California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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."

"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)
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California Angels 0, Kansas City Royals 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller R. cf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Bostock rf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 2 0
Rudi lf 3 0 1 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
Downing c 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Chalk ss 3 0 1 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 3 2 2 2
McRae dh 2 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 1 1
Cowens rf 3 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 3 0 0 0
  LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Zdeb lf 4 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
White 2b 3 1 1 1
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
California 000 000 000050
Kansas City 002 020 10x561
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (17-11) 6.1 6 5 5 2 3
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Brett   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (18-17) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
3

  E–Patek (29).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae (36,off Tanana); Otis (27,off Tanana); Patek (19,off Tanana).  HR–Kansas City White (6,3rd inning off Tanana 0 on, 2 out); Brett (7,3rd inning off Tanana 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–McRae (6,by Tanana).  IBB–Cowens (3,by D Miller).  CS–Baylor (8,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).  SB–Brett (20,2nd base off D Miller/Downing).  HBP–Tanana (8,McRae).  IBB–D Miller (3,Cowens).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:24.  A–37,590.
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