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September 8, 1978

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Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Angels 4 9 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Angels 4 9 1

Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .265
OBP .667 .359
At Bats 2 339
Hits 1 90
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 44
RBI’s 0 38

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 1
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Anaheim Stadium - September 8, 1978
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Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Jerry Terrell
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Brian Downing
Ron Jackson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Downing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Baylor trying to get to third. Wilson throws the ball in to Brett, who tags Baylor for the out.
Bottom 7 Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bostock tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Baylor bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bostock moves to third.
Bottom 7 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Bostock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Bostock reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Steve Braun. There goes Wilson. The throw from Downing and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 7 Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Terrell hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grich tags and scores. Anderson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Downing scores. Grich moves to third.
Bottom 6 Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 6 Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Top 6 Dyar Miller now pitching. There goes Otis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Porter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bostock. LaCock reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rudi strikes out.
Bottom 5 Baylor takes first base on ball four. Bostock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bostock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Miller bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 5 Cowens hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grich strikes out.
Bottom 4 Downing takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rudi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Baylor hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grich scores.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grich takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Otis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 2 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Baylor hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lansford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Porter strikes out.
Top 1 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Top 1 Braun hits a line drive towards short. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.