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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 22, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 22, 1974 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 22, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 22, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 17,723 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rusty Torres | Center Fielder |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Rico Carty | DH |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
John Ellis | First Baseman |
Joe Lis | Third Baseman |
Leron Lee | Left Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Luis Alvarado | Second Baseman |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 22, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Perry
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Splittorff
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Perry
Solaita hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Splittorff
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Splittorff
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Splittorff
Lis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Perry
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Splittorff
Lee hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Perry
Solaita hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Splittorff
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Splittorff
Spikes hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. Splittorff
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Perry
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Splittorff
Lis hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Splittorff
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Splittorff
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Torres picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Torres. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Perry
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Splittorff
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Perry
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Perry
There goes Brett. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Alvarado applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Splittorff
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Splittorff
Lis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Splittorff
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Splittorff
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Luis Alvarado.
Gamble is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Perry
Remy Hermoso now playing second base.
Healy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Perry
Patek bunts towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Hermoso covering, for the out. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lis fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Splittorff
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Splittorff
Spikes hits a ball on the ground that hits Torres. Torres is out and Spikes is safe at first. There goes Torres trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Perry
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hermoso reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Splittorff
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Splittorff
Lis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Splittorff
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Splittorff
Duncan hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/22/1974 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Torres R, cf 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf 4 1 2 0 Duffy F, ss 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 2 1 1 2 Carty R, dh 4 0 2 0 McRae H, lf 4 1 1 1 Spikes C, rf 4 0 2 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 0 0 Ellis J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Solaita T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lis J, 3b 4 1 3 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lee L, lf 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Duncan D, c 3 0 0 0 Healy F, c 3 0 1 0 Alvarado L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 1 0 0 0 Hermoso R, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 33 1 8 1 Kansas City 000 200 001 -- 3 Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (L) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3 E -- Torres R DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Cleveland 7 2B -- Spikes C, Lis J HR -- Otis A, McRae H, Lis J CS -- Brett G SH -- Patek F T -- 2:07 A -- 17723
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