The Angels ended their four-game losing streak by defeating the Royals, 7-4, as Carney Lansford led the way with three hits, including a double and homer. Lansford's round-tripper gave the Angels a 3-1 lead in the third inning and after K.C. tied the game at 4-4 in the top of the fifth, a two-run single by Lansford highlighted a three-run Angels rally in the bottom of that frame. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Angels       2  0  1    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .324      Thon ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .249
White 2b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .262      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .335
McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   2   .305      Lansford 3b           4   3   3   3     0   0   .268
Aikens 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Ford rf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .283
Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .261      Downing dh            3   1   1   2     0   0   .182
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Clark lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .238
  Cardenal ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .285
Quirk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Skaggs c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .333
  Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Martinez p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chalk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington ss         3   1   3   0     1   0   .274        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     2   8             Totals               33   7  12   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 23,050
Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 7
DP: Royals 1, Angels 1
Errors: Porter
Doubles: McRae (36), Quirk (5), Wilson (28), Aikens (24), Lansford (23), Carew (30)
Home Runs: Otis (10), Ford (6), Lansford (15), Downing (2)
Stolen Bases: Thon (4)
Caught Stealing: Carew (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Downing (2)
GIDP: McRae (11)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (3,by Pattin)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(18-6)            4.1   8   7   7   1   2   3  21   2.52
Pattin                  3.2   4   0   0   2   3   0  17   3.66
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   5   3  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                4.2   9   4   4   0   2   1  22   4.46
Aase W(7-13)            2.2   2   0   0   1   4   0  11   4.30
Hassler SV(6)           1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (1)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Dallas Parks


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae doubled to right; Aikens flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Thon flied out to center; Carew popped to second;
Lansford doubled to left; Ford homered [Lansford scored];
Downing flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis homered; Porter grounded out (second to first);
Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Quirk doubled to right;
Washington singled to left [Quirk to third]; Wilson grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich popped to second; Clark singled to left;
Miller grounded out (first unassisted) [Clark to second]; Skaggs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; McRae grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; Aikens
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Thon lined to shortstop; Carew singled to right;
Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lansford
homered; Porter dropped a foul fly hit by Ford for an error;
Ford flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels
3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
struck out; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing homered; Grich flied out to center; Clark
popped to first in foul territory; Miller was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
singled to center; Wilson doubled to left [Washington to third];
White singled to left [Washington scored, Wilson scored]; McRae
popped to second; Aikens doubled to center [White scored]; AASE
REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Otis struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Skaggs walked; Thon flied out to right; Carew
doubled to center [Skaggs to third]; Lansford singled to center
[Skaggs scored, Carew scored, Lansford to second (on throw to
home)]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Ford singled to center
[Lansford to third]; Downing hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Lansford scored]; Grich was hit by a pitch [Ford to second];
Clark flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Angels 7.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter lined to second; Hurdle struck out; Quirk
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Angels 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Skaggs grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thon singled to center; Thon stole
second; Carew was walked intentionally; Lansford flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington singled to right; Wilson struck out;
White popped to second; McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Ford popped to first; Downing lined to center; Grich
walked; Clark singled to center [Grich to second]; Miller struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Aikens flied out to center; Otis singled to left;
Porter walked [Otis to second]; HASSLER REPLACED AASE
(PITCHING); CARDENAL BATTED FOR HURDLE; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Otis to third, Porter to second]; WATHAN
BATTED FOR QUIRK; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHALK REPLACED
WATHAN (PLAYING 3B); Skaggs struck out; Thon singled to left;
Carew hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Thon out at
third (first to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels
7.

ROYALS 9TH: Washington walked; Wilson grounded out (second to
first) [Washington to second]; White flied out to left; McRae
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 7.