After hitting a two-run homer in the first inning, Charlie Spikes capped the Indians' two-run rally in the ninth with the single that beat the Royals, 7-6. Fran Healy homered for the Royals in the third, but the Indians built up a 5-1 lead before losing their advantage in the seventh when Vada Pinson hit a grand slam. With one out, Tony Solaita and Cookie Rojas doubled for a run to kayo Dick Bosman. Tom Buskey gave up singles by George Brett and Healy to load the bases and then fanned Fred Patek, but Pinson came through with his first jackpot wallop since July 29, 1970.

The Royals were only one out away from victory in the ninth when the Indians began their rally with singles by Joe Lis and Frank Duffy. Rico Carty, hitless in 11 trips since joining the Tribe from the Mexican League, singled to drive in the tying run. Doug Bird took over for Steve Mingori and on his first pitch Spikes connected for his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 6
Game Played on Wednesday, August    21, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   6 12  0
Indians      3  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  2  -   7  9  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Lowenstein 3b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .248
Pinson rf             5   1   3   4     0   0   .247        Lis ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .193
  Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Duffy ss              3   2   1   0     2   1   .236
Otis cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Carty 1b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .083
McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Spikes rf             3   1   2   3     2   0   .287
Cepeda dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Ellis c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .299
Solaita 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .283        Smith pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .283        Duncan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Gamble dh             3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Healy c               3   2   2   1     0   1   .267      Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .175
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alvarado 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .181
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     0   4             Totals               34   7   9   5     6   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 11,294
Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 7
DP: Royals 0, Indians 1
Errors: Alvarado
Doubles: Solaita (10), Rojas (14)
Home Runs: Healy (9), Pinson (6), Spikes (17)
Stolen Bases: Patek (31), Pinson (12), Lowenstein (30), Gamble (4), Duffy (6)
Caught Stealing: Spikes (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Healy (3)
GIDP: Rojas (22)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              4.1   5   5   5   5   5   1  22   3.04
Pattin                  3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   3.94
Mingori L(2-3)          1.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   7   3.25
Bird                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.57
Totals                  8.2   9   7   7   6   7   1  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  6.1   7   3   3   0   3   1  25   3.92
Buskey W(1-4)           2.2   5   3   3   0   1   1  14   3.59
Totals                  9    12   6   6   0   4   2  39

Passed Balls: Healy (18)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (8)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Pinson flied out to left;
Patek stole second; Otis flied out to left; McRae struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein stole
second; Duffy walked; Carty forced Duffy (third to second)
[Lowenstein to third]; Healy allowed a passed ball [Lowenstein
scored, Carty to second]; Spikes homered [Carty scored]; Ellis
popped to first; Gamble walked; Gamble stole second; Lee popped
to pitcher; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Cepeda singled to center; Solaita lined to right;
Rojas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians
3.

INDIANS 2ND: Torres struck out; Alvarado grounded out (second to
first); Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett lined to left; Healy homered; Patek popped to
shortstop; Pinson singled to right; Pinson stole second; Otis
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy struck out; Carty lined to first; Spikes
walked; Spikes was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 3.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae lined to third; Cepeda grounded out (third to
first); Solaita flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis singled to right; Gamble forced Ellis (second
to shortstop); Lee singled to right [Gamble to third]; Torres
struck out; Alvarado singled to second [Gamble scored, Lee to
second]; Lowenstein popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to left; Brett grounded out (second
to first); Healy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy walked; Carty struck out; Duffy stole second;
Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Duffy to third]; Spikes walked
while Duffy advanced to home on a wild pitch; PATTIN REPLACED
DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Spikes to second]; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Pinson grounded
out (second to first); Otis singled to left; McRae flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Lee flied out to left; Torres struck out; Alvarado
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Cepeda struck out; Solaita doubled to left; Rojas
doubled to left [Solaita scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); Brett singled to left [Rojas to third]; Healy
singled to catcher [Rojas stayed at third, Brett to second];
Patek struck out; Pinson homered [Rojas scored, Brett scored,
Healy scored]; Otis singled to third; McRae forced Otis (second
to shortstop); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein lined to left; Duffy grounded out (third
to first); Carty lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Indians 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
grounded out (second to first); Rojas lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Spikes flied out to center; Ellis walked; MINGORI
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); SMITH RAN FOR ELLIS; Gamble flied
out to center; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Indians 5.

ROYALS 9TH: DUNCAN REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING C ); Brett reached on
an error by Alvarado; Healy out on a sacrifice bunt (second to
first) [Brett to second]; Patek lined to pitcher; Pinson singled
to second [Brett to third]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Torres
grounded out (second to first); Alvarado grounded out (third to
first); LIS BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Lis singled to shortstop;
Duffy singled to center [Lis to second]; Carty singled to left
[Lis scored, Duffy to third]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Spikes singled to left [Duffy scored, Carty to second]; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 7.