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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 8, 1978
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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 April 8, 1978 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Garland |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,433 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Dale Ford |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Right Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Ron Pruitt | Catcher |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 8, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garland
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Garland
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Garland
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Dade picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dade. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Garland
There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Garland
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Garland
There goes Cowens. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hurdle vs. Garland
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Manning 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: ---
Dade vs. Leonard
Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Leonard
Thornton takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanks vs. Leonard
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Thornton scores. Horton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bell reaches second base with a double. Horton scores. Blanks goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Garland
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Garland
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Garland
Patek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garland
White hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garland
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Garland
There goes Wilson. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Garland
McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Garland
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Leonard
Pruitt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Leonard
Dade hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Leonard
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Garland
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Garland
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. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Garland
Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Leonard
Blanks hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manning for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Garland
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Garland
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garland
White hits a line drive towards short. Blanks catches it and throws to first to double up Patek. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Leonard
Pruitt hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Leonard
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garland
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Garland
McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pruitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Garland
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Garland
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Grubb reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Leonard
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Leonard
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Garland
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Garland
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Garland
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Garland
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Patek reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lahoud vs. Garland
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Frank White.
Lahoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lahoud for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Pattin
Jerry Terrell now playing second base.
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Pattin
Pruitt hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Pattin
Dade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Pattin
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dade moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grubb vs. Gura
Larry Gura now pitching.
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Paxton
Mike Paxton now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Paxton
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Paxton
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Mingori
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Mingori
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Paxton
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Paxton
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Paxton
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mingori
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Mingori
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Mingori
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Mingori
Dade hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Paxton
Porter hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Paxton
Patek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Paxton
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Jerry Terrell.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1978 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 4 1 1 0 Dade P, rf 5 1 2 1
McRae H, dh 4 1 1 2 Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Brett G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Grubb J, lf 4 1 1 0
Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 3 2 1 2
Hurdle C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Horton W, dh 4 1 2 1
Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0 Blanks L, ss 4 1 1 0
Porter D, c 4 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 2
Patek F, ss 3 1 2 3 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Pruitt R, c 4 1 1 1
Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0
Terrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Poquette T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 5 36 8 11 7
Kansas City 040 001 000 -- 5
Cleveland 420 020 00x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 4.1 9 8 5 1 3
Pattin M 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Gura L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Mingori S 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Garland W (W) 6.0 7 5 5 3 2
Paxton M (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Dade P, Brett G, Patek F
DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Cleveland 5
2B -- Bell B, Horton W, Otis A, Patek F
3B -- Grubb J
HR -- Patek F, McRae H, Pruitt R, Dade P, Thornton A
SB -- Cowens A, Wilson W
WP -- Garland W
T -- 2:18
A -- 52433
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