A seven-hitter by Rich Gale handed the Angels their third consecutive shutout as the Royals prevailed, 4-0. Art Kusnyer hit a homer in the third inning. It was his first in the majors since 1972 and only the third of his career.

Frank White contributed two doubles and drove in runs in the fourth and sixth innings before being injured while getting picked off base in the eighth. The Royals' Al Cowens suffered strained ligaments in his right knee and was expected to be out of the lineup at least 10 days. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 0

Game Played on Monday, June 26, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .277 R. Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 McRae dh 5 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Brett 3b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .298 Bostock rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .289 Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Cowens rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .249 Baylor dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .249 Wilson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Jackson 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .321 Zdeb lf,rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .193 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Mulliniks ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .185 White 2b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .284 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Chalk ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Hurdle 1b,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Downing c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Kusnyer c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .167 Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Humphrey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 11 4 4 7 Totals 32 0 7 0 0 10 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 29,829 Left on Base: Royals 9, Angels 5 DP: Royals 1, Angels 1 Doubles: Cowens (11), White 2 (16), Wilson (7), Brett 2 (22), Baylor (9), Jackson (12) Home Runs: Kusnyer (1) Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (16), Brett (9) Caught Stealing: Brett (2), Bostock (9) GIDP: LaCock (3), Bostock (14) Hit by Pitch: Wilson (2,by D. Miller) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(7-2) 9 7 0 0 0 10 0 32 3.20 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 10 0 32 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(11-4) 5 8 4 4 2 4 1 24 2.71 D. Miller 4 3 0 0 2 3 0 16 1.89 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 7 1 40 Hit by Pitch: D. Miller (5) Balks: Tanana (4), D. Miller (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (first unassisted); McRae was called out on strikes; Brett singled to center; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Grich was called out on strikes; Bostock singled to shortstop; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; Cowens popped to second; Otis stole second; Zdeb popped to first in foul territory; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Baylor doubled to right; Jackson singled to third [Baylor to third]; Rudi struck out; Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle struck out; Kusnyer homered; Patek singled to center; McRae flied out to center; Tanana balked [Patek to second]; Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing popped to first in foul territory; R. Miller struck out; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Cowens doubled to center; Zdeb lined to second; White doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: WILSON REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING LF); ZDEB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bostock singled to center; Fairly lined to right; Baylor lined to left; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 5TH: Kusnyer flied out to left; Patek walked; McRae flied to left in foul territory; Brett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to center; Mulliniks flied out to left; Downing lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to right; Wilson doubled to left [Otis to third]; Zdeb singled to right [Otis scored, Wilson to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); White forced Zdeb (second to shortstop) [Wilson scored]; D. Miller balked [White to second]; Hurdle grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Kusnyer walked; Patek struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller singled to left; Grich forced R. Miller (shortstop to second); Bostock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ROYALS 7TH: McRae struck out; Brett doubled to left; Brett stole third; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Wilson was hit by a pitch; LACOCK BATTED FOR ZDEB; LaCock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor singled to left; Jackson doubled to center [Baylor to third]; Rudi struck out; SOLAITA BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Solaita was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ROYALS 8TH: CHALK REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING SS); White doubled to right; Hurdle flied out to left; White was picked off second (pitcher to second); Kusnyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); LANDREAUX BATTED FOR DOWNING; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); R. Miller lined to right; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ROYALS 9TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Patek flied out to left; McRae flied out to right; Brett doubled to center; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 9TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly flied out to center; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.

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