After the start of the game had been delayed 40 minutes by a power failure, the Angels went on to mount a 17-hit attack and beat the Royals, 9-5. Royals' starter Paul Splittorff lasted only 1 1/3 innings as eight of the first 11 Angel batters connected safely. Dave Chalk drove in two runs with a single in the second and a double in the fourth. Bobby Grich had two singles and smashed a two-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 5 10 2 Angels 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 x - 9 17 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .233 Machemer 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 McRae dh 5 2 2 0 0 1 .273 Chalk ss 5 0 4 2 0 0 .272 Brett 3b 4 1 3 1 1 0 .308 Bostock rf 3 0 2 1 2 0 .284 Otis cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .295 Baylor lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Porter c 3 0 0 1 1 1 .288 Landreaux lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .254 Jackson 1b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .313 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Rettenmund dh 3 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Grich 2b 3 2 3 2 1 0 .234 White 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 R. Miller cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Downing c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .209 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 10 3 4 7 Totals 35 9 17 8 3 2 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 22,742 Left on Base: Royals 9, Angels 8 DP: Royals 2, Angels 1 Errors: Hurdle, Patek, Machemer, Grich Doubles: McRae (19), Brett (24), Machemer (1), Chalk (7), Baylor (10) Triples: Jackson (3) Home Runs: Grich (4) Caught Stealing: Brett (3), Chalk (3) Sacrifice Hits: Machemer (1), Rettenmund (1) Sacrifice Flies: Porter (2), Downing (1) GIDP: Porter (6), Baylor (10) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(9-7) 1.1 7 5 5 0 0 0 10 3.04 Bird 3.2 4 3 2 2 0 1 17 4.91 Hassler 3 6 1 1 1 2 0 14 4.29 Totals 8 17 9 8 3 2 1 41 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(8-6) 5.2 5 3 3 3 5 0 24 4.27 Hartzell SV(6) 3.1 5 2 1 1 2 0 17 3.77 Totals 9 10 5 4 4 7 0 41 Wild Pitches: Splittorff (2), Bird (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Braun popped to shortstop; McRae popped to second; 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: Machemer singled to right; Chalk singled to left [Machemer to second]; Bostock singled to right [Machemer scored, Chalk out at third (right to third), Bostock to second (on throw to 3b)]; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Bostock to third]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Jackson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Porter was called out on strikes; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 2ND: Rettenmund singled to shortstop; Grich singled to right [Rettenmund scored (error by Hurdle) (no RBI), Grich to second]; R. Miller singled to third [Grich to third]; Downing hit a sacrifice fly to left [Grich scored]; Machemer doubled to center [R. Miller scored]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Bird threw a wild pitch [Machemer to third]; Chalk singled to center [Machemer scored]; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bostock walked; Baylor flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock lined to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 3RD: Jackson lined to second; Rettenmund flied out to right; Grich walked; R. Miller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ROYALS 4TH: Braun walked; McRae struck out; Brett walked [Braun to second]; Otis singled to shortstop [Braun to third, Brett to second]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to center [Braun scored]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 5. ANGELS 4TH: Downing singled to left; Machemer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; Chalk doubled to left [Downing scored]; Bostock popped to shortstop in foul territory; Baylor lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 6. ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Patek struck out; White reached on an error by Machemer; Braun lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 6. ANGELS 5TH: Jackson reached on an error by Patek; Rettenmund out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; Grich homered [Jackson scored (unearned)]; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 8. ROYALS 6TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett singled to left [McRae scored]; Otis singled to center [Brett to third]; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brett scored (no RBI), Otis out at second]; Hurdle walked; HARTZELL REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 8. ANGELS 6TH: HASSLER REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Machemer grounded out (third to first); Chalk singled to left; Bostock singled to left [Chalk to second]; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to first) [Chalk out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 8. ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to left; Braun singled to shortstop [White to second]; McRae reached on an error by Grich [White scored (unearned) (no RBI), Braun to third]; Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Braun out at home (first to catcher to third to catcher), McRae to second]; Otis was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 8. ANGELS 7TH: Jackson tripled to center; Rettenmund singled to left [Jackson scored]; Grich singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; R. Miller struck out; Downing was called out on strikes; Machemer popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 9. ROYALS 8TH: Porter walked; Hurdle struck out; LaCock singled to left [Porter to second]; Patek forced LaCock (shortstop to second) [Porter to third]; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 9. ANGELS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Bostock walked; Baylor doubled to left [Bostock to third]; Jackson lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Bostock out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 9. ROYALS 9TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae singled to center; Brett doubled to left [McRae to third]; Otis grounded out (second to first) [McRae scored, Brett to third]; Porter lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 9.

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