Dennis Leonard pitched his fourth shutout in his last eight starts as the Royals beat the Angels, 4-0. Frank White hit for the cycle, getting a single in the first inning, two-run homer in the third, double in the fifth and triple in the ninth.

A sellout crowd of 40,565 boosted the Angels' attendance to 2,523,575, making the Angels only the second club in A.L. history to surpass the 2.5 million mark. Cleveland set the league's all-time attendance record of 2,620,627 in 1948. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  8  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .312      R. Miller cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Washington ss         5   0   0   0     0   2   .255        Davis lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
White 2b              5   2   4   2     0   0   .267      Lansford 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .287
McRae dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .288        Mulliniks pr,ss     3   0   0   0     0   1   .141
Porter c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .287      Ford rf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Wathan 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Clark rf,cf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .327
  LaCock ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Baylor lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Hurdle rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .230        Harlow lf,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Nettles lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .143      Carew 1b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .317
Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .278        Harris pr,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Garr dh               3   0   2   0     0   0   .272
  Cruz 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Grich 2b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thon 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .333
                                                          Downing c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .325
                                                            Donohue c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
                                                          Anderson ss,3b        3   0   0   0     0   2   .251
                                                          LaRoche p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Botting p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   8   3     3   5             Totals               31   0   5   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 40,565
Left on Base: Royals 10, Angels 5
DP: Royals 1, Angels 0
Errors: Mulliniks, Clark, Carew
Doubles: White (26)
Triples: White (4)
Home Runs: White (10)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (79)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCock (1)
GIDP: Thon (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hurdle (1,by LaRoche)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(14-11)        9     5   0   0   1   8   0  32   4.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   8   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaRoche L(7-11)         3     3   2   2   0   4   1  14   5.63
Ferris                  5     3   1   0   3   1   0  22   1.50
Botting                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   8.80
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); DONOHUE
REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Washington struck out; White
singled to left; McRae reached on an error by Carew [White to
third]; Porter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lansford singled to left; MULLINIKS RAN FOR LANSFORD; Ford
grounded out (second to first) [Mulliniks to second]; Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: MULLINIKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING
2B); CLARK REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Wathan struck out; Hurdle
was hit by a pitch; Nettles flied out to center; Terrell forced
Hurdle (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Carew struck out; Garr singled to right; Thon
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garr out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; Wilson
stole third; Washington struck out; White homered [Wilson
scored]; McRae popped to second; Porter flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Donohue popped to first; Anderson struck out; R.
Miller singled to center; Mulliniks flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: FERRIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED
FOR WATHAN; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
singled to center; Nettles flied out to center; Terrell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Clark grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baylor struck out; Carew singled to
left; HARRIS RAN FOR CAREW; Garr popped to catcher in foul
territory; Debut game for John Harris; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HARLOW REPLACED
BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Wilson flied out to left; Washington
grounded out (second to first); White doubled to left; McRae
walked; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Thon flied out to center; Donohue grounded out
(pitcher to first); Anderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock lined to shortstop; Hurdle lined to third;
Nettles singled to right; Terrell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller flied out to center; Mulliniks popped to
first in foul territory; Clark grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED R. MILLER (PLAYING LF); CLARK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HARLOW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Wilson popped to first; Washington flied out to center; White
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris
flied out to left; Garr singled to center; Thon walked [Garr to
second]; Donohue struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae reached on an error by Mulliniks; Porter
walked [McRae to second]; LaCock out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [McRae to third, Porter to second]; Hurdle
was walked intentionally; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [McRae scored (unearned), Porter to third, Hurdle to
second]; QUIRK BATTED FOR TERRELL; Quirk popped to shortstop; 1
R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 3B); Anderson struck
out; Davis struck out; Mulliniks was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 9TH: BOTTING REPLACED FERRIS (PITCHING); Wilson flied out
to center; Washington grounded out (second to first); White
tripled to center [White scored (error by Clark)]; Frank
White hit for the cycle; McRae singled to left; Porter
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Clark flied out to center; Harlow was called out on
strikes; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.