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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3

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Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3

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Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  8  0
CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  7  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Washington ss                 4   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
Zdeb rf,3b,2b                 4   1   3   0       0   1       2   0
Cowens dh                     3   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
Otis cf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       4   0
Porter c                      4   0   2   0       0   1       4   1
Wathan 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       9   0
  Wilson pr,lf                0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hurdle lf,rf                  3   1   1   0       1   1       1   0
Terrell 2b,3b                 4   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Braun 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
  LaCock ph,1b                1   0   1   2       0   0       0   0
Gura p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Hrabosky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bird p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3       5   7      26   8
BATTING - 
3B: Zdeb (2,off Waits).
GDP: Otis (7,off Waits).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wilson (33,3rd base off Monge/Diaz); Hurdle (1,2nd base off Monge/Diaz).
CS: Porter (4,2nd base by Waits/Diaz); Washington (4,2nd base by Waits/Diaz).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Veryzer ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Manning cf                    2   1   0   1       0   1       1   0
Grubb lf                      3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Thornton 1b                   4   0   1   1       0   1       7   1
Alexander dh                  4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Speed rf                      3   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
  Carbo ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Cox 3b                        3   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Norris ph                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Kuiper 2b                     3   1   1   0       0   0       5   4
Diaz c                        3   1   1   1       0   0       7   1
Waits p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Monge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4   7   4       2   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cox-Kuiper-Thornton.
BATTING - 
2B: Speed (2,off Gura); Kuiper (13,off Gura); Diaz (4,off Gura); Veryzer (12,off
Gura).
SH: Manning (6,off Gura).
SF: Manning (3,off Gura).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Speed (2,2nd base by Gura/Porter).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gura                          8.1   5   3   3   0   4   0  29
Hrabosky L(4-4)               0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1
Bird                          0.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        8.2   7   4   4   2   4   0  34
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 1-0; Bird 2-2.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Waits                         8.1   7   2   2   4   7   0  33
Monge W(3-1)                  0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   3   5   7   0  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Monge 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 8149
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Cleveland Indians        
1. Washington          ss        Veryzer             ss
2. Zdeb                rf        Manning             cf
3. Cowens              dh        Grubb               lf
4. Otis                cf        Thornton            1b
5. Porter              c         Alexander           dh
6. Wathan              1b        Speed               rf
7. Hurdle              lf        Cox                 3b
8. Terrell             2b        Kuiper              2b
9. Braun               3b        Diaz                c
   Gura                p         Waits               p

ROYALS 1ST: Washington popped to first; Zdeb singled to center;
Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Zdeb to second]; Otis
walked; Porter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Veryzer lined to third; Manning was called out on
strikes; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan singled to center; Hurdle singled to left
[Wathan to second]; Terrell lined to shortstop; Braun struck
out; Washington forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton was called out on strikes; Alexander
struck out; Speed flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Zdeb was called out on strikes; Cowens walked; Otis
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cowens
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cox popped to second; Kuiper popped to shortstop;
Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter singled to right; Porter was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Wathan flied out to left; Hurdle
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer popped to first; Manning grounded out
(first unassisted); Grubb popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Braun struck
out; Washington walked; Washington was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton flied out to left; Alexander popped to
first; Speed doubled to left; Cox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Zdeb singled to center; Cowens flied out to right;
Otis forced Zdeb (pitcher to second); Porter singled to center
[Otis to second]; Wathan forced Porter (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper doubled to right; Diaz doubled to left
[Kuiper scored]; Veryzer lined to right [Diaz to third]; Manning
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Diaz scored]; Grubb struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle struck out; Terrell grounded out (second to
first); Braun was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander grounded
out (second to first); Speed singled to left; Speed was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington struck out; Zdeb tripled to right; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Zdeb scored]; Otis flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Cox lined to shortstop; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); Diaz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Wathan
walked; MONGE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR WATHAN;
Hurdle walked [Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third and Hurdle
stole second; Terrell popped to second; LACOCK BATTED FOR BRAUN;
LaCock singled to left [Wilson scored, Hurdle scored];
Washington flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: ZDEB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); WILSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Veryzer doubled to left;
ZDEB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Manning reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Veryzer out at third (pitcher to third)];
HRABOSKY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Grubb walked [Manning to
second]; BIRD REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Thornton singled to
left [Manning scored, Grubb to second]; Alexander forced
Thornton (third to second) [Grubb to third]; CARBO BATTED FOR
SPEED; Carbo walked [Alexander to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR
COX; Norris singled to right [Grubb scored, Alexander to third,
Carbo to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           3   8   0    7
 Indians          4   7   0    4
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