California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
August 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Flores cf,lf 4 2 4 1
Guerrero 2b 4 1 3 0
Bonds rf 4 1 1 3
Jackson 1b 5 1 1 1
  Briggs 1b 0 0 0 0
Baylor lf 4 0 1 1
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 3 0 0 0
Hampton dh 2 0 0 0
  Solaita ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 4 2 2 0
Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b,ss 4 1 1 0
McRae lf 4 0 1 0
LaCock dh 5 1 2 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 1 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 1 1
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Zdeb 3b 0 0 0 0
Heise 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas 2b 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
California 200 020 2017121
Kansas City 000 000 020272
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson  W (6-8) 7.1 6 2 2 3 2
  Miller   1.2 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-6) 4.1 8 4 4 0 2
  Bird   3.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Mingori   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
2
4

  E–Chalk (16), Brett (11), Porter (11).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–California Flores 3 (10,off Splittorff 2,off Bird); Jackson (9,off Splittorff), Kansas City Patek (15,off Simpson); Mayberry (18,off Simpson).  HR–California Bonds (27,7th inning off Bird 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Guerrero (2,off Splittorff); Flores (4,off Mingori).  SF–Bonds (6,off Bird); Mayberry (4,off Miller).  IBB–Mulliniks (2,by Bird).  SB–Chalk (10,2nd base off Bird/Porter); Bonds (25,2nd base off Mingori/Porter); McRae (10,2nd base off Simpson/Etchebarren); Patek (36,2nd base off Simpson/Etchebarren).  WP–Splittorff (4).  IBB–Bird (3,Mulliniks).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:29.  A–40,525.
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