Homers by John Mayberry and Lou Piniella, each with a man on base, helped the Royals defeat the Indians, 7-2, as Paul Splittorff posted his 10th victory of the season. The Royals scored three runs in the third inning on singles by Fran Healy and Steve Hovley, a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis and Mayberry's homer.

The Indians drew within reach when Walt Williams singled and George Hendrick hit for the circuit in the fifth, but the Royals pulled away with singletons in the seventh and eighth before Piniella iced the verdict with his round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  3    0  0  0    1  1  2  -   7 13  0
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White ss              5   0   0   0     0   3   .143      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Hovley rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .243      Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Otis cf               4   0   0   1     0   2   .284      Hendrick cf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .260
Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   2     1   1   .311      Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Kirkpatrick lf        4   1   3   1     1   0   .348      Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Piniella dh           5   1   1   2     0   0   .234      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Rojas 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Lolich dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Ragland 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Healy c               4   1   3   1     0   0   .241      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   7     2   8             Totals               30   2   4   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  7,654
Left on Base: Royals 9, Indians 2
DP: Royals 0, Indians 0
Errors: Ragland
Triples: Kirkpatrick (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry (16), Piniella (5), Hendrick (9)
Stolen Bases: Kirkpatrick (2), Healy (1)
Caught Stealing: Williams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Schaal (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(10-3)      9     4   2   2   1   2   1  31   2.64
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   2   1  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-7)           7.1  12   5   4   1   7   1  36   4.16
Hilgendorf              1.2   1   2   2   1   1   1   7   2.14
Totals                  9    13   7   6   2   8   2  43

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley
grounded out (second to first); Otis was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to left; Williams forced Bell (catcher
to shortstop); Williams was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Hendrick walked; Spikes
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to right;
Piniella lined to right; Rojas singled to left [Kirkpatrick to
third]; Schaal lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Duncan popped
to first; Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy singled to right; White flied out to center;
Hovley singled to left [Healy to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Healy scored]; Mayberry homered [Hovley scored];
Kirkpatrick walked; Kirkpatrick stole second; Piniella grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ragland grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
grounded out (third to first); Bell flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas flied out to right; Schaal struck out; Healy
singled to left; Healy stole second; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Williams singled to center; Hendrick homered
[Williams scored]; Spikes lined to center; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (first to pitcher); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Hovley was called out on strikes; Otis grounded out
(second to first); Mayberry singled to right; Kirkpatrick
singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Lolich was called out on strikes; Ragland grounded
out (shortstop to first); Duffy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas popped to shortstop; Schaal singled to left;
Healy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Schaal to second]; White
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell lined to shortstop; Williams flied out to
center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hovley flied out to left; Otis struck out; Mayberry
reached on an error by Ragland; Kirkpatrick tripled to right
[Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes flied out to right; Ellis flied out to left;
Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas singled to left; Schaal out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rojas to second]; Healy singled to
third [Rojas scored, Healy to second (on throw)]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); White struck out (catcher to first);
Hovley grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Lolich popped to second; Ragland flied out to left;
Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis popped to second; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick
forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); Piniella homered
[Kirkpatrick scored]; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick singled to left;
Spikes lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians
2.