Royals @ Angels
September 8, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 9 12 0
Angels 7 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 9 12 0
Angels 7 11 1

Bobby Grich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .231
OBP .750 .343
At Bats 2 425
Hits 1 98
• Singles 1 79
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 2 68
RBI’s 0 33

Al Hrabosky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 18
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Anaheim Stadium - September 8, 1978
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Out
Al Hrabosky
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
George Brett
Jerry Terrell
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Bobby Grich
Brian Downing

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 9 12 0 8
California Angels 7 11 1 10
Winning Pitcher Doug Bird
Losing Pitcher Dave LaRoche
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 26,507
Time of Game 3 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hrabosky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Rudi hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores.
Top 9 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Otis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Baylor hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bostock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Lansford takes first base on ball four. Grich moves to second.
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Miller strikes out.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 John Wathan now playing first base. Grich takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Porter strikes out.
Top 8 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wilson moves to third. McRae moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 McRae is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There goes Wilson. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields the ball and throws to LaRoche covering. Safe. Cowens scores. Terrell scores.
Top 8 Terrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Cowens moves to third. Terrell moves to second.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Cowens is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Brett bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Porter scores.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Porter reaches second base with a double. Wathan moves to third.
Top 8 Dave LaRoche now pitching. John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Downing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Baylor trying to get to third. Wilson throws the ball in to Brett, who tags Baylor for the out.
Bottom 7 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bostock tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Baylor bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bostock moves to third.
Bottom 7 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Bostock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Bostock reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Steve Braun. There goes Wilson. The throw from Downing and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 7 Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Terrell hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grich tags and scores. Anderson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Downing scores. Grich moves to third.
Bottom 6 Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 6 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Top 6 Dyar Miller now pitching. There goes Otis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Porter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bostock. LaCock reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rudi strikes out.
Bottom 5 Baylor takes first base on ball four. Bostock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bostock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Miller bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 5 Cowens hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grich strikes out.
Bottom 4 Downing takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Baylor hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grich scores.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grich takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Otis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 2 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baylor hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lansford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Porter strikes out.
Top 1 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Top 1 Braun hits a line drive towards short. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.