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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 0

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Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 0

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Game Played on Friday, May 20, 1977 (N) at Royals Stadium

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
KC  A    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  x  -   4 12  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Manning cf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Kuiper 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Norris rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Dade dh                       4   0   3   0       0   0       0   0
Grubb lf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Bell 3b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Kendall c                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Bochte 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
Duffy ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Blanks ph,ss                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Eckersley p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Monge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kern p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   0   8   0       1   1      24   5
BATTING - 
2B: Kuiper (2,off Splittorff); Grubb (3,off Splittorff).
GDP: Kendall (3,off Splittorff).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Dade (1,2nd base off Splittorff/Porter).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Poquette rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Zdeb ph,rf                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
McRae lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Mayberry 1b                   3   0   0   0       1   0      12   0
Cowens cf                     4   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Porter c                      4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
LaCock dh                     3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Rojas 3b                      4   0   4   0       0   0       0   3
  Heise pr,3b                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   1
Patek ss                      4   0   1   2       0   0       2   3
White 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   4
Splittorff p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Totals                       35   4  12   4       2   1      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rojas-White-Mayberry.
BATTING - 
2B: McRae (11,off Eckersley).
3B: Cowens (3,off Eckersley); Rojas (1,off Monge).
SH: McRae (1,off Eckersley).
IBB: Mayberry (3,by Eckersley).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Zdeb (1,2nd base off Kern/Kendall).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eckersley L(3-3)              6.1  10   3   3   2   0   0  31
Monge                         1.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   5
Kern                          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        8    12   4   4   2   1   0  38
IBB: Eckersley (7,Mayberry).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Monge 3-0; Kern 1-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Splittorff W(2-4)             9     8   0   0   1   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jerry Neudecker
Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 17532
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals       
1. Manning             cf        Poquette            rf
2. Kuiper              2b        McRae               lf
3. Norris              rf        Mayberry            1b
4. Dade                dh        Cowens              cf
5. Grubb               lf        Porter              c
6. Bell                3b        LaCock              dh
7. Kendall             c         Rojas               3b
8. Bochte              1b        Patek               ss
9. Duffy               ss        White               2b
   Eckersley           p         Splittorff          p

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Kuiper forced Manning
(pitcher to shortstop); Norris forced Kuiper (shortstop to
second); Dade singled to left [Norris to second]; Grubb lined to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; McRae popped to third in
foul territory; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Kendall flied out to
center; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Porter
flied out to left; LaCock singled to left; Rojas singled to left
[LaCock to second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Kuiper doubled to left; Norris
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to center; Poquette popped to third
in foul territory; McRae doubled to left; Mayberry flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade singled to right; Grubb struck out; Dade stole
second; Bell walked; Kendall grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens tripled to left; Porter grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cowens scored]; LaCock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas singled to left; Patek popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bochte flied out to left; Duffy grounded out (third
to first); Manning popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to left; Poquette grounded out
(first unassisted); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Norris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade singled to left; Grubb
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Cowens flied out to
center; Porter singled to right; LaCock walked [Porter to
second]; Rojas singled to left [Porter to third, LaCock to
second]; Patek singled to left [Porter scored, LaCock scored,
Rojas to third, Patek to second (on throw to home)]; White flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
singled to left; Bochte flied out to center; BLANKS BATTED FOR
DUFFY; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Poquette singled
to left; McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Poquette to second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Cowens
singled to left [Poquette to third, Mayberry to second]; MONGE
REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Porter struck out; LaCock forced
Cowens (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
flied out to left; Norris singled to left; Dade popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas tripled to left; HEISE RAN FOR ROJAS; Patek
flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first);
KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb
singled to right [Heise scored]; Zdeb stole second; McRae flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 4.

INDIANS 9TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HEISE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grubb doubled to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Kendall lined to shortstop; Bochte grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals
4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          0   8   0    8
 Royals           4  12   0   10
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