Breaking out of a 1-for-32 slump, Ron Fairly rapped two hits, including the 1,900th of his major league career, to help the Angels defeat the Royals, 7-4. The Royals took a 2-1 lead in the second inning, but Chris Knapp then retired 16 batters in a row while the Angels batted their way into command with three runs in the fourth on singles by Fairly, Joe Rudi and Brian Downing, a double by Jim Anderson and sacrifice fly by Rick Miller. Fairly drove in another run with his second single of the game in the seventh.

The Royals chased Knapp in the eighth, scoring twice, but Dave LaRoche came in to gain his 11th save. The Angels then iced the decision with a final pair in the ninth on a walk to Don Baylor, a triple by Ron Jackson and a sacrifice fly by Fairly. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 12 0 Royals 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 9 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 2 1 2 1 2 0 .280 Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Chalk 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .266 Braun ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Bostock rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .283 Terrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Baylor dh 3 1 0 0 2 1 .247 LaCock 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Jackson 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .322 Otis cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .285 Fairly 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .236 Brett 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .307 Rudi lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .205 Porter c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .283 Landreaux lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Downing c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .226 Hurdle rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Anderson ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .429 Zdeb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .272 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 12 7 5 3 Totals 35 4 9 4 1 4 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 39,928 Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 6 DP: Angels 0, Royals 0 Errors: White 2 Doubles: Anderson (2), Porter (14), Hurdle (13), Brett (25) Triples: R. Miller (3), Jackson (5) Stolen Bases: Bostock (7), Brett (11) Sacrifice Flies: Bostock (2), R. Miller (2), Fairly (2), Otis (4) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (6,by Bird) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(9-6) 7.1 6 4 4 1 3 0 29 4.31 LaRoche SV(11) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.22 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 4 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird L(3-4) 6 10 5 5 1 2 0 29 5.18 Splittorff 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.03 McGilberry 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13.50 Hrabosky 2.1 2 2 2 3 1 0 12 2.68 Totals 9 12 7 7 5 3 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Bird (2) Wild Pitches: Bird (7), Splittorff (3) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Bird threw a wild pitch [R. Miller to second]; Chalk grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller to third]; Bostock hit a sacrifice fly to left [R. Miller scored]; Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Fairly reached on a fielder's choice [Jackson to second (error by White)]; Jackson was picked off second (shortstop to second to first to second); Rudi singled to left [Fairly to second]; Downing flied out to center; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled to left; Brett stole second; Porter doubled to right [Brett scored]; McRae grounded out (second to first) [Porter to third]; Hurdle walked; Patek singled to left [Porter scored, Hurdle to second]; White forced Hurdle (third unassisted) [Patek to second]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 2. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller tripled to right; Chalk struck out; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [R. Miller out at home (third to catcher)]; Bostock stole second; Baylor popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to left; Otis flied out to center; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 2. ANGELS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Fairly singled to left; Rudi singled to left [Fairly to second]; Downing singled to center [Fairly scored, Rudi to second]; Anderson doubled to right [Rudi scored, Downing to third]; R. Miller lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Downing scored]; Chalk popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to left; Hurdle popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ANGELS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor struck out; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; White popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ANGELS 6TH: Rudi flied out to right; Downing grounded out (third to first); Anderson singled to left; R. Miller singled to second [Anderson out at home (error by White) (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); LaCock flied out to right; Otis flied out to right; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Royals 2. ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to left; SPLITTORFF REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Chalk to second]; Bostock flied out to left; MCGILBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Baylor walked; Jackson flied out to right [Chalk to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Fairly singled to right [Chalk scored, Baylor to second]; Landreaux flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Porter lined to first; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle doubled to right; Patek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 2. ANGELS 8TH: Downing lined to third; Anderson popped to second; R. Miller walked; Chalk walked [R. Miller to second]; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: White singled to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR WILSON; Braun struck out; LaCock singled to right [White to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored]; Brett doubled to left [LaCock scored]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Royals 4. ANGELS 9TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baylor walked; Jackson tripled to left [Baylor scored]; Fairly hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson scored]; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); ZDEB BATTED FOR HURDLE; Zdeb singled to center; Patek struck out; White singled to center [Zdeb to second]; TERRELL BATTED FOR BRAUN; Terrell popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 7, Royals 4.

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