Indians @ Royals
April 14, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 7 2
Royals 3 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 7 2
Royals 3 8 1

Jim Norris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 1
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Doug Bird Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Royals Stadium - April 14, 1978
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Out
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Tom Poquette
Jim Norris
Buddy Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 1 7 2 8
Kansas City Royals 3 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Rick Wise
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Hal McRae
Attendance 17,526
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Norris pinch hits for Bo Diaz. Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pete LaCock now playing first base. Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Porter is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards second. White scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Bird Kuiper moves to second.
Top 8 Grubb strikes out.
Top 8 Steve Mingori now pitching. Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle juggles the ball. That's an error on Hurdle.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Manning. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Manning steals third.
Top 7 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second.
Top 7 Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hurdle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise throws to second for one, and Blanks throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuiper.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Dade moves to second.
Top 5 Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Top 5 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Splittorff, and towards White, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Top 5 Manning is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 White is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a line drive towards short. Blanks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Porter goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horton strikes out.
Top 4 Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Grubb moves to third.
Top 4 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dade hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Dade reaches second base with a double. Poquette throws the ball in to Brett who tags Dade trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Manning hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Patek. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to home to get Otis. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grubb strikes out.
Top 1 Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.