The Indians ended their string of nine straight losses to the Royals this season by erupting for 16 hits to gain a 10-4 victory. Ron Lolich drove in four runs with two doubles and a single. Chris Chambliss, hitting safely in his 17th straight game, rapped a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    16, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  3  1    2  2  1    0  0  1  -  10 16  2
Royals       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell rf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .234
Duffy ss              5   0   2   1     0   0   .250        Hovley cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   1     1   0   .274      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Ellis c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .277        Floyd ph,2b,ss      2   0   0   0     0   1   .368
Williams lf           5   2   2   0     0   1   .280      Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .306
Lolich dh             4   2   3   4     1   0   .234        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres cf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .213        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cardenas 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Ragland 2b            4   0   2   2     0   1   .264      McRae dh,3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirkpatrick rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Reichardt ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .253
                                                          Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .251
                                                            Hopkins ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .262
                                                          Schaal 3b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .273
                                                            Bevacqua 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                          Healy c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .271
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  10  16  10     2   3             Totals               36   4   9   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 17,235
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 8
DP: Indians 2, Royals 2
Errors: Chambliss, Cardenas
Doubles: Lolich 2 (5), Williams (8), Hopkins (6)
Triples: Bell (6)
Home Runs: Chambliss (5)
Stolen Bases: Patek (26), Rojas (13)
GIDP: Cardenas (5), Chambliss (11), Piniella (22), McRae (6)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2,by Dal Canton)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(10-11)         9     9   4   4   3   5   0  39   4.34
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   5   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(15-7)      3.1   6   6   6   1   0   1  17   3.58
Dal Canton              1     4   2   2   0   0   0   8   4.52
Mingori                 3.2   4   1   1   1   2   0  14   4.65
Hoerner                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   6.98
Totals                  9    16  10  10   2   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (4)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell lined to center; Duffy grounded out (first
unassisted); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Rojas flied out
to right; Otis reached on an error by Chambliss; Mayberry popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to left; Lolich doubled [Williams scored]; Torres
singled to left [Lolich scored, Torres to second (on throw to
home)]; Cardenas lined to right; Ragland singled to right
[Torres scored]; Bell lined to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to shortstop; Kirkpatrick popped to
third in foul territory; Piniella grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss
homered; Ellis flied out to right; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Healy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Patek singled to left; Patek stole
second; Rojas singled to left [Patek scored]; Rojas stole
second; Otis popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lolich walked; Torres singled to first [Lolich to
second]; Cardenas lined to left; DAL CANTON REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Ragland singled to left [Lolich scored, Torres to
third]; Bell forced Ragland (shortstop to second) [Torres
scored]; Duffy flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae popped to first;
Kirkpatrick reached on an error by Cardenas; Piniella struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss singled to center; Ellis was hit by a
pitch [Chambliss to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Chambliss to third, Ellis to second]; Lolich singled to
right [Chambliss scored, Ellis scored]; Torres singled to right
[Lolich to third]; MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING);
Cardenas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Torres out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal walked; Healy walked [Schaal to second];
Patek struck out; Rojas flied out to left; Otis singled [Schaal
scored, Healy to second]; Mayberry singled to left [Healy to
third, Otis to second]; McRae flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Ragland struck out; Bell tripled to right; Duffy
singled to left [Bell scored]; Chambliss walked [Duffy to
second]; Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Williams
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 9, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piniella struck out; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Royals 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Lolich lined to left; Torres lined to center;
Cardenas singled to left; Ragland grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
popped to second; FLOYD BATTED FOR ROJAS; Floyd struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Royals 2.

INDIANS 8TH: FLOYD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bell flied out
to center; Duffy singled to center; Chambliss grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Duffy out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to first; McRae grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 9, Royals 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HOVLEY REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING CF); FLOYD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HOERNER REPLACED OTIS (PITCHING); MCRAE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BEVACQUA REPLACED SCHAAL
(PLAYING 2B); Ellis flied out to center; Williams doubled to
left; Lolich doubled to left [Williams scored]; Torres flied out
to right; Cardenas was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 10, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: REICHARDT BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Reichardt walked;
HOPKINS BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Hopkins doubled [Reichardt scored];
Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; Healy singled to
left [Hopkins scored]; Hovley singled to center [Healy to
second]; Floyd popped to first; TAYLOR BATTED FOR HOERNER;
Taylor lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Royals
4.