Royals @ Indians
August 18, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 10 0
Indians 0 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 10 0
Indians 0 4 2

Buddy Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .294
OBP .000 .358
At Bats 3 435
Hits 0 128
• Singles 0 94
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 56

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 10 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 18, 1977
Out
Dennis Leonard
Darrell Porter
John Mayberry
Frank White
Cookie Rojas
Bob Heise
Tom Poquette
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Buddy Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 10 0 7
Cleveland Indians 0 4 2 3
Winning Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Losing Pitcher Wayne Garland
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hal McRae
Attendance 6,692
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Al Cowens now playing right field. Tom Poquette now playing left field. Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McRae hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White catches it and throws to second with Heise covering, to double up Spikes.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Spikes moves to second.
Bottom 8 Spikes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Blanks strikes out.
Top 8 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bochte for the out.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Carty reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 7 Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes McRae. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heise strikes out.
Top 6 White strikes out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bochte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Carty hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a line drive for a double play.
Top 5 Lahoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes. Lahoud reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kuiper is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Norris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norris. McRae reaches second base with a double. There goes Heise trying to get to home. Norris throws the ball in to Blanks who relays the ball to Kendall, who tags Heise, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 4 Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Heise hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores.
Top 4 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spikes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Blanks strikes out.
Top 3 Otis hits a line drive towards first. Thornton catches it and steps on first to double up Mayberry.
Top 3 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lahoud strikes out.
Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thornton. White scores. Heise moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Heise hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rojas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Norris strikes out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Garland covering, for the out.
Top 1 Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Spikes chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Blanks. Blanks fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Blanks. Poquette scores. McRae moves all the way to home.
Top 1 Poquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes. Poquette reaches second base with a double.