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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 4, 1979
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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 May 4, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1979 |
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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 | May 4, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 4,056 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Spenn 1B: Don Schirmer 2B: Ted Theilander 3B: Bob Rice |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank White | Second Baseman |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
John Wathan | First Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Dade | Left Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Gary Alexander | DH |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Bo Diaz | Catcher |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 4, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a fly ball into left 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: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
Otis takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Waits
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Gura
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah is hit by the pitch. Dade moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to third for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Waits
Porter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Waits
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gura
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Gura
Alexander hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Alexander reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Gura
Kuiper 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Gura
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dade vs. Gura
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Waits
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Waits
There goes White. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Waits
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Waits
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Gura
There's a wild pitch. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Gura
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Gura
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Waits
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Gura
Kuiper is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gura
Diaz 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, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura juggles the ball. That's an error on Gura. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Gura
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson 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 -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dade. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Waits
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Gura
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Gura
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dade. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Wathan reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Waits
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Gura
Kuiper bunts towards the mound. Gura fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gura
Diaz bunts in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dade vs. Gura
Dade hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Dade reaches second base with a double. Kuiper scores. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veryzer tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Dade moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Pattin
Bonds hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
Horace Speed now playing left field.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Waits
Cowens hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Pattin
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alexander for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Pattin
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Pattin
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Pattin
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuiper tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speed vs. Pattin
Speed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Pattin
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Speed moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Manning vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Monge
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Monge
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hrabosky
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hrabosky
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hrabosky
Alexander 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, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Monge
White hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Monge
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Monge
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hrabosky
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hrabosky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Hrabosky
Diaz hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hrabosky
Veryzer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Monge
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Monge
There goes Cowens. The throw from Diaz and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Monge
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Monge
Porter hits a popup towards the mound. Monge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Monge
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Hrabosky
Speed 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: ---
Harrah vs. Hrabosky
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Hrabosky
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Hrabosky
Thornton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1979 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI White F, 2b 5 1 3 0 Dade P, lf 4 0 2 1 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0 Speed H, lf 2 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 2 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cowens A, rf 5 1 3 1 Manning R, cf 5 0 1 1 McRae H, dh 4 1 1 1 Thornton A, 1b 5 0 2 0 Porter D, c 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, rf 5 0 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 5 0 1 1 Alexander G, dh 5 1 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 0 0 Diaz B, c 3 0 1 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 5 12 5 39 4 13 4 Kansas City 100 001 200 1 -- 5 Cleveland 010 002 100 0 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gura L 5.2 9 3 3 3 0 Pattin M 1.0 3 1 1 2 0 Hrabosky A (W) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Waits R* 7.0 11 4 4 1 5 Monge S (L) 3.0 1 1 0 0 5 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Wilson W, Gura L, Diaz B DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cleveland 15 2B -- Alexander G, White F, McRae H, Wathan J, Dade P, Harrah T HR -- Otis A SB -- White F, Cowens A SH -- Diaz B SF -- Manning R, Veryzer T, McRae H HBP -- by Gura L (Harrah T), by Waits R (Porter D), by Gura L (Kuiper D) WP -- Gura L T -- 3:20 A -- 4056
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