Moving closer to the championship in the West division, the Royals blanked the Angels, 5-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Dennis Leonard. Frank White and George Brett hit back-to-back homers in the third inning and the Royals added another pair of runs in the fifth frame on a walk to Brett and consecutive doubles by Hal McRae and Amos Otis. Their final tally came in the seventh on a double by Freddie Patek and a single by Brett. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Royals 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 x - 5 6 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Brett 3b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .281 Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 McRae dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 .272 Bostock rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .297 Baylor dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Rudi lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Wathan 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Zdeb lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Chalk ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .274 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 3 Totals 30 5 6 5 4 3 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 37,590 Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 6 DP: Angels 0, Royals 1 Errors: Patek Doubles: McRae (36), Otis (27), Patek (19) Home Runs: White (6), Brett (7) Stolen Bases: Brett (20) Caught Stealing: Baylor (8) GIDP: Rudi (10) Hit by Pitch: McRae (6,by Tanana) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(17-11) 6.1 6 5 5 2 3 2 28 3.59 D. Miller 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2.29 Brett 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.85 Totals 8 6 5 5 4 3 2 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(18-17) 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 31 3.41 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 3 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Tanana (8) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller struck out; Lansford popped to first; Bostock popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to center; Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rudi struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Wathan popped to first in foul territory; Porter lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (third to first); Grich popped to shortstop; Chalk singled to center; R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Zdeb flied out to center; Patek grounded out (third to first); White homered; Brett homered; McRae was hit by a pitch; Otis flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2. ANGELS 4TH: Lansford popped to second in foul territory; Bostock lined to center; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (third to first); Porter walked; Zdeb forced Porter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi singled to left; Jackson flied out to center; Downing flied out to center; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek lined to center; White lined to center; Brett walked; McRae doubled to center [Brett scored, McRae to third (on throw to home)]; Otis doubled to left [McRae scored]; Cowens flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4. ANGELS 6TH: Chalk popped to second; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Wathan flied out to right; Porter struck out; Zdeb flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4. ANGELS 7TH: Bostock flied out to center; Baylor singled to center; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Patek doubled to right; White struck out; Brett singled to center [Patek scored]; D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Brett stole second; McRae walked; Otis flied out to right [Brett to third, McRae to second]; Cowens was walked intentionally; BRETT REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5. ANGELS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Jackson reached on an error by Patek; Downing flied out to right; Grich flied out to center; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Zdeb flied out to center; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5. ANGELS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED ZDEB (PLAYING LF); R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford singled to right; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to second]; Baylor lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5.

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