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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 20, 1976
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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 June 20, 1976 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 20, 1976 |
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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 | June 20, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Littell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 13,295 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
John Wathan | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Orlando Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 20, 1976
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Brown
Nelson 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. Brown
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy 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: ---
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Littell
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Littell
Manning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Manning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Littell
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Littell
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Brown
McRae is hit by the pitch. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Brown
Poquette is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens 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: 12-
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it 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: ---
Hendrick vs. Littell
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Littell
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fosse vs. Littell
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Littell
Duffy bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuiper vs. Littell
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Fosse scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Littell
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Littell
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Littell
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Brown
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Brown
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Brown
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Littell
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Littell
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrick vs. Littell
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Littell
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Bell reaches second base with a double. Carty scores. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fosse vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Bell scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Mingori
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Mingori
Kuiper bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Fosse moves to third. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Mingori
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Fosse scores. Duffy scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Mingori
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Mingori
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Brown
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Brown
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. Poquette moves to third. Cowens moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Brown
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Poquette scores. Cowens moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Brown
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Patek scores. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Buskey
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nelson moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Buskey
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Nelson scores. Otis moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Bibby
Jim Bibby now pitching.
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Bibby
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Bibby
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Mingori
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Mingori
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mingori
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Mingori
Fosse is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Bibby
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bibby
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Bibby
There goes Otis. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Bibby
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Mingori
Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Mingori
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mingori
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Mingori
Manning hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bibby
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Bibby
There goes Poquette. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Poquette steals second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Bibby
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Mingori
Charlie Spikes pinch hits for John Lowenstein.
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Mingori
Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Carty reaches second base with a double. Spikes moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fosse vs. Pattin
Fosse bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to second for the out. Spikes scores. Carty moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duffy vs. Pattin
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Bibby
Charlie Spikes now playing right field.
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Bibby
Wathan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bibby
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Pattin
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pattin
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Pattin
Manning hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Pattin
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
There goes Otis. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Hood
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Hood
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hood
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Pattin
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Pattin
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Thomas
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Stan Thomas now pitching. Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jim Wohlford.
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Thomas
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Thomas
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/20/1976 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 1 2 2 Gonzalez O, 1b 5 0 3 2 Otis A, cf 2 1 1 1 Manning R, cf 5 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0 Lowenstein J, rf 2 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Spikes C, ph-rf 2 1 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 1 0 1 Carty R, dh 5 2 3 1 Poquette T, lf 4 1 2 0 Hendrick G, lf 4 2 2 1 Wohlford J, ph 0 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 4 2 2 4 Cowens A, rf 5 1 2 1 Duffy F, ss 3 1 1 0 Patek F, ss 5 1 1 1 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 1 2 Wathan J, c 4 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 12 8 37 11 15 11 Kansas City 000 800 000 -- 8 Cleveland 036 001 01x -- 11 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Littell M (L)* 2.0 7 7 7 2 3 Mingori S+ 3.0 6 3 2 0 2 Pattin M 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Brown J# 3.0 8 6 5 1 2 Buskey T** 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 Bibby J (W)++ 4.0 2 0 0 2 4 Hood D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Thomas S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th # Pitched to 6 batters in 4th ** Pitched to 3 batters in 4th ++ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Bell B, Brett G DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Cleveland 8 2B -- Manning R, Bell B, Gonzalez O, Carty R HR -- Carty R SB -- Gonzalez O, Otis A 2, Poquette T SH -- Duffy F, Kuiper D, Fosse R SF -- McRae H HBP -- by Brown J (McRae H) T -- 3:16 A -- 13295
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