Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1979 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals 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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Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 3 1 1 0
White 2b 2 1 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 1 0
  Barranca pr 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 1 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Carew 1b 1 2 0 0
Lansford 3b 2 0 0 0
Ford rf 2 0 1 4
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 1 2 0
Miller cf 3 0 1 0
Anderson ss 3 1 1 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4
Kansas City 030 000 000351
California 002 010 10x462
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (12-12) 6.0 6 4 2 3 3
  Martin   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
2
3
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (16-13) 9.0 5 3 0 3 8
Totals
9.0
5
3
0
3
8

  E–Brett (31), Anderson (16), Ryan (4).  DP–California 1.  2B–California Clark (2,off Gura).  SH–Washington (6,off Ryan); Lansford 2 (12,off Gura,off Martin).  HBP–Porter (8,by Ryan).  SF–Ford 2 (13,off Gura,off Martin).  SB–Wilson (77,2nd base off Ryan/Downing); Anderson (3,2nd base off Gura/Porter).  WP–Gura (5), Ryan (9).  HBP–Ryan (6,Porter).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:27.  A–40,423.
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