Joe Rudi drove in three runs with a pair of singles, Willie Aikens added a two-run homer and Bobby Grich hit the 100th homer of his major league career to lift the Angels to an 8-5 victory over the Royals. Amos Otis and Darrell Porter each collected a homer and two singles for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Saturday, June      30, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    2  4  0    2  0  0  -   8 10  1
Royals       1  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .323      Wilson lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .321
Lansford 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Brett 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Ford rf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .276      Otis cf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .311
Baylor dh             5   2   1   0     0   2   .280      Porter c              4   2   3   1     1   0   .307
Aikens 1b             4   3   3   2     1   1   .294      Cowens rf             5   0   2   2     0   0   .321
Downing c             3   1   2   1     2   0   .351      Scott 1b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .265
Rudi lf               5   0   2   3     0   0   .222      LaCock dh             3   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Harlow cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .202        Wathan ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Anderson ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .132      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paschall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  10   8     5   9             Totals               38   5  13   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 41,451
Left on Base: Angels 8, Royals 9
DP: Angels 2, Royals 0
Errors: Anderson, Scott
Triples: Wilson (8), Scott (2)
Home Runs: Aikens (14), Grich (17), Otis (8), Porter (10)
Caught Stealing: Brett (5)
GIDP: Scott (15), Cowens (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (1,by Paschall)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase W(7-6)             6    12   5   5   2   2   2  32   3.68
LaRoche SV(8)           3     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   6.70
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   3   2  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(6-6)             5     7   6   6   4   7   2  26   5.17
Paschall                4     3   2   2   1   2   0  17   6.48
Totals                  9    10   8   8   5   9   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Paschall (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Grich flied out to right; Lansford struck out; Ford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Wilson made an out to catcher; Brett
grounded out (third to first); Otis homered; Porter singled to
right; Cowens singled to center [Porter to third]; Scott walked
[Cowens to second]; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Aikens struck out; Downing
singled to center; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wilson tripled to right; Brett flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Harlow struck out; Anderson was called out on
strikes; Grich walked; Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to center; Porter homered; Cowens
flied out to right; Scott tripled to center; LaCock singled to
center [Scott scored]; White flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford walked; Baylor forced Ford (second to
shortstop); Aikens homered [Baylor scored]; Downing walked; Rudi
lined to center; On a bunt Harlow singled to second [Downing to
second]; Anderson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to center; Wilson struck out; Brett
singled to second; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich homered; Lansford flied out to center; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor singled to center;
Aikens walked [Baylor to second]; Downing singled to left
[Baylor scored, Aikens to third, Downing to second (on throw to
home)]; Rudi singled to right [Aikens scored, Downing scored];
Harlow popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals
3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis singled to center; Porter flied out to center;
Cowens reached on an error by Anderson [Otis to third]; Scott
walked [Cowens to second]; LaCock was called out on strikes;
White forced Scott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 6, Royals 3.

ANGELS 6TH: PASCHALL REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Anderson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (second to first);
Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Royals 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Ford was hit by a pitch; Baylor lined to center;
Aikens singled to first [Ford to third (error by Scott), Aikens
to second]; Downing was walked intentionally; Rudi singled to
left [Ford scored, Aikens to third, Downing to second]; Harlow
grounded out (first unassisted) [Aikens scored, Downing to
third, Rudi to second]; Anderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to center; Porter singled to left [Otis
to third, Porter to second (on throw to 3b)]; Cowens singled to
left [Otis scored, Porter scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED AASE
(PITCHING); Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cowens out at second]; WATHAN BATTED FOR
LACOCK; Wathan singled to right; White forced Wathan (third to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grich flied out
to left; Lansford struck out; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
8, Royals 5.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor struck out; Aikens singled to center; Downing
flied out to left; Rudi popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis popped to third; Porter walked; Cowens grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Porter out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, Royals 5.