California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 6, Kansas City Royals 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 1 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Ford rf 4 1 1 1
Baylor lf 3 1 1 1
  Miller cf 0 0 0 0
Aikens dh 1 0 1 1
  Davis pr,dh 3 2 1 1
Downing c 4 0 2 0
Grich 2b 3 0 1 1
Harlow cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Anderson ss 3 0 0 1
Frost p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 0 1 0
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 2 2 0
Brett 3b 4 2 3 0
Porter c 5 0 3 3
Cowens rf 5 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 5 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 3 0
Washington ss 1 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ss 0 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 13 3
California 400 002 000681
Kansas City 001 000 1024131
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Frost  W (15-9) 8.1 13 4 3 3 2
  Montague  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
3
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  L (9-10) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0
  Pattin   4.2 5 2 2 0 2
  Martin   4.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
3
5

  E–Anderson (13), Washington (17).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–California Aikens (18,off Gale); Lansford (29,off Pattin), Kansas City Otis 2 (26,off Frost 2); Porter (22,off Frost); Brett (42,off Frost).  3B–California Baylor (3,off Pattin).  SF–Baylor (12,off Gale); Anderson (2,off Martin).  SB–Wilson (74,2nd base off Frost/Downing); White 2 (23,2nd base off Frost/Downing 2); Brett 2 (16,2nd base off Frost/Downing 2).  WP–Pattin (4), Martin (2).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:02.  A–29,733.
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