The Royals, returning home after losing four games in Oakland, gained their 100th victory of the season by defeating the Angels, 6-3. Clint Hurdle batted in two runs with a homer and single to highlight the Royals' 14-hit attack. This was the first time in Royals' history that the club had won 100 games. Their previous best was 91 victories in 1975. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 7 0 Royals 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 x - 6 14 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Wilson cf 5 2 2 0 0 3 .333 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Poquette lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .298 Guerrero ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .284 Zdeb ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Baylor rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 McRae lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Hurdle rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .304 Chalk 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .276 Cowens rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Flores lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .284 Lahoud dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 LaCock 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .303 Landreaux cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Rojas 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Hampton c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 White pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .234 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Heise 2b,3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 0 5 Totals 37 6 14 6 0 8 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 14,334 Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 8 DP: Angels 1, Royals 1 Errors: Washington, Gura Doubles: Poquette (23), LaCock (12), Wilson (2), Rojas (9) Triples: Landreaux (1) Home Runs: Hurdle (2) Stolen Bases: Wilson (6) GIDP: Hampton (2), Zdeb (5) Hit by Pitch: Heise (1,by Moore) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson L(6-12) 4.2 11 5 5 0 4 1 25 5.83 Moore 3.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 13 3.97 Totals 8 14 6 6 0 8 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(8-5) 8.1 6 3 0 0 4 0 31 3.13 Bird SV(14) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.91 Totals 9 7 3 0 0 5 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Moore (3) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Al Clark ANGELS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Remy flied out to center; Guerrero popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; Poquette singled to center [Wilson scored]; Hurdle struck out; Lahoud singled to right [Poquette to third]; LaCock singled to center [Poquette scored, Lahoud to third]; Rojas singled to third [Lahoud scored, LaCock to second]; Martinez struck out; Washington forced Rojas (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Heise flied to left in foul territory; Wilson was called out on strikes; Poquette doubled to center; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ANGELS 3RD: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Hampton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Lahoud flied out to right; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ANGELS 4TH: Bonds flied out to left; Remy was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Martinez flied out to right; Washington singled to right; Heise singled to right [Washington to second]; Wilson struck out; Poquette popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ANGELS 5TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Jackson popped to second; Chalk singled to center; Flores struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle homered; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); LaCock doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first) [LaCock to third]; Martinez singled to left [LaCock scored]; MOORE REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5. ANGELS 6TH: Landreaux tripled to right; Hampton grounded out (third to first); Bonds grounded out (third to first); Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Heise lined to right; Wilson doubled to right; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilson to third]; Hurdle singled to center [Wilson scored]; Lahoud struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6. ANGELS 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Guerrero flied out to left; Baylor lined to third; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: LaCock was called out on strikes; Rojas doubled to center; WHITE RAN FOR ROJAS; Martinez struck out; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 6. ANGELS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HEISE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Chalk singled to third; Chalk was picked off first but was safe on an error by Gura [Chalk to third]; Flores singled to right [Chalk scored (unearned)]; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; Hampton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Flores out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: Heise was hit by a pitch; Wilson was called out on strikes; Zdeb grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Heise out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 6. ANGELS 9TH: MCRAE REPLACED ZDEB (PLAYING LF); COWENS REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Bonds singled to third; Remy flied out to center; Guerrero reached on an error by Washington [Bonds to third]; Baylor singled to right [Bonds scored (unearned), Guerrero to second]; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Jackson forced Baylor (third to second) [Guerrero to third]; Chalk singled to left [Guerrero scored (unearned), Jackson to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR FLORES; Solaita struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 6.

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