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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 17, 1983
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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 17, 1983 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1983 |
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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 17, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lary Sorensen |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 20,907 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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U L Washington | Shortstop |
John Wathan | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Don Slaught | Catcher |
Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
Dick Howser | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | DH |
Pat Tabler | Left Fielder |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Broderick Perkins | Right Fielder |
Julio Franco | Shortstop |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Mike Ferraro | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 17, 1983
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Sorensen
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Sorensen
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sorensen
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Renko
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Renko
Trillo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Renko
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it 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: ---
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Sorensen
There goes McRae. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Franco applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Sorensen
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Sorensen
There's a wild pitch. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Sorensen
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Renko
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Renko
Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Renko
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Sorensen
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sorensen
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Sorensen
Washington 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Sorensen
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah 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: ---
Perkins vs. Renko
Perkins 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Renko
Franco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Renko
There goes Franco. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Franco steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Renko
Hassey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Renko
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Washington. Franco moves to third. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Renko
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Renko
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
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sorensen
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco 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: ---
Aikens vs. Sorensen
Aikens hits a popup towards short. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Renko
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Renko
Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Renko
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perkins vs. Renko
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sorensen
White hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Sorensen
Slaught hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Slaught reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Sorensen
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Renko
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Renko
There goes Franco. The throw from Slaught and he is out, Washington applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Renko
Hassey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Renko
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Renko
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Sorensen
Washington hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Sorensen
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Perkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sorensen
Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Renko
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Renko
Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabler vs. Renko
Tabler takes first base on ball four. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Renko
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perkins vs. Renko
Perkins takes first base on ball four. Harrah scores. Thornton moves to third. Tabler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Franco vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thornton scores. Tabler moves to third. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hassey vs. Hood
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Sorensen
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis takes first base on ball four. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Sorensen
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Slaught vs. Sorensen
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aikens scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Hood
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Hood
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hood
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Hood
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Spillner
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabler. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Spillner
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spillner. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Spillner
Brett takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Spillner
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Perkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington tags and scores. Wathan tags and moves to third. Brett tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aikens vs. Spillner
Aikens is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Spillner
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Brett scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Anderson
Bud Anderson now pitching.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaught vs. Anderson
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Geronimo vs. Anderson
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Quisenberry
John Wathan now playing first base. Willie Wilson now playing center field. Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Tabler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Quisenberry
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Quisenberry
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Quisenberry
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards second base. White fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Anderson
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco misplays the ball. That's an error on Franco. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Anderson
There goes Washington. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Anderson
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Anderson
Brett takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Anderson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Anderson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Quisenberry
Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassey for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Quisenberry
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Quisenberry
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Quisenberry
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1983 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington U, ss 5 2 2 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Wathan J, lf-1b 5 1 1 1 Trillo M, 2b 5 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 3 2 2 1 Harrah T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Pryor G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Thornton A, dh 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 0 1 Tabler P, lf 3 0 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 2 1 1 0 Thomas G, cf 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Perkins B, rf 3 0 1 1 Otis A, rf 3 0 1 2 Franco J, ss 4 0 3 1 White F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Hassey R, c 2 0 0 0 Slaught D, c 4 0 2 1 Geronimo C, cf-lf 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 10 7 34 2 8 2 Kansas City 000 001 141 -- 7 Cleveland 000 002 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Renko S 5.1 5 2 2 4 1 Hood D (W) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 Quisenberry D 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Sorensen L 6.2 6 2 2 3 2 Spillner D (L) 0.2 2 4 3 2 0 Anderson B 1.2 2 1 0 1 1 E -- Washington U, Spillner D, Franco J DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 3 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Cleveland 10 2B -- Slaught D, Washington U HR -- Brett G SB -- Franco J, Washington U CS -- McRae H, Franco J SF -- McRae H WP -- Sorensen L T -- 3:05 A -- 20907
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