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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1978
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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 2, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1978 |
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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 2, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Freisleben |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,834 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Clint Hurdle | Left Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Jerry Terrell | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Norris | First Baseman |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
Gary Alexander | Catcher |
Bernie Carbo | DH |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Horace Speed | Right Fielder |
Ted Cox | Third Baseman |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 2, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Freisleben
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Freisleben
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Freisleben
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Freisleben
Otis takes first base on ball four. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Freisleben
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LaCock moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hurdle vs. Freisleben
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. LaCock scores. Otis moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Freisleben
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cowens for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris hits a line drive towards first. LaCock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Freisleben
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Freisleben
There goes Washington. The throw from Alexander and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Freisleben
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Freisleben
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Freisleben
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Freisleben
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Veryzer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Leonard
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Leonard
Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Freisleben
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Freisleben
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Freisleben
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Freisleben
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. Porter scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Freisleben
Washington hits a line drive into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Leonard
Speed hits a fly ball towards left. Hurdle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hurdle. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Cox reaches second base with a double. There goes Speed trying to get to third. Otis throws the ball in to Washington, who relays the ball to Braun who tags Speed for the out. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Leonard
There goes Norris. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Norris steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Freisleben
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
Braun bunts towards the mound. Hood fields it and throws to first for the out. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hood
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Hood
John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Wathan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Hood
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Speed 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: ---
Alexander vs. Leonard
John Wathan now playing first base.
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Leonard
Carbo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Carbo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Leonard
Speed hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Hood
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Hood
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hood
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Hood
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terrell vs. Reuschel
Paul Reuschel now pitching.
There goes Washington. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terrell vs. Reuschel
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Reuschel
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reuschel
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Reuschel
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Leonard
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Leonard
Carbo bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. Alexander scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speed vs. Leonard
Speed takes first base on ball four. Veryzer moves to third. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Veryzer scores. Kuiper moves to third. Speed moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuiper tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Manning hits a line drive towards first. Wathan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Reuschel
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Reuschel
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Reuschel
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Reuschel
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Mingori
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Mingori
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Mingori
Carbo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Reuschel
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Reuschel
Terrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Reuschel
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Mingori
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Mingori
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Mingori
Speed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Reuschel
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Reuschel
Randy Bass pinch hits for John Wathan.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norris scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Reuschel
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1978 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Braun S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Norris J, 1b 2 0 0 1 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 2 1 1 0 Grubb J, lf 4 1 1 1 Wathan J, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Alexander G, c 3 1 0 0 Bass R, ph 1 0 0 0 Carbo B, dh 3 1 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 4 1 2 1 Porter D, c 3 1 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Hurdle C, lf 2 0 1 1 Speed H, rf 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 1 Cox T, 3b 2 0 1 1 Washington U, ss 4 0 2 0 Terrell J, 2b 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 8 2 28 5 6 5 Kansas City 101 000 000 -- 2 Cleveland 000 104 00x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 5.2 6 5 5 4 2 Mingori S 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Freisleben D* 3.0 6 2 2 4 1 Hood D 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 Reuschel P (W) 4.1 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 4th E -- Hurdle C LOB -- Kansas City 11, Cleveland 6 2B -- Cox T, Carbo B, Veryzer T HR -- Grubb J SB -- Norris J, Washington U CS -- Washington U SH -- Braun S, Carbo B, Cox T SF -- Norris J T -- 2:33 A -- 7834
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