Angels avenge the regular season 4-game butt kicking they received
from the Royals with a shocking 3 games to 1 win of their LDS series.
All 4 games we extremely close from the 1st pitch of Game 1 to the last
pitch of Game 4.
The Amazing Kreskin has convinced the KOD15 Angels that they are
the 1969 Mets. Of course, the '69 Mets never had to face the KOD15
Even-more-amazing Yankees. So we haven't started making any plans for a ticker tape parade through Disneyland. --submitted by Douglas Zaner--
GAME 1 - Wright vs LeonardRoyals 3, Angels 2
The opener featured a great pitcher's duel between Clyde Wright and Dennis Leonard. KC jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the home half of the first. Hal McRae singled home Frank White and Amos Otis scored on a George Brett ground out to get things started. Al Cowens would single home McRae, who led off the 4th with a double, to make it 3-1. California made it a 1 run ball game in the top of the 6th and nearly took the lead as Don Baylor's shot to left took Piniella back to the wall. Ken "F-Troop" Berry easily tagged and scored. Roger Nelson closed it out in the 9th, but it wasn't easy. Jerry Remy led off the top of the 9th with a single and was bunted over to second. Any Etchebarren singled sharply just out of the reach of a diving Frank White at second. Remy headed for home but was pegged by a beautiful one hop throw by Al Cowens. Jim Spencer lifted a weak fly to center to end it.
Royals lead series 1-0
GAME 2 - Tanana vs Busby
Angels 3, Royals 0
California chipped away at Busby by posted solo runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 7th innings. The Royals never solved the mystery of the left handed flame thrower, as Frank Tanana fanned 6 en route to a 2 hit complete game shutout. Jerry Remy, atoning for his getting thrown out at the plate in game 1, went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored.
Series tied 1-1
GAME 3 - Drago vs Messersmith
Angels 6, Royals 3
Andy Messersmith went the distance while battling his control. Lucky for him Dick Drago was having a hard time with California's bats. Bobby Valentine, hitting in the 9th spot went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Leadoff hitter Mickey Rivers was also 3 for 4. Both pesky tablesetters were in the right place at the right time for Bobby Grich who delivered 4 RBI's on the day with 2 key hits.
Angels lead series 2-1
GAME 4 - Splittorff vs May
Andy Messersmith went the distance while battling his control. Lucky for him Dick Drago was having a hard time with California's bats. Bobby Valentine, hitting in the 9th spot went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Leadoff hitter Mickey Rivers was also 3 for 4. Both pesky tablesetters were in the right place at the right time for Bobby Grich who delivered 4 RBI's on the day with 2 key hits.
Angels lead series 2-1
GAME 4 - Splittorff vs May
Angels 4, Royals 3
Both starters barely qualified for what MLB quantifies as a quality start. Neither saw action past the 6th inning as the game would be decided by each team's respective pens. California's pen (Hartzell and La Roche) bested KC's pen (Gura and Pattin). Heading into the bottom of the 6th the Royals had a tenuous 3-2 lead. Jim Spencer's 2 run pinch hit triple reversed California's fortune by giving his team a 4-3 lead. Hartzell and LaRoche, who notched the save, gave up just 2 hits over the final 3 innings as the Halos clinched the series.
Angels win series 3-1
Both starters barely qualified for what MLB quantifies as a quality start. Neither saw action past the 6th inning as the game would be decided by each team's respective pens. California's pen (Hartzell and La Roche) bested KC's pen (Gura and Pattin). Heading into the bottom of the 6th the Royals had a tenuous 3-2 lead. Jim Spencer's 2 run pinch hit triple reversed California's fortune by giving his team a 4-3 lead. Hartzell and LaRoche, who notched the save, gave up just 2 hits over the final 3 innings as the Halos clinched the series.
Angels win series 3-1
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