Royals @ Indians
July 31, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 0
Indians 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 0
Indians 4 7 0

Jim Norris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .000 .351
At Bats 0 163
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 17

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 31, 1978
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Single
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Joe Zdeb
Jerry Terrell
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Clint Hurdle
Jim Norris
Bernie Carbo
Gary Alexander
Johnny Grubb

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 8 0 7
Cleveland Indians 4 7 0 4
Winning Pitcher Sid Monge
Losing Pitcher Al Hrabosky
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Norris
Attendance 8,149
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Jim Norris pinch hits for Ted Cox. Norris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Alexander moves to third. Carbo moves to second.

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Bottom 9 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Horace Speed. Carbo takes first base on ball four. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 9 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to second for the out. Grubb moves to third.
Bottom 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning scores. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 9 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Grubb takes first base on ball four. Manning moves to second.
Bottom 9 Joe Zdeb now playing second base. Jerry Terrell now playing third base. Manning bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Joe Zdeb now playing third base. Willie Wilson now playing left field. Clint Hurdle now playing right field. Pete LaCock now playing first base. Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Veryzer reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pete LaCock pinch hits for Steve Braun. LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Hurdle scores.
Top 9 Terrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 9 Sid Monge now pitching. Willie Wilson pinch runs for John Wathan. Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Top 9 Wathan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 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 8 Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. Zdeb scores.
Top 8 Zdeb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Speed who is chasing the ball. Zdeb reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Washington strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Speed. The throw from Porter and he is out, Terrell applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Speed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Braun is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Terrell 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 7 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grubb strikes out.
Bottom 6 Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Veryzer hits a line drive into right field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz moves to third.
Bottom 6 Diaz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Diaz reaches second base with a double. Kuiper scores.
Bottom 6 Kuiper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Kuiper reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zdeb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Speed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Speed reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Alexander hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waits fires to first and has Washington trapped. There's the throw to Veryzer who tags Washington for the out.
Top 5 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Braun strikes out.
Top 5 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Grubb hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manning for the out.
Bottom 4 Veryzer hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Porter. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Veryzer applying the tag.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuiper hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Zdeb is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Speed hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thornton is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Braun strikes out.
Top 2 Terrell hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan moves to second.
Top 2 Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Manning is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Veryzer hits a line drive towards third. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Porter strikes out.
Top 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zdeb moves to second.
Top 1 Zdeb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Washington hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.