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Kansas City Royals @ California Angels

1978-09-09 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 41511 · night · 2:46

California Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. California Angels put up 2 in the 8th. Dave Frost earned the win. Don Baylor went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7
CAL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2		4	9

W: Dave Frost L: Dennis Leonard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Terry Cooney · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tom Poquette	4	0	1	1	0	0
Clint Hurdle	4	0	0	0	0	2
Pete LaCock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis	3	0	1	0	1	0
Al Cowens	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Brett	4	1	1	1	0	1
John Wathan	3	0	2	0	0	0
Frank White	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jerry Terrell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Braun	1	0	1	0	0	0
Darrell Porter	1	0	0	0	0	0

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Miller	4	0	2	1	0	1
Carney Lansford	3	1	1	0	1	0
Lyman Bostock	4	1	1	0	0	2
Don Baylor	4	1	3	2	0	1
Joe Rudi	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ron Fairly	2	0	0	1	1	0
Brian Downing	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Grich	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Anderson	3	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Leonard	7.0	9	3	6
Al Hrabosky	1.0	0	0	0

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Frost	9.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tom Poquette: 143
Clint Hurdle: K
Pete LaCock: 3/G

Bot 1

Rick Miller: 8/L
Carney Lansford: 63
Lyman Bostock: K

Top 2

Amos Otis: 53
Al Cowens: 53
George Brett: K

Bot 2

Don Baylor: K
Joe Rudi: S7
Ron Fairly: 6/P
Brian Downing: 9

Top 3

John Wathan: 4/P
Frank White: S6
Jerry Terrell: WP.1-2
Jerry Terrell: 3/G.2-3
Tom Poquette: S7.3-H
Clint Hurdle: 9

Bot 3

Bobby Grich: D7
Jim Anderson: 4/P
Rick Miller: D9.2-H
Carney Lansford: 9.2-3
Lyman Bostock: 3/G

Top 4

Pete LaCock: 63
Amos Otis: 63
Al Cowens: 6/L

Bot 4

Don Baylor: HR/7
Joe Rudi: 9
Ron Fairly: 53
Brian Downing: K

Top 5

George Brett: 7/FL
John Wathan: S9
Frank White: 7
Jerry Terrell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Grich: 63
Jim Anderson: 53
Rick Miller: S7
Carney Lansford: S8.1-2
Lyman Bostock: K/C

Top 6

Tom Poquette: 63
Clint Hurdle: 9
Pete LaCock: 5/FL/P

Bot 6

Don Baylor: S8
Joe Rudi: SB2
Joe Rudi: K/C
Ron Fairly: IW
Brian Downing: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Amos Otis: S8
Al Cowens: 64(1)3/GDP
George Brett: HR/7
John Wathan: S8
Frank White: 13

Bot 7

Bobby Grich: 63
Jim Anderson: 53
Rick Miller: K

Top 8

Steve Braun: S7
Tom Poquette: CS2(2E6)
Tom Poquette: 6/P
Clint Hurdle: K
Pete LaCock: 8

Bot 8

Carney Lansford: W
Lyman Bostock: S9.1-3
Don Baylor: D7.3-H;1-3
Joe Rudi: IW
Ron Fairly: 9/SF/AP/NDP.3-H;2X2(14)
Brian Downing: 53

Top 9

Amos Otis: W
Al Cowens: 6/P
George Brett: 7/L
Darrell Porter: 9/L

Notes & reviews

Protest=V $Umpire Al Clark out with hurt toe
Royals protested game, claiming Dave Frost not pausing in stretch
Baylor out on appeal for leaving early; Angels coach McNamara ejected by 3B umpire Kunkel for arguing Baylor did not leave too soon

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