The Royals defeated the Indians for the eighth straight time this season, pounding their way to an 8-5 victory. Fran Healy knocked in three runs with a double in the second inning. Lou Piniella homered in the fourth and the Royals then wrapped up the game with four runs in the sixth to end Gaylord Perry's bid for his fifth straight victory.

Freddie Patek beat out an infield hit with the bases loaded to plate the first marker. Cookie Rojas followed with a two-run single and Amos Otis capped the Royals' scoring with a single to drive in their final run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    14, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  1  -   5 12  0
Royals       0  3  0    1  0  4    0  0  x  -   8 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Patek ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .233
Gamble dh             5   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Rojas 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .275
Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   2     1   0   .271      Otis cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .304
Ellis c               4   1   1   1     1   0   .281      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .236      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Hendrick cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Kirkpatrick rf,lf     4   1   1   0     0   1   .280
  Torres cf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .203      Piniella lf           1   3   1   1     2   0   .251
Lowenstein rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .292        Hovley rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Schaal 3b             2   2   0   0     2   0   .275
Duffy ss              4   2   3   0     0   1   .245      Healy c               2   1   1   3     2   0   .269
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  12   4     3   4             Totals               30   8  10   8     7   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 18,047
Left on Base: Indians 8, Royals 5
DP: Indians 3, Royals 1
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (22), Ellis (7), Duffy 2 (10), Kirkpatrick (17), Healy (12), McRae (9)
Home Runs: Piniella (9)
Caught Stealing: Hendrick (6), Healy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Torres (3)
GIDP: Bell (12), McRae 2 (5), Patek (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (2,by Busby)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-16)          5.2  10   8   8   6   0   1  30   3.63
Hilgendorf              2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.40
Totals                  8    10   8   8   7   2   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(11-11)          6     8   3   3   3   3   0  27   4.34
Bird SV(11)             3     4   2   2   0   1   0  13   2.74
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Busby (4)
Wild Pitches: Busby (8)
Balks: Bird (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to center; Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bell to second]; Chambliss walked; Chambliss was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Ellis walked; Spikes struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick was hit by a pitch; Lowenstein flied out
to center; Hendrick was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Brohamer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: TORRES REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Mayberry
singled to right; McRae grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Kirkpatrick doubled
to right; Piniella walked; Schaal walked [Kirkpatrick to third,
Piniella to second]; Healy doubled [Kirkpatrick scored, Piniella
scored, Schaal scored]; Patek flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to left; Bell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Duffy out at second]; Gamble grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas singled; Otis walked [Rojas to second];
Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop) [Rojas to third];
McRae grounded into a double play (second to first) [Mayberry
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss doubled to left; Ellis doubled to right
[Chambliss scored]; Spikes singled to right [Ellis to third];
Torres hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ellis scored]; Lowenstein
flied out to left; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher);
Piniella homered; Schaal flied out to right; Healy walked; Healy
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy doubled to left; Bell was called out on
strikes; Gamble singled to second [Duffy to third]; Busby threw
a wild pitch [Duffy scored, Gamble to second]; Chambliss lined
to center; Ellis flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to center; Rojas flied out to center;
Otis flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes lined to left; Torres singled to third;
Lowenstein walked [Torres to second]; Brohamer lined to right;
Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae doubled to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first) [McRae to third]; Piniella was walked
intentionally; Schaal walked [Piniella to second]; Healy forced
McRae (third to catcher) [Piniella to third, Schaal to second];
Patek singled [Piniella scored, Schaal to third, Healy to
second]; Rojas singled to center [Schaal scored, Healy scored,
Patek to second]; Otis singled to center [Patek scored, Rojas to
second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Mayberry struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 8.

INDIANS 7TH: HOVLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); KIRKPATRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING);
Bell singled to center; Bird balked [Bell to second]; Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss doubled [Bell
scored]; Ellis grounded out (third to first); Spikes struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to left; Kirkpatrick was called out
on strikes; Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Torres flied out to left; Lowenstein flied out to
left; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal flied out to center; Healy walked; Patek
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Healy
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy doubled to right; Bell grounded out (second
to first); Gamble flied out to right; Chambliss singled to left
[Duffy scored]; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 8.