Blue Moon Odom, making his first start for the Indians since being obtained from the Athletics May 22, allowed only two hits and shut out the Royals, 4-0. The Indians scored all their runs off Steve Busby on homers. Boog Powell connected with Rick Manning on base in the first inning and John Lowenstein, batting next, followed with a solo swat. Alan Ashby ended the scoring with a circuit clout in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      4, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Indians      3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .298      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Pinson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Manning rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .235
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Powell 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .278
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   2   .222      Lowenstein dh         4   1   1   1     0   1   .265
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Gamble lf             3   0   2   0     0   1   .236
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
White 2b              1   0   0   0     1   1   .179      Crosby 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Stinson ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Ashby c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .100
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Odom p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     5   8             Totals               32   4   9   4     0   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  4,348
Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 4
DP: Royals 0, Indians 1
Doubles: Manning (2), Hendrick (7)
Home Runs: Powell (7), Lowenstein (6), Ashby (1)
GIDP: Patek (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(7-4)            7     8   4   4   0   5   3  28   3.04
Mingori                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.70
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   7   3  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(1-2)             9     2   0   0   5   8   0  33   7.59
Totals                  9     2   0   0   5   8   0  33

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Pinson
struck out; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
doubled to left; Hendrick grounded out (second to first)
[Manning to third]; Powell homered [Manning scored]; Lowenstein
homered; Gamble singled to left; Duffy struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Killebrew walked [Mayberry to
second]; Brett forced Killebrew (second to shortstop) [Mayberry
to third]; Healy struck out; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Crosby made an out to second; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); Bell singled to left [Bell out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; Wohlford walked; Pinson grounded
out (second to first) [Wohlford to second]; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning struck out; Hendrick flied out to right;
Powell singled to left; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew
struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble struck out; Duffy grounded out (third to
first); Crosby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy lined to shortstop; White walked; Patek
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians
3.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby homered; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Manning grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Indians 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford walked; Pinson popped to catcher in foul
territory; McRae singled to right [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry
singled to right [Wohlford to third, McRae to second]; Killebrew
was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell flied out to left; Lowenstein flied out to
right; Gamble singled to right; Duffy forced Gamble (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); STINSON
BATTED FOR WHITE; Stinson struck out; Patek flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Crosby
grounded out (second to first); Ashby popped to first in foul
territory; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Manning struck
out; Hendrick doubled to left; Powell struck out; Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 4.