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June 22, 1979

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Royals 8 13 0
Angels 1 7 1
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Royals 8 13 0
Angels 4 8 1

Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .350
OBP .333 .409
At Bats 3 234
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 37

Rich Gale Season Stats

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5 5 0
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Anaheim Stadium - June 22, 1979
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Home Run
Rich Gale
Darrell Porter
George Scott
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Brian Downing
Willie Aikens
Carney Lansford
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Downing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Aikens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lansford takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Porter takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second.
Top 8 Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Top 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Top 8 There goes Wilson. The throw from Donohue and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields the ball and throws to Barlow covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 7 Donohue hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harlow strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grich takes first base on ball four. Downing moves to second.
Bottom 7 Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaCock moves to third.
Top 7 Otis takes first base on ball four. LaCock moves to second.
Top 7 The ball gets by Donohue for a passed ball. Scott scores.
Top 7 Mike Barlow now pitching. LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Porter scores. Scott moves to third.
Top 7 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Cowens moves to third. Porter moves to second.
Top 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields it and throws to home to get Brett. Cowens moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brett moves to third.
Top 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Aikens 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 6 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter scores.
Top 6 Scott strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Porter moves to third.
Top 6 Porter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harlow. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 5 Donohue strikes out.
Top 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Brett is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Patek bunts towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. White moves to second.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock scores. Otis moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. LaCock moves to second.
Top 5 LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Harlow 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 4 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Aikens moves to second.
Bottom 4 Downing strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scott strikes out.
Top 4 Porter strikes out.
Top 4 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 3 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Lansford. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Lansford steals second.
Bottom 3 Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Donohue strikes out.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Harlow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Grich trying to get to home. Wilson throws the ball in to Porter who tags Grich, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 2 Grich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Grich reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Downing is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Aikens strikes out.
Top 2 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 LaCock strikes out.
Top 2 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Porter strikes out.
Top 1 Cowens strikes out.
Top 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.