the Royals rallied for five runs in the eighth inning and posted a 9-7 victory to move 3½ games ahead of the Angels in the West division race. The Royals began their scoring with three runs in the sixth on a homer by Hal McRae, double by Pete LaCock and homer by Darrel Porter, but the Angels held a 4-3 lead before the Royals erupted in the eighth.

John Wathan singled, Porter doubled and both scored on a single by Amos Otis. After two walks, Jerry Terrell singled to drive in Otis. Willie Wilson then beat out an infield hit to Ron Jackson and when the first baseman fell down, two more runs scored. The Angels fell short with a three-run homer by Lyman Bostock in their half of the eighth before Al Cowens added a Royals' insurance marker with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, California Angels 7

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 - 9 12 0 Angels 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 - 7 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 R. Miller cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .266 Wilson pr,lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 .223 Lansford 3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .275 McRae dh 4 1 1 1 1 0 .273 Bostock rf 4 2 2 3 1 0 .292 LaCock 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .305 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .256 Wathan ph,1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Rudi lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 Porter c 4 2 2 2 1 2 .286 Jackson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Otis cf 5 2 4 2 0 0 .286 Downing c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Grich 2b 3 3 1 0 2 1 .230 Cowens rf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .277 Anderson ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .232 White 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .197 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 12 9 4 4 Totals 33 7 11 7 7 4 Time of Game: 3:25 Attendance: 26,507 Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 10 DP: Royals 0, Angels 0 Errors: Downing Doubles: LaCock (17), Porter (27), Rudi (21), Anderson (7), Bostock (20) Home Runs: McRae (15), Porter (16), Bostock (5) Stolen Bases: Otis 3 (27), Wilson 2 (38) Sacrifice Hits: Brett (2), Anderson (6), R. Miller (9) Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (9), R. Miller (4), Rudi (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 6 7 4 4 5 2 0 30 2.83 Bird W(5-6) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 5.51 Hrabosky 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 8 2.91 Totals 9 11 7 7 7 4 1 44 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 5.1 5 3 3 2 2 2 23 4.15 D. Miller 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.20 LaRoche L(9-7) 0.2 5 5 5 2 1 0 9 2.62 Fitzmorris 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 3.35 Totals 9 12 9 9 4 4 2 44 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney ROYALS 1ST: Braun lined to shortstop; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock walked; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford walked; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Brett flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Braun flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Grich walked; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grich to second]; R. Miller grounded out (third to first); Lansford singled to center [Grich scored]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter walked; Otis flied to right in foul territory; Brett forced Porter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to shortstop; Rudi doubled to left; Jackson popped to shortstop; Downing walked; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens popped to shortstop; White grounded out (first unassisted); Terrell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Anderson singled to left; R. Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Anderson to second]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Anderson to third]; Bostock walked; Baylor walked [Bostock to second]; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 6TH: Braun flied out to center; McRae homered; LaCock doubled to right; Porter homered [LaCock scored]; Otis singled to center; D. MILLER REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Otis stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Jackson flied out to right; Downing singled to center; Grich singled to left [Downing to second]; Anderson doubled to left [Downing scored, Grich to third]; R. Miller hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored, Anderson to third]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 3. ROYALS 7TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Terrell popped to shortstop; Braun singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by Downing)]; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bostock doubled to right; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); On a bunt Baylor singled to third [Bostock to third]; Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bostock scored]; Jackson singled to left [Baylor out at third (left to third)]; Downing popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 4. ROYALS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan singled to right; Porter doubled to left [Wathan to third]; Otis singled to left [Wathan scored, Porter scored]; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Otis to second]; Cowens was walked intentionally; White struck out; Terrell singled to right [Otis scored, Cowens to third, Terrell to second (on throw to home)]; Wilson singled to first [Cowens scored, Terrell scored]; Wilson stole second; McRae was walked intentionally; FITZMORRIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Wathan reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson to third, McRae to second]; Porter struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Grich walked; Anderson lined to left; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); R. Miller struck out; Lansford walked [Grich to second]; Bostock homered [Grich scored, Lansford scored]; Baylor popped to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 7. ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored]; White grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Angels 7. ANGELS 9TH: Rudi popped to third; Jackson struck out; Downing singled to pitcher; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Angels 7.

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