California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
July 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1979 at Royals Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 14, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 5 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 3 3 2
Ford cf,rf 5 3 3 4
Baylor dh 5 2 2 4
Downing c 5 1 1 0
Rudi lf 5 1 1 0
Rettenmund rf 3 0 1 0
  Harlow cf 2 1 0 0
Aikens 1b 5 1 1 1
Anderson ss 4 2 4 2
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 14 16 13
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
  Wathan rf 1 0 0 0
Braun lf 2 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 1
Porter c 3 0 1 1
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0
Cowens rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Quirk dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
California 013 000 010014160
Kansas City 000 002 000241
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (10-5) 9.0 4 2 2 3 10
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-6) 7.0 9 6 6 1 2
  Pattin   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Hrabosky   0.0 2 3 2 0 0
  Rodriguez   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
14
13
1
2

  E–Hrabosky (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–California Anderson 3 (4,off Splittorff 2,off Hrabosky).  HR–California Baylor 2 (16,2nd inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Pattin 2 on, 0 out); Ford 2 (11,3rd inning off Splittorff 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Rodriguez 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Patek (9,2nd base off Ryan/Downing).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:47.  A–32,636.
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