California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
July 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1978 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 1, Kansas City Royals 10

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 0 1 0
Chalk 2b 4 0 1 0
Bostock rf 4 1 1 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Jackson 3b 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 0 1
Fairly 1b 2 0 0 0
Downing c 3 0 1 0
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 2 2 0
McRae dh 4 3 2 3
LaCock 1b 4 1 1 1
Porter c 4 0 1 2
Hurdle rf 3 0 1 2
Poquette lf 3 1 1 0
  Wilson lf 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 1
Patek ss 4 1 2 1
White 2b 4 1 2 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 13 10
California 000 100 000161
Kansas City 011 034 01x10131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (3-7) 5.0 8 5 5 3 1
  Griffin   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Brett   2.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
4
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (8-11) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
3

  E–Anderson (1), LaCock (3).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Poquette (8,off Ryan); Patek (15,off Ryan).  3B–Kansas City McRae (4,off Griffin).  HR–Kansas City Otis (12,6th inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 out); McRae (10,8th inning off Brett 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Hurdle (3,off Ryan).  SB–Brett 2 (13,2nd base off Ryan/Downing 2).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:18.  A–20,347.
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