Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
June 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1979 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 13, California Angels 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 2 4 1
Brett 3b 6 1 1 1
Cowens rf 6 1 1 1
Porter c 3 2 2 0
Scott 1b 5 1 4 2
LaCock dh 3 1 1 0
  Wathan ph,dh 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 5 2 3 5
White 2b 4 1 0 0
Patek ss 5 1 1 3
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 13 18 13
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
Ford cf 5 0 1 1
Baylor lf 3 0 0 0
Downing dh 3 1 1 0
Rudi rf 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 1 3 2
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0
Donohue c 4 1 1 0
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Kansas City 101 031 07013182
California 000 200 200482
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (5-6) 6.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Rodriguez  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (3-3) 4.2 7 5 4 3 2
  LaRoche   2.2 7 5 5 2 3
  Barlow   1.2 4 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
18
13
12
7
5

  E–Scott (8), White (3), Campaneris (12), Aikens (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, California 1.  PB–Donohue (5).  2B–Kansas City Otis (16,off LaRoche); Patek (8,off Barlow); Scott (13,off Barlow).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (7,off Barlow).  HR–Kansas City Otis (7,5th inning off Barr 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Scott (2,off LaRoche).  HBP–Wilson (3,by Barr); Baylor (8,by Gura).  IBB–Otis (3,by LaRoche); White (1,by LaRoche).  SB–Wilson 2 (31,2nd base off Barr/Donohue 2); Patek 2 (8,2nd base off Barr/Donohue 2); Scott (1,2nd base off LaRoche/Donohue).  WP–Gura (3).  HBP–Gura (5,Baylor); Barr (1,Wilson).  IBB–LaRoche 2 (3,Otis,White).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–(none), 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:16.  A–41,002.
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