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Friday June 29, 1979
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The Angels broke their seven-game losing streak when consecutive singles by Don Baylor, Willie Aikens and Brian Downing produced a run in the 11th inning and beat the Royals, 6-5. Baylor, snapping an 0-for-14 slump, homered with a man on base in the eighth to put the Angels ahead, 5-3, but the Royals came back with the tying pair in the ninth on a pass to Pete LaCock, double by pinch-hitter Jamie Quirk and single by Willie Wilson that drove in LaCock and pinch-runner U.L. Washington. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Friday, June 29, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  2  0    0  1  -   6 11  2
Royals       0  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  -   5  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .324      Wilson lf             4   0   2   3     0   0   .324
Lansford 3b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .319        Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Ford rf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .279      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .331
Baylor dh             5   2   2   2     0   0   .281      Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Aikens 1b             5   0   2   0     0   2   .285      Porter c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Downing c             5   1   2   2     0   0   .348      Cowens rf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .217      Scott 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Harlow cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .200      LaCock dh             3   3   1   0     2   0   .281
Anderson ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .147      White 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .268
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Quirk ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .444
                                                            Washington pr,ss    0   1   0   0     1   0   .264
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   6  11   6     1   8             Totals               38   5   6   5     5   5

Time of Game: 3:26   Attendance: 36,705
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 8
DP: Angels 0, Royals 1
Errors: Lansford, Downing, Brett
Doubles: Grich (19), Downing (19), Rudi (5), Lansford (16), Quirk (2)
Home Runs: Baylor (14)
Stolen Bases: White (13), Wilson (34), Washington (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (1), Patek (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Wilson (4)
GIDP: Downing (9)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (1,by Frost)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost                   7     4   3   2   1   3   0  28   4.52
Clear W(8-2)            3.2   2   2   2   4   1   0  17   2.76
LaRoche SV(7)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   7.22
Totals                 11     6   5   4   5   5   0  46

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 9     8   5   3   1   6   1  36   3.84
Pattin L(3-1)           1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   3.50
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.79
Totals                 11    11   6   4   1   8   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Frost (3)
Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


ANGELS 1ST: Grich struck out; Lansford singled to right; Ford
forced Lansford (shortstop to second); Baylor flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Brett flied out to left;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens singled to left; Downing grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Aikens out at second];
Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to center; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow was called out on strikes; Anderson flied out
to right; Grich doubled to left; Lansford popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock walked; On a bunt White singled to third
[LaCock to second]; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [LaCock to third, White to second]; Wilson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [LaCock scored]; Brett flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford reached on an error by Brett; Baylor flied out
to left; Aikens struck out; Downing doubled to center [Ford
scored (unearned)]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Downing to
third]; Rudi doubled to center [Downing scored (unearned)];
Harlow flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis popped to first in foul territory; Porter was
called out on strikes; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Anderson flied out to left; Grich walked; Lansford
doubled to left [Grich scored]; Ford flied out to left; Baylor
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Scott flied out to right; LaCock singled to center;
White flied out to right; Patek was hit by a pitch [LaCock to
second]; Wilson singled to center [LaCock scored, Patek to
second]; Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
3, Royals 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Aikens struck out; Downing grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Porter flied out to left;
Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Anderson flied out
to center; Grich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Scott popped to first in foul territory; LaCock
grounded out (first to pitcher); White reached on an error by
Lansford; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; White stole second [White to
third (error by Downing)]; On a bunt Braun singled to first
[White scored (unearned)]; Wilson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Lansford singled
to center; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Lansford to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Lansford to
third]; Baylor homered [Lansford scored]; Aikens flied out to
left; Downing grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Brett grounded out
(second to first); Otis lined to shortstop; Porter walked;
Cowens popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals
3.

ANGELS 9TH: Rudi flied out to left; Harlow popped to shortstop;
Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Scott flied out to left; LaCock walked; White popped
to second; QUIRK BATTED FOR CRUZ; Quirk doubled to right [LaCock
scored]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR QUIRK; Wilson singled to center
[Washington scored]; Wilson stole second; Brett was walked
intentionally; Otis popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 5, Royals 5.

ANGELS 10TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PATTIN
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Grich flied out to right; Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Angels
Manager Jim Fregosi ejected by HP umpire Rich Garcia after Mark
Clear warned about pitch too close to Al Cowens; Cowens
popped to first; Scott popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 5.

ANGELS 11TH: Baylor singled to center; Aikens singled to left
[Baylor to second]; Downing singled to left [Baylor scored,
Aikens to second]; Rudi struck out; HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Harlow popped to third in foul territory; Anderson
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 11TH: LaCock popped to second; White struck out;
Washington walked; LAROCHE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); WATHAN
BATTED FOR WILSON; Washington stole second; Wathan struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 5.



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