Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 13

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 5 0 2 1
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
  Cripe 3b 1 0 1 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson cf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 2 0
  Silverio rf 1 1 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
  Gaudet c 1 0 0 0
Washington ss,2b 4 1 0 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Quirk ss 2 1 2 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 3 1 0
Lansford 3b 5 2 4 0
  Machemer pr 0 0 0 0
  Fairly 1b 0 0 0 0
Bostock rf 5 2 2 2
Baylor dh 5 2 2 5
Rudi lf 2 1 0 0
  Landreaux lf 1 1 0 0
Jackson 1b,3b 5 1 2 2
Chalk 2b 5 0 3 1
Anderson ss 5 1 1 1
Humphrey c 4 0 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 16 11
Kansas City 000 000 012394
California 500 106 10x13162
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (16-12) 0.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Bird   5.2 10 7 6 1 1
  Busby   2.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
16
13
12
3
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (7-12) 9.0 9 3 1 1 12
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
1
12

  E–Poquette (7), Wilson (4), Washington (9), White (15), Anderson 2 (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, California 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (38,off Ryan), California Lansford (18,off Bird); R Miller (20,off Bird).  HR–California Baylor (32,1st inning off Splittorff 3 on, 0 out).  IBB–Landreaux (4,by Bird).  WP–Ryan (11).  IBB–Bird (5,Landreaux).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:52.  A–24,793.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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