Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 4, California Angels 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Washington ss 5 0 0 0
White 2b 5 2 4 2
McRae dh 4 1 1 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 1 0 0 0
  LaCock ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 2 0 1 0
Nettles lf 4 0 1 1
Terrell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz 3b 0 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 0 1 0
  Davis lf 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 1 0 1 0
  Mulliniks pr,ss 3 0 0 0
Ford rf 1 0 0 0
  Clark rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Baylor lf 2 0 0 0
  Harlow lf,rf 2 0 0 0
Carew 1b 2 0 1 0
  Harris pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Garr dh 3 0 2 0
Grich 2b 0 0 0 0
  Thon 2b 2 0 0 0
Downing c 0 0 0 0
  Donohue c 3 0 0 0
Anderson ss,3b 3 0 0 0
LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Ferris p 0 0 0 0
  Botting p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Kansas City 002 000 011480
California 000 000 000053
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (14-11) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
LaRoche  L (7-11) 3.0 3 2 2 0 4
  Ferris   5.0 3 1 0 3 1
  Botting   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
5

  E–Mulliniks (4), Clark (1), Carew (9).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City White (26,off Ferris).  3B–Kansas City White (4,off Botting).  HR–Kansas City White (10,3rd inning off LaRoche 1 on, 1 out).  SH–LaCock (1,off Ferris).  HBP–Hurdle (1,by LaRoche).  IBB–Hurdle (4,by Ferris).  SB–Wilson 2 (79,2nd base off LaRoche/Donohue,3rd base off LaRoche/Donohue).  HBP–LaRoche (2,Hurdle).  IBB–Ferris (1,Hurdle).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:20.  A–40,565.
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