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Standings
KCR
@CAL		4
5
DET
@CLE		6
1
MIN
@MIL		6
13
BOS
@NYY		4
6		 
(14)
TEX
@OAK		3
1
CHW
@SEA		10
6
BAL
@TOR		2
6
BAL
@TOR		8
9
LAD
@ATL		3
0
NYM
@CHC		7
2
CIN
@HOU		4
7
PHI
@MON		1
0
STL
@PIT		2
0
STL
@PIT		6
1
SFG
@SDP		9
1
Tuesday, June 27, 1978 7:35PM
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 21,459, Time of Game: 2:55
Royals
4
38-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Angels
5
37-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
W: Tom Griffin (1-3)
L: Steve Mingori (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  1
Angels          0  0  0   1  0  0   4  0  X    5  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .692 -0.140 1.02 0.010 -0.150 -1.3 4 0 SB
Joe Zdeb RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .250 .562 0.029 1.02 0.113 -0.084 0.1 1 0
George Brett 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .849 0.080 0.82 0.110 -0.030 -0.0 0 0 2B
Amos Otis CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .292 .952 -0.043 1.47 0.155 -0.198 0.7 3 0 HR,GDP
Hal McRae DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 .271 .773 0.100 0.45 0.117 -0.017 0.8 HR
Darrell Porter C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .816 -0.068 0.92 0.013 -0.081 -0.4 6 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .734 -0.082 0.82 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 1 3
Clint Hurdle 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .258 .732 0.020 0.49 0.039 -0.019 0.1 4 1
Willie Wilson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .638 0.019 0.94 0.081 -0.062 1.0 4 0 2B,SB
Dennis Leonard P 1
   Steve Mingori P
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 5 5 .257 .836 -0.085 0.91 0.638 -0.723 -0.1 24 4
2B: W Wilson (8, off T Griffin); G Brett (23, off D LaRoche).
HR: H McRae (9, off K Brett; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Otis (11, off K Brett; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: A Otis 5; H McRae 4; G Brett 3; W Wilson 3; D Porter; J Zdeb.
GIDP: A Otis (3).
RBI: A Otis 2 (38); J Zdeb (11); H McRae (35).
2-out RBI: A Otis 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: F White (8).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (23, 2nd base off T Griffin/B Downing); W Wilson (28, 2nd base off K Brett/B Downing).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Landreaux LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .618 0.022 0.91 0.074 -0.052 0.3 4 0
Rick Miller CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .673 -0.062 0.93 0.033 -0.094 -0.5 4 0
Lyman Bostock RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .280 .694 0.105 0.88 0.115 -0.010 0.9 4 0 2B
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 .823 -0.074 1.65 0.071 -0.144 -0.9 SB
Ron Jackson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .316 .816 0.005 1.54 0.105 -0.100 -0.1 2 1
Ron Fairly 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .238 .737 -0.071 1.42 0.047 -0.118 -0.8 4 0
Dave Chalk SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .635 -0.112 1.22 0.000 -0.112 -1.0 1 0
   Tony Solaita PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .648 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Joe Rudi PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 .198 .536 0.615 3.79 0.615 0.000 3.4 HR
   Rance Mulliniks SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .491 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Grich 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .225 .624 0.020 0.98 0.084 -0.064 0.6 2 3 HBP
Brian Downing C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 .647 -0.031 0.78 0.030 -0.061 -0.3 6 0 2B
Ken Brett P
   Tom Griffin P
   Dave LaRoche P
Team Totals 32 5 7 4 5 6 .219 .717 0.417 1.20 1.174 -0.755 1.4 27 4
2B: L Bostock (11, off D Leonard); B Downing (4, off D Leonard).
HR: J Rudi (3, off S Mingori; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: B Grich (4, by D Leonard).
TB: J Rudi 4; L Bostock 2; B Downing 2; D Baylor; R Miller; B Grich; K Landreaux.
RBI: J Rudi 4 (22).
2-out RBI: J Rudi 4.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Jackson-R Fairly.
Baserunning
SB: D Baylor (8, 2nd base off D Leonard/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard 6.2 6 4 4 5 6 0 3.86 33 47 0.164 1.22 1.4
Steve Mingori, BS (1), L (1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.51 5 3 3 -0.580 1.05 -2.8
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 5 6 1 5.62 38 47 3 3 -0.416 0.91 -1.4

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Brett 3 5 4 4 2 1 2 5.80 15 32 -0.259 0.89 -2.6
Tom Griffin, W (1-3) 4 3 0 0 2 3 0 4.11 17 0 0 0.078 0.40 1.8
Dave LaRoche, S (8) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.46 8 0 0 0.265 2.09 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 5 5 2 4.00 40 32 0 0 0.084 1.20 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: D Leonard 2 (6).
HBP: D Leonard (4; B Grich).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 21,459.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         California Angels
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Ken Landreaux LF
2 Joe Zdeb RF 2 Rick Miller CF
3 George Brett 3B 3 Lyman Bostock RF
4 Amos Otis CF 4 Don Baylor DH
5 Hal McRae DH 5 Ron Jackson 3B
6 Darrell Porter C 6 Ron Fairly 1B
7 Frank White 2B 7 Dave Chalk SS
8 Clint Hurdle 1B 8 Bobby Grich 2B
9 Willie Wilson LF 9 Brian Downing C
Dennis Leonard P Ken Brett P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-4 2 123 RRRR CAL J. Rudi S. Mingori 62% 77% Home Run; Bostock Scores; Jackson Scores; Fairly Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- RR KCR A. Otis K. Brett -14% 14% Home Run; Zdeb Scores
t2 0-0 0 --- R KCR H. McRae K. Brett -11% 39% Home Run
t9 4-5 2 -2- O KCR A. Otis D. LaRoche 11% 100% Lineout: CF
t3 1-0 1 -2- R KCR J. Zdeb K. Brett -9% 27% Single to CF; Wilson Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek K. Brett 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Zdeb K. Brett -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett K. Brett -4% 46% Single to LF; Zdeb to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- OO KCR A. Otis K. Brett 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. Landreaux D. Leonard -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O CAL R. Miller D. Leonard -1% 51% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CAL L. Bostock D. Leonard -1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- R KCR H. McRae K. Brett -11% 39% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- O KCR D. Porter K. Brett 2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O KCR F. White K. Brett 1% 42% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle K. Brett 1% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- CAL D. Baylor D. Leonard 4% 47% Single to CF
b2 0-1 0 1-- CAL R. Jackson D. Leonard 3% 50% Baylor Steals 2B
b2 0-1 0 -2- CAL R. Jackson D. Leonard 8% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Baylor to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-3 O CAL R. Fairly D. Leonard -7% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 1-3 O CAL D. Chalk D. Leonard -8% 43% Foul Popfly: 1B
b2 0-1 2 1-3 O CAL B. Grich D. Leonard -5% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Ken Brett facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson K. Brett -3% 34% Single to CF
t3 1-0 0 1-- O KCR F. Patek K. Brett 3% 38% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 1 1-- KCR J. Zdeb K. Brett -2% 36% Wilson Steals 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- R KCR J. Zdeb K. Brett -9% 27% Single to CF; Wilson Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett K. Brett 1% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B; Zdeb to 2B
t3 2-0 2 -2- RR KCR A. Otis K. Brett -14% 14% Home Run; Zdeb Scores
t3 4-0 2 --- KCR H. McRae K. Brett -0% 13% Walk
t3 4-0 2 1-- O KCR D. Porter K. Brett 1% 14% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- O CAL B. Downing D. Leonard -2% 12% Strikeout
b3 0-4 1 --- CAL K. Landreaux D. Leonard 2% 14% Single to CF
b3 0-4 1 1-- CAL R. Miller D. Leonard 3% 18% Single to LF; Landreaux to 2B
b3 0-4 1 12- CAL L. Bostock D. Leonard 4% 22% Wild Pitch; Landreaux to 3B; Miller to 2B
b3 0-4 1 -23 CAL L. Bostock D. Leonard 2% 24% Walk
b3 0-4 1 123 O CAL D. Baylor D. Leonard -7% 17% Strikeout
b3 0-4 2 123 O CAL R. Jackson D. Leonard -6% 11% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
Tom Griffin replaces Ken Brett pitching
t4 4-0 0 --- O KCR F. White T. Griffin 1% 11% Foul Popfly: C
t4 4-0 1 --- KCR C. Hurdle T. Griffin -1% 11% Walk
t4 4-0 1 1-- KCR W. Wilson T. Griffin -3% 8% Double to LF; Hurdle to 3B
t4 4-0 1 -23 O KCR F. Patek T. Griffin 3% 10% Strikeout
t4 4-0 2 -23 O KCR J. Zdeb T. Griffin 2% 12% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
b4 0-4 0 --- O CAL R. Fairly D. Leonard -2% 11% Flyball: LF
b4 0-4 1 --- O CAL D. Chalk D. Leonard -1% 10% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-4 2 --- CAL B. Grich D. Leonard 1% 10% Hit By Pitch
b4 0-4 2 1-- CAL B. Downing D. Leonard 3% 13% Double to CF; Grich to 3B
b4 0-4 2 -23 R CAL K. Landreaux D. Leonard 4% 18% Wild Pitch; Grich Scores; Downing to 3B
b4 1-4 2 --3 CAL K. Landreaux D. Leonard 2% 19% Walk
b4 1-4 2 1-3 O CAL R. Miller D. Leonard -5% 15% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
t5 4-1 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Griffin 1% 16% Lineout: LF
t5 4-1 1 --- KCR A. Otis T. Griffin -1% 14% Single to LF
t5 4-1 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae T. Griffin 1% 16% Lineout: LF
t5 4-1 2 1-- KCR D. Porter T. Griffin -1% 14% Single to RF; Otis to 3B
t5 4-1 2 1-3 O KCR F. White T. Griffin 2% 17% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
b5 1-4 0 --- CAL L. Bostock D. Leonard 7% 23% Double to LF
b5 1-4 0 -2- O CAL D. Baylor D. Leonard -5% 19% Strikeout
b5 1-4 1 -2- O CAL R. Jackson D. Leonard -4% 15% Lineout: SS
b5 1-4 2 -2- O CAL R. Fairly D. Leonard -3% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
t6 4-1 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle T. Griffin 1% 13% Flyball: LF
t6 4-1 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson T. Griffin 1% 14% Lineout: SS
t6 4-1 2 --- KCR F. Patek T. Griffin -1% 13% Walk
t6 4-1 2 1-- KCR J. Zdeb T. Griffin -1% 13% Patek Steals 2B
t6 4-1 2 -2- O KCR J. Zdeb T. Griffin 2% 14% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
b6 1-4 0 --- O CAL D. Chalk D. Leonard -2% 12% Strikeout
b6 1-4 1 --- CAL B. Grich D. Leonard 3% 15% Single to LF
b6 1-4 1 1-- O CAL B. Downing D. Leonard -3% 11% Lineout: RF
b6 1-4 2 1-- O CAL K. Landreaux D. Leonard -2% 9% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Angels' Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
t7 4-1 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Griffin 1% 10% Flyball: CF
t7 4-1 1 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Griffin 1% 11% Flyball: RF
t7 4-1 2 --- O KCR H. McRae T. Griffin 0% 11% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
b7 1-4 0 --- O CAL R. Miller D. Leonard -2% 8% Flyball: CF
b7 1-4 1 --- CAL L. Bostock D. Leonard 3% 11% Walk
b7 1-4 1 1-- O CAL D. Baylor D. Leonard -3% 8% Lineout: LF
b7 1-4 2 1-- CAL R. Jackson D. Leonard 3% 11% Walk; Bostock to 2B
b7 1-4 2 12- CAL R. Fairly D. Leonard 5% 15% Walk; Bostock to 3B; Jackson to 2B
Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Dave Chalk (SS) batting 7th
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Tony Solaita batting 7th
b7 1-4 2 123 RRRR CAL J. Rudi S. Mingori 62% 77% Home Run; Bostock Scores; Jackson Scores; Fairly Scores
b7 5-4 2 --- O CAL B. Grich S. Mingori -1% 76% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Angels' Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
Dave LaRoche replaces Tom Griffin pitching
Rance Mulliniks replaces Joe Rudi (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t8 4-5 0 --- O KCR D. Porter D. LaRoche 5% 81% Popfly: 3B
t8 4-5 1 --- O KCR F. White D. LaRoche 4% 85% Strikeout
t8 4-5 2 --- KCR C. Hurdle D. LaRoche -3% 82% Walk
t8 4-5 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson D. LaRoche 6% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 9-1-2
b8 5-4 0 --- O CAL B. Downing S. Mingori -1% 86% Flyball: LF
b8 5-4 1 --- O CAL K. Landreaux S. Mingori -1% 86% Popfly: SS
b8 5-4 2 --- O CAL R. Miller S. Mingori -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Angels' Dave LaRoche facing 1-2-3
t9 4-5 0 --- O KCR F. Patek D. LaRoche 7% 92% Popfly: 2B
t9 4-5 1 --- O KCR J. Zdeb D. LaRoche 5% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 4-5 2 --- KCR G. Brett D. LaRoche -7% 89% Double to LF
t9 4-5 2 -2- O KCR A. Otis D. LaRoche 11% 100% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 5.

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