounded out (second to
first) [R. Miller scored]; Baylor flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); White flied out to right; Poquette grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Rudi struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 6.

ROYALS 6TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); McRae struck
out; Joe Rudi sprained thumb on strikeout; LaCock popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Porter flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson singled to left; Humphrey flied out to
left; R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford singled to third
[Anderson to second]; Bostock singled to right [Anderson scored,
Lansford to third]; Baylor singled to left [Lansford scored,
Bostock to third]; Landreaux was walked intentionally [Baylor to
second]; Jackson singled to left [Bostock scored, Baylor scored,
Landreaux scored (error by Poquette) (no RBI), Jackson to
third]; Chalk singled to left [Jackson scored (unearned)]; BUSBY
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Anderson struck out; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 12.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded
out (first unassisted); Cowens singled to left; Washington was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels
12.

ANGELS 7TH: CRIPE REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING 3B); WILSON REPLACED
OTIS (PLAYING CF); SILVERIO REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING RF); GAUDET
REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING C ); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); QUIRK REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Humphrey
singled to left; Debut game for Dave Cripe Debut game for Jim
Gaudet; R. Miller forced Humphrey (second to shortstop);
Debut game for Jim Gaudet; Lansford singled to center [R.
Miller scored (error by Wilson) (no RBI), Lansford to second];
MACHEMER RAN FOR LANSFORD; Bostock reached on an error by
Washington [Machemer to third]; Baylor struck out; Landreaux
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 13.

ROYALS 8TH: FAIRLY REPLACED MACHEMER (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Quirk singled to right; Poquette
struck out; McRae reached on an error by Anderson [Quirk to
third]; LaCock struck out; Cripe singled to left [Quirk scored
(unearned), McRae to second]; Wilson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 13.

ANGELS 8TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chalk struck out;
Anderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Angels 13.

ROYALS 9TH: Silverio singled to left; Gaudet reached on an error
by Anderson [Silverio to second]; Washington forced Gaudet
(second to shortstop) [Silverio to third]; Quirk singled to
right [Silverio scored (unearned), Washington to third];
Poquette singled to right [Washington scored, Quirk to third];
McRae grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Poquette out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 13.

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