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. Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2Game Played on Friday, May 31, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRoyals 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. |
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