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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 9, 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 9, 1975 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 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 9, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 25,374 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Dave Phillips |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Al Cowens | Right 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 9, 1975
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Eckersley
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Eckersley
Rojas hits a fly ball 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: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis 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
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Leonard
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae 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: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Leonard
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball 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: ---
Solaita vs. Eckersley
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Eckersley
Stinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Eckersley
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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Leonard
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Leonard
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 -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Leonard
Duffy hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Eckersley
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Leonard
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Leonard
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Eckersley
Solaita hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Eckersley
There goes Cowens. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Eckersley
Stinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer catches it and throws to second with Duffy covering, to double up Cowens. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Leonard
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duffy vs. Leonard
There goes Brohamer. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Brohamer steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duffy vs. Leonard
Duffy strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Eckersley
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Eckersley
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Eckersley
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Eckersley
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Leonard
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Leonard
Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Leonard
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Eckersley
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Eckersley
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Eckersley
There's a wild pitch. Stinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Eckersley
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Bibby
Jim Bibby now pitching.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Stinson scores. Patek moves to third. Rojas moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manning throws the ball in to Duffy who tags Otis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Patek scores. Rojas scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. McDaniel
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McDaniel
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. McDaniel
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Buddy Bell.
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. McDaniel
Powell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bibby
Ed Crosby now playing third base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first, with Bibby covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Waits
Jim Wohlford pinch runs for Hal McRae. Rick Waits now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Waits
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Beene
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Tony Solaita. Fred Beene now pitching.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Wohlford moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Beene
Cowens hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. Beene
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Bob Stinson.
Pinson 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
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. McDaniel
Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Buck Martinez now catching.
Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. McDaniel
Don Hood pinch runs for Rico Carty.
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. Hood moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Ellis 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, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brohamer vs. Bird
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Beene
Patek hits a fly ball towards left. Gamble settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gamble. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Beene
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Beene
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. There goes Otis trying to get to third. Manning throws the ball in to Crosby, who tags Otis for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. LaRoche
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. LaRoche
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Bird
Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Bird
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Bird
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Bird
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1975 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 2 0 0 Manning R, cf 5 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 1 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 3 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 3 2 Lowenstein J, pr 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 2 1 Crosby E, 3b 1 0 0 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 2 1 Hendrick G, rf 4 1 0 0 Wohlford J, pr-lf 1 0 1 0 Powell B, 1b 4 1 1 3 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 1 2 1 Solaita T, dh 2 1 1 1 Hood D, pr 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, ph 0 0 0 0 Gamble O, lf 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0 Ellis J, c 4 0 1 0 Stinson B, c 3 1 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Pinson V, ph 1 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 Martinez B, c 0 0 0 0 Spikes C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 9 5 37 4 11 4 Kansas City 000 011 301 -- 6 Cleveland 000 004 000 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D 5.2 8 4 4 2 4 McDaniel L (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 Bird D (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D 6.2 5 4 2 3 3 Bibby J (L) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 Waits R* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Beene F 1.0 0 1 0 2 1 LaRoche D 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Otis A, Bell B 2, Gamble O DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Cleveland 8 2B -- Carty R HR -- Solaita T, Powell B, Carty R SB -- Cowens A, Brohamer J WP -- Eckersley D, Waits R T -- 3:20 A -- 25374
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