Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Waits
  
  Patek hits a line drive into right 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: ---
  McRae vs. Waits
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Waits
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Splittorff
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Norris vs. Splittorff
  
  Norris takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dade vs. Splittorff
  
  Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to third. Norris moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Carty vs. Splittorff
  
  Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. Norris scores. Dade moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Marty Pattin now pitching.
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards second. White scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Dade moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Thornton vs. Pattin
  
  Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Waits
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Waits
  
  Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zdeb vs. Waits
  
  Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Waits
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Waits
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pruitt vs. Pattin
  
  Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Pattin
  
  Fosse hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Pattin
  
  Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Waits
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Waits
  
  Patek hits a line drive into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Waits
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Pattin
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Norris vs. Pattin
  
  Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Pattin
  
  Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Waits
  
  Otis hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Waits
  
  Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Waits
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zdeb vs. Waits
  
  Zdeb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Waits
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zdeb moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Porter vs. Waits
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carty vs. Pattin
  
  Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thornton vs. Pattin
  
  Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pruitt vs. Pattin
  
  Pruitt strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Waits
  
  White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Waits
  
  There goes White. The throw from Fosse and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Patek vs. Waits
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McRae vs. Waits
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Waits
  
  There goes McRae. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Waits
  
  Otis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Norris. Otis reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cowens vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
  
  Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mayberry vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Zdeb vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Zdeb hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Pattin
  
  Fosse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Pattin
  
  Duffy strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Pattin
  
  Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pruitt. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Fitzmorris
  
  White hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Porter moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Patek vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy. Porter scores. Patek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cowens vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 10 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Hood
  
  Don Hood now pitching.
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 10 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Zdeb vs. Hood
  
  Zdeb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norris. Zdeb reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rojas vs. Hood
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Pattin
  
  Bob Heise now playing third base.
  
  Norris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Norris reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dade vs. Pattin
  
  Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carty vs. Pattin
  
  Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norris moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Hood
  
  Bruce Bochte now playing left field.
  
  Porter is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hood
  
  White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. White reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Hood
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Hood
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Pattin
  
  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Andre Thornton.
  
  Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bochte vs. Pattin
  
  Bochte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Pattin
  
  Fosse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Buskey
  
  John Lowenstein now playing left field. Bruce Bochte now playing first base. Larvell Blanks now playing second base. Tom Buskey now pitching.
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Buskey
  
  Cowens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Buskey
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Pattin
  
  Tom Poquette now playing right field.
  
  Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanks vs. Pattin
  
  Blanks hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norris vs. Pattin
  
  Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zdeb vs. Monge
  
  Sid Monge now pitching.
  
  Zdeb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Zdeb reaches second base with a double. Zdeb is thrown out after the base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Monge
  
  Heise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Heise reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Monge
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heise moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  White vs. Monge
  
  White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. White reaches second base with a double. Heise scores. View Play 
• Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Monge
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dade vs. Pattin
  
  Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carty vs. Pattin
  
  Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 12 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowenstein vs. Pattin
  
  Lowenstein strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/1/1977 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           6  1  0  1   Kuiper D, 2b          3  1  2  0   
McRae H, dh           4  2  2  1   Blanks L, 2b          1  0  0  0   
Otis A, cf            5  3  3  3   Norris J, cf          3  1  1  0   
Cowens A, rf          2  0  0  1   Dade P, rf            4  0  2  0   
Poquette T, rf        0  0  0  0   Carty R, dh           4  0  1  2   
Mayberry J, 1b        5  2  2  1   Bell B, 3b            3  0  0  0   
Zdeb J, lf            5  1  5  4   Thornton A, 1b        2  0  0  0   
Rojas C, 3b           4  0  1  0   Lowenstein J, ph-lf   2  0  0  0   
Heise B, 3b           1  1  1  0   Pruitt R, lf          2  0  0  0   
Porter D, c           5  1  1  0   Bochte B, lf-1b       1  0  0  0   
White F, 2b           5  1  3  1   Fosse R, c            3  0  0  0   
                                   Duffy F, ss           3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 12 18 12                        31  2  6  2

Kansas City      010 154 001 -- 12
Cleveland        200 000 000 --  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Splittorff P*         0.0  3  2  2  1  0
Pattin M (W)          9.0  3  0  0  1  3

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Waits R (L)           4.1  9  5  5  1  0
Fitzmorris A          1.1  3  6  6  2  0
Hood D                1.1  3  0  0  0  1
Buskey T              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Monge S               1.0  3  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st

E -- Fosse R, Duffy F
DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4
2B -- Otis A, Porter D, Zdeb J 2, Norris J, White F 2, Heise B
HR -- Mayberry J, Otis A, Zdeb J
SB -- White F, McRae H
SF -- Cowens A
T -- 2:49
A -- 16460

    

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