Cookie Rojas hit his first homer of the season, connecting with two men on base in the fourth inning, to help carry the Royals to a 7-1 victory over the Indians. Dennis Leonard, Royals' rookie righthander, pitched a six-hitter and was a winner at the expense of Gaylord Perry. The Royals counted their initial run in the third on a triple by Vada Pinson and error by Duane Kuiper on the relay from the outfield.

John Mayberry opened the fourth with a walk and scored on singles by Hal McRae and Harmon Killebrew. After Fran Healy forced Killebrew, Rojas rapped his homer. Killebrew also homered for the Royals' final run in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      11, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  1
Royals       0  0  1    4  1  0    0  1  x  -   7  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein 3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Wohlford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .407      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Manning lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .306      Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .247
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      McRae lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .306
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .262        Cowens lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Killebrew dh          4   1   2   2     0   2   .219
Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Healy c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .256
Spikes rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Pinson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Crosby ss             1   1   1   0     2   0   .246      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   3     1   0   .272
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     3   7             Totals               31   7   9   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 10,787
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 4
DP: Indians 1, Royals 1
Errors: Kuiper, Leonard
Doubles: Brett (10)
Triples: Pinson (3)
Home Runs: Rojas (1), Killebrew (8)
Stolen Bases: Spikes (5)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (2), McRae (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (6)
GIDP: Hendrick (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(6-9)         8     9   7   7   3   3   2  35   3.56
Totals                  8     9   7   7   3   3   2  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(3-2)          9     6   1   1   3   7   0  35   3.95
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Haller


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Kuiper walked; Kuiper was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Manning was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to center; Killebrew struck out while
McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Healy
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ellis flied out to right; Spikes singled to left;
Spikes stole second; Crosby walked; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson tripled to right [Pinson scored (error by
Kuiper) (no RBI)]; Rojas walked; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Rojas to second]; Wohlford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
singled to center; Hendrick struck out; Frank Robinson ran
out to get between them and was ejected by Luciano; Gamble
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals
1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry walked; McRae singled [Mayberry to second];
Killebrew singled to center [Mayberry scored, McRae to second];
Healy forced Killebrew (shortstop to second) [McRae to third];
Pinson popped to third in foul territory; Rojas homered [McRae
scored, Healy scored]; Patek flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Spikes
lined to first; Crosby walked; Lowenstein grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford struck out; Brett doubled to left; Mayberry
walked; McRae singled to left [Brett scored, Mayberry to
second]; Killebrew struck out; Healy popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper singled to left; Manning forced Kuiper
(third to second); Powell reached on an error by Leonard
[Manning to second]; Hendrick grounded into a double play (third
to second) [Manning out at third, Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Pinson flied out to right; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek singled to left; Wohlford grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble flied out to left; Ellis flied out to
center; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

INDIANS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Crosby singled
to center; Lowenstein singled to right [Crosby to second];
Kuiper struck out; Manning singled to center [Crosby scored,
Lowenstein to second]; Powell struck out; Hendrick struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Killebrew homered; Healy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pinson grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Ellis made an out to second; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 7.