Brian Downing hit a three-run homer and Don Baylor also drove in three runs with a homer and single to pace the Angels to an 11-6 victory over the Royals. Baylor's homer started the scoring in the second inning. With the score tied, 2-2, the Angels exploded for six runs in the seventh. Baylor drove in two runs with a single and Downing capped the outburst with a homer. California Angels 11, Kansas City Royals 6Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumAngels 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 - 11 16 0 Royals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 14 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 5 1 2 0 1 1 .286 Wilson lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Lansford 3b 5 1 1 1 1 1 .293 McRae dh 4 1 2 2 0 2 .288 Garr dh 6 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Brett 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .334 Baylor lf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .301 Porter c 3 0 3 0 1 0 .296 Carew 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .316 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Downing c 4 1 1 3 1 0 .327 Wathan ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Grich 2b 5 1 2 2 0 2 .296 Nettles ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Harlow rf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .222 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Anderson ss 3 1 1 2 0 1 .255 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Quirk ph,ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 11 16 11 4 6 Totals 36 6 14 6 1 4 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 32,659 Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 4 DP: Angels 2, Royals 0 Errors: Martin Doubles: Carew (15), Anderson (13) Triples: Harlow (2), White (3) Home Runs: Baylor (35), Downing (12), Grich (28), Brett (22) Stolen Bases: White (24), Wilson (75) Caught Stealing: Porter (4) Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (9) Sacrifice Flies: Anderson (3) GIDP: Otis (12), LaCock (13) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr W(10-12) 7 10 4 4 1 3 0 27 4.20 Montague 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 5.59 LaRoche 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.62 Aase SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.79 Totals 9 14 6 6 1 4 1 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Chamberlain L(4-3) 6.1 8 5 5 1 5 1 29 3.42 Christenson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 Martin 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 6.51 Quisenberry 2 7 4 4 0 1 2 13 3.41 Hrabosky 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3.74 Totals 9 16 11 11 4 6 3 48 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Don Denkinger ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford struck out; Garr popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae was called out on strikes; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor homered; Carew flied out to center; Downing flied out to left; Grich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Porter was caught stealing second (catcher to second); LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 0. ANGELS 3RD: Harlow tripled to center; Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harlow scored]; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens flied out to right; White singled to left; White stole second; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson singled to left [White scored]; Wilson stole second; McRae singled to center [Wilson scored]; Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ANGELS 4TH: Garr singled to right; Baylor popped to shortstop; Carew flied out to left; Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Porter walked; LaCock flied out to left; Otis grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to left; Harlow flied out to center; Anderson flied out to right; R. Miller singled to left [Grich to second]; Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White tripled to right; White was picked off third (catcher to third); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ANGELS 6TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor struck out; Carew doubled to right; Downing walked; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson popped to second; McRae struck out; Brett singled to right [Brett out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Royals 2. ANGELS 7TH: Harlow singled to right; Anderson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Harlow to second]; On a bunt R. Miller forced Harlow (third to shortstop) [Anderson to second]; Lansford singled to left [Anderson scored, R. Miller to second]; CHRISTENSON REPLACED CHAMBERLAIN (PITCHING); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first) [R. Miller to third, Lansford to second]; MARTIN REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Baylor singled to center [R. Miller scored, Lansford scored]; Baylor was picked off first but was safe on an error by Martin [Baylor to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Downing homered [Baylor scored, Carew scored]; Grich grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Porter singled to left; LaCock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; Otis singled to third; Cowens forced Otis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 8, Royals 2. ANGELS 8TH: Harlow singled to center; Anderson struck out; R. Miller singled to center [Harlow to third]; Lansford popped to second; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun singled to left; TERRELL RAN FOR BRAUN; QUIRK BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Quirk singled to right [Terrell to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Wilson struck out; McRae singled to center [Terrell scored, Quirk to second]; Brett homered [Quirk scored, McRae scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Porter singled to center; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; AASE REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); NETTLES BATTED FOR WATHAN; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Otis singled to center [Porter to second]; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Royals 6. ANGELS 9TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Baylor grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to center; Downing grounded out (third to first) [Carew to second]; Grich homered [Carew scored]; Harlow singled to right; Anderson doubled to left [Harlow scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); R. Miller walked; Lansford walked [Anderson to third, R. Miller to second]; Garr flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 11, Royals 6. ROYALS 9TH: HURDLE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Hurdle flied out to center; Quirk lined to shortstop; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Royals 6. |
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