Jim Perry pitched the Indians out of their five-game swoon and won his 14th game as he stopped the Royals on five hits, 4-1. Rusty Torres drove in the first Cleveland run with a third-inning sacrifice fly, and Frank Duffy followed suit in the fifth. Rico Carty, who had doubled and moved to third on an infield out in the sixth, scored the third run for the Tribe as Joe Lis hit into a forceout. Carty then drove in the final Cleveland tally with a seventh-inning single. The Royals managed their only run in the fifth on singles by Cookie Rojas, George Brett and Fred Patek. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, August    26, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   4 11  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .229
Torres cf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .173      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Carty dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .412      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Cepeda dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Lis 3b                4   0   0   1     0   1   .195      Solaita 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Gamble lf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .283
  Smith lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Healy c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Alvarado 2b           3   2   3   0     0   0   .196      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     1   2             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 12,958
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 5
DP: Indians 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Carty (2), Pinson (14), McRae (27)
Stolen Bases: Healy (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Alvarado (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Torres (2), Duffy (1)
GIDP: Torres (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry W(14-9)        9     5   1   1   1   2   0  33   2.86
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(13-13)     8.1  11   4   4   1   2   0  36   3.44
Bird                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.55
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled to right; Torres grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at
second]; Carty singled to center; Spikes was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Pinson doubled to left;
Otis popped to shortstop; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis lined
to second; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cepeda flied out to center; Solaita struck out;
Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Alvarado
singled to center; Duffy singled to left [Alvarado to third,
Duffy to second (on throw to 3b)]; Torres hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Alvarado scored, Duffy to third]; Carty grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Healy walked; Patek struck
out; Healy stole second; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes flied out to right; Ellis flied out to
right; Lis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals
0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; McRae grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble singled to center; Duncan flied out to
right; Alvarado singled to right [Gamble to third]; Duffy hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Gamble scored]; Torres popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); Rojas
singled to left; Brett singled to center [Rojas to second];
Healy lined to right; Patek singled to left [Rojas scored, Brett
to second]; Pinson lined to second (second to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty doubled to center; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Carty to third]; Ellis walked; Lis forced
Ellis (second to shortstop) [Carty scored]; Gamble singled to
second [Lis to second]; Duncan lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Otis made an out to first; McRae doubled
to right; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Alvarado singled to left; Duffy grounded out (third
to first) [Alvarado to second]; Torres grounded out (third to
first) [Alvarado to third]; Carty singled to right [Alvarado
scored]; Spikes lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to left; Healy flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Ellis flied out to left; Lis flied out to left;
Smith lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals
1.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek popped to shortstop; Pinson grounded out
(first unassisted); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan singled to left; Alvarado out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Duncan to second]; BIRD REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Cepeda flied
out to center; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.