California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 2, Kansas City Royals 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 2 1
Bostock rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor dh 2 1 2 0
Rudi lf 4 0 2 1
  Landreaux pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 1 0
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
Chalk ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 4 0 2 0
  Silverio pr,lf 0 1 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 1 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 0 2 1
Porter c 4 0 1 1
McRae dh 1 0 0 0
  Wilson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Poquette ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 1
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  McGilberry p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
California 000 001 001281
Kansas City 000 000 111391
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (7-13) 8.2 9 3 3 6 5
Totals
8.2
9
3
3
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   8.0 7 2 2 3 2
  McGilberry   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky  W (8-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
2

  E–Jackson (8), Silverio (1).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–California Rudi (24,off McGilberry), Kansas City Braun (13,off Ryan).  3B–Kansas City Hurdle (5,off Ryan).  HR–California Lansford (5,6th inning off Gale 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Otis (22,7th inning off Ryan 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Brett (5,by Ryan).  SB–Lansford (17,2nd base off Gale/Porter); Bostock (14,2nd base off Gale/Porter); Otis (29,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Patek (34,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Brett (19,2nd base off Ryan/Downing).  CS–McRae (8,2nd base by Ryan/Downing); White (9,2nd base by Ryan/Downing).  IBB–Ryan (6,Brett).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:48.  A–30,847.
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