California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1979 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 4, Kansas City Royals 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 4 0 0 1
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 1
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
  Harlow rf 1 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Downing c 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 1 2 0
Miller cf 3 1 1 0
Anderson ss 3 1 2 1
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 2 0
McRae dh 3 3 3 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 1
Porter c 3 0 1 3
LaCock 1b 3 0 1 1
Cowens rf 3 0 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 5
California 001 010 020461
Kansas City 100 300 20x6110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (15-13) 8.0 11 6 3 3 9
Totals
8.0
11
6
3
3
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (12-11) 7.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Hrabosky   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
4

  E–Anderson (14).  DP–California 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae (31,off Ryan).  HR–California Anderson (3,3rd inning off Gura 0 on, 2 out); Downing (11,5th inning off Gura 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Lansford (4,off Quisenberry); Porter (13,off Ryan).  CS–Clark (1,2nd base by Gura/Porter).  SB–Cowens (10,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Brett (17,2nd base off Ryan/Downing).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:36.  A–31,412.
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