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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1975
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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 8, 1975 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1975 |
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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 8, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roric Harrison |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 14,575 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
Bob Stinson | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
John Ellis | Catcher |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1975
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Harrison
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Harrison
Rojas hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Harrison
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Pattin
Manning 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: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Pattin
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Harrison
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Harrison
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Harrison
Solaita hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Harrison
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Duffy fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Pattin
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Powell scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Pattin
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Harrison
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Harrison
Harrison fires to first and has Cowens trapped. There's the throw to Duffy who tags Cowens for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Harrison
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Harrison
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pattin
Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Pattin
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Pattin
Hendrick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Harrison
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Harrison
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Harrison
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Powell scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Pattin
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Pattin
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Harrison
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Harrison
Solaita hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Harrison
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Harrison
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pattin
Duffy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Pattin
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to home to get Duffy. Manning moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Pattin
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Pattin
There goes Bell. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Harrison
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Harrison
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Harrison
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Pattin
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Pattin
Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Harrison
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Harrison
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Harrison covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Harrison
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pattin
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Pattin
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Pattin
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Harrison
Solaita hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Harrison
Rodney Scott pinch runs for Tony Solaita.
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Harrison
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stinson vs. Harrison
Stinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Harrison
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Patek reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. Cowens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Harrison
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Pattin
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Bird
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Rico Carty. Doug Bird now pitching.
Gamble hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Bird
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Bird
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Harrison
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Harrison
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Harrison
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching. Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Rodney Scott.
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. LaRoche
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Vada Pinson.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. LaRoche
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1975 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 1 2 Manning R, cf 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Powell B, 1b 3 2 1 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 2 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0 Solaita T, dh 3 0 2 0 Lowenstein J, pr 0 1 0 0 Scott R, pr 0 0 0 0 Gamble O, lf 3 1 2 3 Killebrew H, ph 1 0 0 0 Ellis J, c 4 0 1 1 Pinson V, rf 3 1 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 Cowens A, cf 4 1 2 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 3 32 4 8 4 Kansas City 000 000 021 -- 3 Cleveland 010 100 02x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (L) 7.1 7 3 3 3 4 Bird D 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Harrison R (W) 8.1 9 3 3 0 4 LaRoche D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Bell B DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Cleveland 7 2B -- Gamble O, Patek F, McRae H HR -- Gamble O, Mayberry J SB -- Bell B CS -- Cowens A T -- 2:31 A -- 14575
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