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Lineups and Summary
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 2, 1977 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Hassler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,227 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
| Bob Heise | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Ron Pruitt | Left Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1977
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Eckersley
Poquette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Eckersley
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hassler
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hassler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hassler
Norris hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Hassler
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas juggles the ball. That's an error on Rojas. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Hassler
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Eckersley
There goes Cowens. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Eckersley
Rojas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heise vs. Eckersley
Heise hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hassler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hassler
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas juggles the ball. That's an error on Rojas. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Hassler
Pruitt hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Hassler
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Eckersley
Poquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hassler
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hassler
Kuiper strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hassler
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Eckersley
LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. LaCock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Hassler
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hassler
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hassler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Eckersley
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Eckersley
Heise hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hassler
Thornton hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Hassler
Pruitt strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Hassler
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Eckersley
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pruitt. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Eckersley
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dade throws the ball in to Thornton who tags LaCock trying to return to first, for the out. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hassler
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hassler
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Hassler
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Hassler
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Eckersley
Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Pruitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hassler
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hassler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hassler
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Eckersley
John Wathan pinch hits for Bob Heise.
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Eckersley
There goes White. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Eckersley
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Eckersley
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Hassler
Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Freddie Patek now playing shortstop.
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Hassler
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Fred Kendall.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hassler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hassler
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Eckersley
Ray Fosse now catching.
LaCock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Eckersley
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Eckersley
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hassler
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hassler covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hassler
Norris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Hassler
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1977 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Poquette T, rf 4 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 0
McRae H, lf 4 1 1 0 Norris J, cf 4 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 0 0 0 0 Dade P, rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock P, dh 4 0 2 1 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Cowens A, cf 4 0 2 0 Thornton A, 1b 3 0 0 0
Porter D, c 4 0 0 0 Pruitt R, lf 3 0 0 0
Rojas C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Kendall F, c 2 0 0 0
Heise B, ss 2 0 0 0 Blanks L, ph 1 0 0 0
Wathan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 0 0 0 0
Zdeb J, lf 0 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 30 0 1 0
Kansas City 000 001 000 -- 1
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler A (W) 9.0 1 0 0 0 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (L) 9.0 5 1 1 1 8
E -- Rojas C 2, Bell B
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3
2B -- LaCock P, McRae H
SB -- Cowens A, White F
T -- 2:12
A -- 16227
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