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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 1, 1977
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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 July 1, 1977 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 1, 1977 |
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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 | July 1, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 16,460 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Russ Goetz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Hal McRae | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Ron Pruitt | Left Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 1, 1977
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Waits
Patek hits a line drive into right field. Dade 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. Waits
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
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
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Splittorff
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Splittorff
Norris takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dade vs. Splittorff
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to third. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. Norris scores. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards second. White scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Dade moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Pattin
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Waits
Cowens 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Waits
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Waits
Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Waits
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Pattin
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Pattin
Fosse hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Waits
Patek hits a line drive into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Pattin
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Pattin
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Pattin
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Waits
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Waits
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Waits
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Waits
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zdeb moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Pattin
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Pattin
Pruitt strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Waits
There goes White. The throw from Fosse and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Waits
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
There goes McRae. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Norris. Otis reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Fitzmorris
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zdeb vs. Fitzmorris
Zdeb hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Fitzmorris
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Pattin
Fosse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pattin
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Pattin
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Fitzmorris
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pruitt. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Fitzmorris
White hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Fitzmorris
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy. Porter scores. Patek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Fitzmorris
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Fitzmorris
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Fitzmorris
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zdeb vs. Hood
Zdeb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norris. Zdeb reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Hood
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, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Pattin
Bob Heise now playing third base.
Norris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Norris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Pattin
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Hood
Bruce Bochte now playing left field.
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hood
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Hood
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hood
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Pattin
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Andre Thornton.
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Pattin
Bochte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Pattin
Fosse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Buskey
John Lowenstein now playing left field. Bruce Bochte now playing first base. Larvell Blanks now playing second base. Tom Buskey now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Buskey
Cowens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Buskey
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Pattin
Tom Poquette now playing right field.
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Pattin
Blanks hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Pattin
Norris 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, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Zdeb reaches second base with a double. Zdeb is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Monge
Heise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Heise reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Monge
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heise moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Monge
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. White reaches second base with a double. Heise scores. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Monge
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Pattin
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Pattin
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Pattin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Pattin
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/1/1977 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 6 1 0 1 Kuiper D, 2b 3 1 2 0 McRae H, dh 4 2 2 1 Blanks L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 5 3 3 3 Norris J, cf 3 1 1 0 Cowens A, rf 2 0 0 1 Dade P, rf 4 0 2 0 Poquette T, rf 0 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 2 Mayberry J, 1b 5 2 2 1 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Zdeb J, lf 5 1 5 4 Thornton A, 1b 2 0 0 0 Rojas C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Heise B, 3b 1 1 1 0 Pruitt R, lf 2 0 0 0 Porter D, c 5 1 1 0 Bochte B, lf-1b 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 5 1 3 1 Fosse R, c 3 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 12 18 12 31 2 6 2 Kansas City 010 154 001 -- 12 Cleveland 200 000 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P* 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 Pattin M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Waits R (L) 4.1 9 5 5 1 0 Fitzmorris A 1.1 3 6 6 2 0 Hood D 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 Buskey T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Monge S 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st E -- Fosse R, Duffy F DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4 2B -- Otis A, Porter D, Zdeb J 2, Norris J, White F 2, Heise B HR -- Mayberry J, Otis A, Zdeb J SB -- White F, McRae H SF -- Cowens A T -- 2:49 A -- 16460
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