The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels, 4 to 3, on July 4, 1978.

Final

Angels

42-38

3

Royals

40-39

4

CAL

KCR

1

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

0

5

0

1

6

0

7

0

8

1

9

2

1

R

3

4

H

5

9

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

CAL

KCR

Clint Hurdle grounded out; Darrell Porter scored.

0

1

Bottom 5th

CAL

KCR

Sacrifice fly by Freddie Patek; Clint Hurdle scored.

0

2

Top 8th

CAL

KCR

Home run by Joe Rudi.

1

2

Bottom 8th

CAL

KCR

Home run by Ralph LaCock.

1

3

Top 9th

CAL

KCR

Home run by Don Baylor; Lyman Bostock scored.

3

Bottom 9th

CAL

KCR

Single by Clint Hurdle; George Brett scored.

3

4

Angels

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Rick Miller CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Chalk 2B,SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lyman Bostock RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Don Baylor DH	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	4
Ron Jackson 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Fairly 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
Joe Rudi LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
Brian Downing C	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Anderson SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Solaita PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Machemer PR,2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	3	5	3	2	2	3	1	11

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dave Frost	8.0	7	3	3	0	5	1
Paul Hartzell (L)	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Dave LaRoche	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.1	9	4	4	1	5	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Frank White 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Amos Otis CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
George Brett 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Darrell Porter C	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2
Hal McRae DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle RF	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
Ralph LaCock 1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
Freddie Patek SS	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
Tom Poquette LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Wilson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	4	9	4	1	1	5	1	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Rich Gale (W)	9.0	5	3	2	2	3	2
Totals	9.0	5	3	2	2	3	2

Explore

More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Perez

RBI

25

Perez

AVG

.344

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Lugo

K

37

Ragans

ERA

1.66

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

7th

R

127

10th

SO

197

27th

ERA

3.01

3rd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	18	8	.692
Royals	17	10	.630	1.5
Tigers	14	12	.538	4.0
Twins	12	13	.480	5.5
White Sox	4	22	.154	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	KCR	@	DET	6:10 PM
Sun 4/28	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Tue 4/30	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Wed 5/1	KCR	@	TOR	3:07 PM

Last Game

Tigers

14-12

0

Final

8

Royals

17-10

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0