Moving to within a half-game of first place in the West division, the surging Angels routed the Royals, 13-3, as Don Baylor drove in five runs with a grand-slam homer and single. With the crowd chanting, "Yes, we can," the Angels took their third straight game from the Royals. Carney Lansford had three singles and a double and Dave Chalk contributed three singles to the Angels' attack.

Royal starter Paul Splittorff failed to retire any of the six batters he faced, loading the bases on a walk to Rick Miller and singles by Lansford and Lyman Bostock before Baylor unloaded his big blow. After the homer, the Angels loaded the bases again and scored a fifth run on a forceout by Jim Anderson. In the sixth, after two out, the Angels erupted for six more runs. Nolan Ryan, meanwhile, struck out 12 and scattered nine hits and was safely ahead before the Royals picked up their runs in the eighth and ninth innings. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 13, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 9 4 Angels 5 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 x - 13 16 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette lf 5 0 2 1 0 2 .214 R. Miller cf 4 3 1 0 1 0 .270 McRae dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .268 Lansford 3b 5 2 4 0 0 0 .280 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .293 Machemer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Porter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Fairly 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Cripe 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Bostock rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .293 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Baylor dh 5 2 2 5 0 1 .261 Wilson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Rudi lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .247 Brett 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Landreaux lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .225 Silverio rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Jackson 1b,3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .297 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Chalk 2b 5 0 3 1 0 1 .264 Gaudet c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .215 Washington ss,2b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .277 Humphrey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quirk ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 .174 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 9 3 1 12 Totals 41 13 16 11 3 4 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 24,793 Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 7 DP: Royals 1, Angels 1 Errors: Poquette, Wilson, Washington, White, Anderson 2 Doubles: Brett (38), Lansford (18), R. Miller (20) Home Runs: Baylor (32) GIDP: McRae (15) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(16-12) 0 4 5 5 2 0 1 6 3.53 Bird 5.2 10 7 6 1 1 0 28 5.76 Busby 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 10 8.27 Totals 8 16 13 12 3 4 1 44 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(7-12) 9 9 3 1 1 12 0 38 3.77 Totals 9 9 3 1 1 12 0 38 Wild Pitches: Ryan (11) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan ROYALS 1ST: Royals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by 3B umpire Bill Deegan sometime in game; Poquette singled to center; McRae struck out; LaCock walked [Poquette to second]; Porter flied out to left; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Lansford singled to left [R. Miller to second]; Bostock singled to pitcher [R. Miller to third, Lansford to second]; Baylor homered [R. Miller scored, Lansford scored, Bostock scored]; Rudi walked; Jackson singled to right [Rudi to second]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Chalk singled to left [Rudi to third, Jackson to second]; Anderson forced Chalk (second to shortstop) [Rudi scored, Jackson to third]; Humphrey popped to catcher in foul territory; R. Miller forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled to center; Cowens popped to second; Washington struck out; White popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 2ND: Lansford doubled to left; Bostock flied into a double play (right to third) [Lansford out at third]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ROYALS 3RD: Poquette struck out; McRae struck out; LaCock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 3RD: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center; Chalk singled to left; Anderson reached on an error by White [Chalk to third]; Humphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Otis struck out; Brett doubled to right; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Brett to third]; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 5. ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller doubled to right; Lansford flied out to right [R. Miller to third]; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller scored]; Baylor flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 6. ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to second to first); White flied out to right; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 6. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 6. ROYALS 6TH: LANDREAUX REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); McRae struck out; Joe Rudi sprained thumb on strikeout; LaCock popped to shortstop in foul territory; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 6. ANGELS 6TH: Anderson singled to left; Humphrey flied out to left; R. Miller flied out to center; Lansford singled to third [Anderson to second]; Bostock singled to right [Anderson scored, Lansford to third]; Baylor singled to left [Lansford scored, Bostock to third]; Landreaux was walked intentionally [Baylor to second]; Jackson singled to left [Bostock scored, Baylor scored, Landreaux scored (error by Poquette) (no RBI), Jackson to third]; Chalk singled to left [Jackson scored (unearned)]; BUSBY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Anderson struck out; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 12. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens singled to left; Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 12. ANGELS 7TH: CRIPE REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING 3B); WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); SILVERIO REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING RF); GAUDET REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING C ); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); QUIRK REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Humphrey singled to left; Debut game for Dave Cripe Debut game for Jim Gaudet; R. Miller forced Humphrey (second to shortstop); Debut game for Jim Gaudet; Lansford singled to center [R. Miller scored (error by Wilson) (no RBI), Lansford to second]; MACHEMER RAN FOR LANSFORD; Bostock reached on an error by Washington [Machemer to third]; Baylor struck out; Landreaux flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 13. ROYALS 8TH: FAIRLY REPLACED MACHEMER (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Quirk singled to right; Poquette struck out; McRae reached on an error by Anderson [Quirk to third]; LaCock struck out; Cripe singled to left [Quirk scored (unearned), McRae to second]; Wilson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 13. ANGELS 8TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chalk struck out; Anderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 13. ROYALS 9TH: Silverio singled to left; Gaudet reached on an error by Anderson [Silverio to second]; Washington forced Gaudet (second to shortstop) [Silverio to third]; Quirk singled to right [Silverio scored (unearned), Washington to third]; Poquette singled to right [Washington scored, Quirk to third]; McRae grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Poquette out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 13.

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