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September 8, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 9 12 0
Angels 7 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 9 12 0
Angels 7 11 1

Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .265
OBP .500 .358
At Bats 3 340
Hits 1 90
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 44
RBI’s 0 38

Al Hrabosky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 18
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Anaheim Stadium - September 8, 1978
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Single
Al Hrabosky
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
George Brett
Jerry Terrell
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Brian Downing
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hrabosky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Rudi hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores.
Top 9 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 9 There goes Otis. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Baylor hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bostock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Lansford takes first base on ball four. Grich moves to second.
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Miller strikes out.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 John Wathan now playing first base. Grich takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Porter strikes out.
Top 8 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wilson moves to third. McRae moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 McRae is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There goes Wilson. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields the ball and throws to LaRoche covering. Safe. Cowens scores. Terrell scores.
Top 8 Terrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Cowens moves to third. Terrell moves to second.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Cowens is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Brett bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Porter scores.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Porter reaches second base with a double. Wathan moves to third.
Top 8 Dave LaRoche now pitching. John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Downing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.