The relief pitching of Steve Mingori, who put down a bases-loaded threat with none out in the fifth inning, enabled the Royals to defeat the Indians, 4-2. Amos Otis batted in two runs for the Royals with a single in the top half of the fifth to break a 1-1 tie before the Indians came back with singles by George Hendrick, Dave Duncan and Frank Duffy to fill the sacks and chase Al Fitzmorris.

Mingori gave up a sacrifice fly by John Lowenstein for one run, but then struck out Jack Brohamer and retired Leron Lee on a grounder. John Mayberry padded the Royals' lead with a homer in the sixth. Mingori pitched four hitless innings before Doug Bird took over in the ninth inning to finish up the contest. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, May       31, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Lowenstein 3b         3   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .353
Otis cf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .265      Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
McRae dh              2   1   1   0     2   0   .331      Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Pinson rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
  Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .292      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .184
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .201
Healy c               3   1   3   0     1   0   .282      Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   9   4     4   2             Totals               33   2  10   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 15,827
Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 5
DP: Royals 2, Indians 1
Errors: Duncan 2
Doubles: Healy (13), Lowenstein (4)
Home Runs: Mayberry (10)
Stolen Bases: McRae (5)
Caught Stealing: Patek (6), Otis (2), Duffy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Lowenstein (2)
GIDP: Otis (5), Spikes (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              4     9   2   2   0   1   0  18   3.42
Mingori W(1-1)          4     0   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.23
Bird                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   2   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(3-8)            4.2   7   3   3   2   2   0  21   4.07
Beene                   4.1   2   1   1   2   0   1  16   3.30
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   2   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Rojas walked; Otis grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Rojas out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to right; Brohamer flied into a
double play (left to second to first) [Lowenstein out at first];
Lee singled to center; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; On a bunt McRae singled to
third; Pinson singled to right [McRae to third]; Wohlford forced
Pinson (third to second) [McRae scored]; Brett flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble flied out to left; Spikes flied out to
right; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy doubled to left; Patek reached on an error by
Duncan on a sacrifice bunt [Healy to third]; Dave Duncan fell
in front of HP trying to field bunt; Patek was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Rojas reached on a
fielder's choice [Healy out at home (shortstop to catcher to
third to pitcher to shortstop), Rojas to second (on throw to
home)]; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan flied out to right; Duffy singled to
left; Rain delay; Duffy was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Lowenstein doubled to right; Brohamer
singled to center [Lowenstein scored]; Lee flied out to center;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
walked; Pinson singled to shortstop [McRae out at third
(shortstop to third), Pinson to second (on throw to 3b)];
ball hit wire across stadium, which was in play; Wohlford
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis singled to left; Gamble forced Ellis (second
to shortstop); Spikes grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Healy singled
to left; Patek singled to left [Healy to second]; Rojas grounded
out (second to first) [Healy to third, Patek to second]; Otis
singled to left [Healy scored, Patek scored]; BEENE REPLACED
KLINE (PITCHING); Otis was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick singled to left; Duncan singled to left
[Hendrick to second]; On a bunt Duffy singled to third [Hendrick
to third, Duncan to second]; MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Lowenstein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hendrick
scored, Duncan to third]; Brohamer struck out; Lee grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry homered; McRae walked; Pinson popped to
first in foul territory; Wohlford lined to left; McRae stole
second [McRae to third (error by Duncan)]; Brett lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Gamble grounded out (third to first); Spikes grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy singled to left; Patek forced Healy (third to
shortstop); Rojas lined to left; Otis flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Duncan
flied out to left; Duffy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Pinson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer flied out to center;
Lee popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy walked; Patek grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians
2.

INDIANS 9TH: BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Ellis flied out
to left; Gamble flied out to left; Spikes singled to left;
Hendrick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Indians 2.