Al Cowens and Darrell Porter knocked in four runs apiece to help the Royals cut California's lead in the West to two games with a 16-4 hammering of the Angels. The Royals blew the game open with four runs in the fifth inning, three in the sixth and five more in the seventh. Highlighting the outbursts were a two-run homer by Pete LaCock in the fifth, two-run tripie by Cowens in the sixth and three-run homer by Porter in the seventh.

George Brett drilled a triple in the third inning, thus becoming the first major leaguer since Willie Mays in 1957 to collect 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 homers in one season. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 16, California Angels 4
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4  8  2
Royals       0  1  2    0  4  3    5  1  x  -  16 18  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .321      Wilson lf             6   2   2   0     0   0   .314
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      McRae dh              4   4   3   1     1   0   .284
Ford rf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .292      Otis cf               5   2   2   1     0   2   .296
  Harlow rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Brett 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .329
Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Porter c              4   3   2   4     1   0   .288
Aikens dh             3   1   1   2     1   0   .278        Wathan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .327      Cowens rf             4   0   2   4     0   0   .302
  Donohue c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      LaCock 1b             5   3   3   2     0   0   .285
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .296      White 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .250
  Thon 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .346      Washington ss         3   1   1   2     0   0   .249
R. Miller cf          3   0   0   0     1   3   .284      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Anderson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .251        Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schuler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     4   6             Totals               39  16  18  16     3   2

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 38,327
Left on Base: Angels 8, Royals 6
DP: Angels 0, Royals 0
Errors: Carew, R. Miller
Doubles: Anderson (12), Baylor (33), White (25)
Triples: Brett (20), Cowens (7)
Home Runs: Aikens (21), LaCock (3), Porter (20)
Stolen Bases: Lansford (19), White (21), McRae (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington 2 (5), Cowens (7), Brett (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lansford (3,by Leonard)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp L(3-5)            4.1   8   6   4   1   1   0  23   6.07
Clear                   1.2   4   4   2   2   1   1  11   3.44
Barlow                  0.1   4   4   4   0   0   0   5   5.19
Schuler                 1.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   7  10.80
Totals                  8    18  16  12   3   2   2  46

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(13-10)        7.1   8   4   4   3   6   1  33   4.24
Rodriguez               1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.84
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   6   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (2)
Wild Pitches: Clear (9), Schuler (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to center; Lansford forced Carew
(second to shortstop); Lansford stole second; Ford struck out;
Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to shortstop; McRae walked; Otis
struck out; Brett singled to right [McRae to second]; Porter
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (third to first); Downing popped
to shortstop; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock
singled to center; White doubled to right [LaCock to third];
Washington hit a sacrifice fly to center [LaCock scored]; Wilson
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Anderson popped
to first; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae reached on an error by R. Miller; Otis popped
to first in foul territory; Brett tripled to right [McRae scored
(unearned)]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
singled to right [Brett scored (unearned)]; LaCock grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
flied out to left; Baylor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (third to first); Washington
flied out to right; Wilson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Grich singled to center; R.
Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to left; Otis singled to left [McRae
to second]; Brett lined to first; Porter singled to right [McRae
scored, Otis to third]; CLEAR REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Cowens
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis scored]; LaCock homered
[Porter scored]; White walked; White stole second; Washington
flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Anderson doubled to left; Carew walked; Lansford was
hit by a pitch [Anderson to third, Carew to second]; Ford
singled to center [Anderson scored, Carew scored, Lansford to
third, Ford out at second (center to third to second)]; Baylor
popped to second in foul territory; Aikens walked; Downing lined
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to center; McRae singled to right
[Wilson to third]; Otis was called out on strikes; Brett hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored]; McRae stole second;
Porter walked; Clear threw a wild pitch [McRae to third, Porter
to second]; Carew dropped a foul fly hit by Cowens for an error;
Cowens tripled to center [McRae scored (unearned), Porter scored
(unearned)]; LaCock flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 10.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich singled to right; R. Miller was called out on
strikes; Anderson forced Grich (third to second); Carew singled
to right [Anderson to second]; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 10.

ROYALS 7TH: BARLOW REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); White grounded out
(first unassisted); Washington singled to pitcher; Wilson
singled to center [Washington to third]; McRae singled to right
[Washington scored, Wilson to third]; Otis singled to center
[Wilson scored, McRae to second]; SCHULER REPLACED BARLOW
(PITCHING); Brett flied out to left; Debut game for Dave
Schuler; Porter homered [McRae scored, Otis scored]; Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Royals 15.

ANGELS 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baylor doubled to right; Aikens
homered [Baylor scored]; Downing walked; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED
LEONARD (PITCHING); Grich flied out to left; R. Miller walked
[Downing to second]; Anderson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 15.

ROYALS 8TH: HARLOW REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); DONOHUE REPLACED
DOWNING (PLAYING C ); THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); LaCock
singled to left; Schuler threw a wild pitch [LaCock to second];
White grounded out (shortstop to first) [LaCock to third];
Washington lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [LaCock
scored]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 16.

ANGELS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 16.