California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 30, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Bonds dh 4 1 0 0
Remy 2b 5 2 3 2
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 2
Baylor rf 4 0 1 0
  Bosley lf 1 0 1 0
Jackson 1b 5 0 2 0
Chalk 3b 3 1 2 0
Flores lf,rf 4 1 0 0
Landreaux cf 5 0 2 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 1 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 1 1
  Hampton c 0 0 0 0
Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Zdeb lf 4 2 3 0
McRae dh 5 2 3 3
Otis cf 5 2 2 2
Cowens rf 2 2 2 0
  Hurdle rf 1 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 1
Rojas 3b 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 1
Patek ss 4 0 1 1
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Throop p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 14 8
California 200 101 1005143
Kansas City 420 011 00x8140
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  L (13-14) 2.0 7 6 6 2 0
  Miller   6.0 7 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
3
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   3.2 7 3 3 3 2
  Throop   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pattin  W (10-3) 5.0 7 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
5
4

  E–Baylor (7), Chalk (25), Landreaux (2).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–California Baylor (27,off Splittorff); Jackson (15,off Splittorff), Kansas City McRae 2 (54,off Brett,off Miller).  3B–California Remy 2 (10,off Splittorff,off Pattin), Kansas City Cowens (14,off Miller).  HR–Kansas City McRae (21,2nd inning off Brett 0 on, 2 out); Otis (17,2nd inning off Brett 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Guerrero (2,off Splittorff); Mayberry (7,off Brett).  SH–Zdeb (3,off Miller).  SB–Patek (53,2nd base off Miller/Etchebarren); Wathan (2,2nd base off Miller/Hampton).  CS–Rojas (3,Home by Brett/Etchebarren); Zdeb (5,2nd base by Miller/Etchebarren).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:40.  A–33,289.
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