Pulling to within two games of first place in the West division, the Royals captured a 6-4 decision from the Angels. With the score tied, 1-1, and two out in the fourth inning, Willie Wilson beat out an infield hit and took third on a single by Hal McRae. George Brett then bounced to shortstop Jim Anderson, who let the ball scoot through his legs, allowing Wilson to score. McRae went to third and Brett to second on the play and both came home on a single by Darrell Porter.

After the Angels loaded the bases with three straight singles in the eighth inning, Al Hrabosky replaced Larry Gura on the hill and induced Rod Carew to bounce into a run-scoring grounder. Dan Quisenberry then replaced Hrabosky and got out of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Carney Lansford and groundout by Larry Harlow. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   4  6  1
Royals       1  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .314      Wilson lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .314
Lansford 3b           3   0   0   1     0   2   .294      McRae dh              3   3   3   0     1   0   .286
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Brett 3b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .333
  Harlow rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Porter c              3   0   1   3     0   0   .291
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      LaCock 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .284
Downing c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .328      Cowens rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .301
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .295
Clark lf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .333      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
R. Miller cf          3   1   1   0     0   1   .284      Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   4   .244
Anderson ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   4     1   4             Totals               33   6  11   5     3   9

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 31,412
Left on Base: Angels 2, Royals 7
DP: Angels 1, Royals 0
Errors: Anderson
Doubles: McRae (31)
Home Runs: Anderson (3), Downing (11)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (10), Brett (17)
Caught Stealing: Clark (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (4), Porter (13)
GIDP: Cowens (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(15-13)           8    11   6   3   3   9   0  37   3.75
Totals                  8    11   6   3   3   9   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(12-11)           7     6   4   4   1   3   2  27   4.61
Hrabosky                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.76
Quisenberry SV(4)       1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.57
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1   4   2  33

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Rich Garcia


ANGELS 1ST: Carew popped to third in foul territory; Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
walked; Brett singled to right [McRae to third]; Porter hit a
sacrifice fly to right [McRae scored]; LaCock singled to left
[Brett to second]; Cowens walked [Brett to third, LaCock to
second]; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Downing flied out to
left; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: White popped to second; Washington struck out;
Wilson singled to shortstop; McRae singled to left [Wilson to
second]; Brett struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark singled to left; R. Miller struck out; Clark
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to first); Anderson homered; Carew flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter flied to left in foul territory; LaCock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to center;
Cowens stole second; Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford struck out; Ford grounded out (second to
first); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to right; Washington struck out; On
a bunt Wilson singled to first; McRae singled to right [Wilson
to third]; Brett reached on an error by Anderson [Wilson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), McRae to third, Brett to second]; Porter
singled to right [McRae scored (unearned), Brett scored
(unearned), Porter out at second (right to first to shortstop to
second to first)]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing homered; Grich walked; Clark popped to
second; R. Miller flied out to left; Anderson popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [LaCock out at second]; Otis
popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew flied out to left; Lansford struck out; Ford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: HARLOW REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); White struck
out; Dan Ford left with pulled muscle in left side;
Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor popped to second; Downing grounded out (third
to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett singled to right [McRae
scored]; Brett stole second; Porter grounded out (second to
first) [Brett to third]; LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Brett scored]; Cowens singled to right; Otis was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Clark singled to right; R. Miller singled to right
[Clark to second]; Anderson singled to center [Clark to third,
R. Miller to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Carew
forced Anderson (second to shortstop) [Clark scored, R. Miller
to third]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Lansford
hit a sacrifice fly to center [R. Miller scored]; Harlow
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington
struck out; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Royals 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
struck out; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 6.