Boog Powell slammed a 450-foot homer and Frank Duffy drove in three runs to pace the Indians' 7-1 triumph over the slumping Royals, who fell eight games behind the leading A's in the A. L. West. Rookie Rick Waits stopped Kansas City on five hits.

Powell opened the second with his 21st homer and loser Nelson Briles gave up two more runs in the third on singles by Duffy, John Lowenstein and Rico Carty, together with an infield out. Cleveland chalked up three more runs in the sixth, with singles by Buddy Bell, Alan Ashby and Duffy doing the most damage. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  1  2    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   7 12  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein cf         5   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .271
  Brohamer 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Hendrick rf           5   1   0   1     0   1   .268      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Powell 1b             4   2   2   1     1   1   .307      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Carty dh              5   0   2   1     0   1   .312      Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Gamble lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .251      Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Bell 3b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .253      Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Ashby c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .176      Martinez c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Duffy ss              4   1   3   3     0   0   .228      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     3   5             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,396
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 6
DP: Indians 0, Royals 0
Errors: Cowens, Littell
Doubles: Martinez (8)
Home Runs: Powell (21)
Caught Stealing: Carty (2), Rojas (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (14)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (5,by Bird)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(3-0)            9     5   1   1   3   2   0  34   1.27
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   2   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(6-6)           2.2   6   3   3   1   2   1  13   4.42
Pattin                  3     4   3   3   1   0   0  14   3.66
Bird                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.54
Littell                 2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9  10.80
Totals                  9    12   7   7   3   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Bird (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
flied out to right; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell homered; Carty singled to right; Gamble was
called out on strikes; Bell singled to center [Carty to second];
Carty was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Bell to
second]; Ashby was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to left; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to left; Lowenstein singled to right
[Duffy to third]; Lowenstein was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Kuiper walked; Hendrick forced Kuiper (shortstop to
second) [Duffy scored]; Powell singled to right [Hendrick to
third]; PATTIN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Carty singled to
center [Hendrick scored, Powell to second]; Gamble flied out to
left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Killebrew struck out; Rojas walked; Rojas was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Martinez flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (second
to first); Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
struck out; Otis walked; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
made an out to third; Hendrick made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to center; Brett made an out to third;
Killebrew made an out to catcher; Rojas flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell walked; Carty flied out to right; Gamble
flied out to left; Bell singled to right [Powell to second];
Ashby singled to center [Powell scored, Bell to third, Ashby to
second]; Duffy singled to right [Bell scored (RBI), Ashby scored
(RBI), Duffy to second (error by Cowens)]; BIRD REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Hendrick made an out to
second; Powell flied out to left; Carty was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: BROHAMER REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry walked; McRae flied out to
center; Brett singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Killebrew
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 0.

INDIANS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Gamble walked;
Bell singled to left [Gamble to second]; Ashby reached on an
error by Littell on a sacrifice bunt [Gamble to third, Bell to
second]; Duffy singled to left [Gamble scored, Bell out at home
(left to catcher), Ashby to second]; Lowenstein forced Duffy
(second to shortstop) [Ashby to third]; Brohamer grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (second to first); Martinez
doubled to right; Patek grounded out (second to first) [Martinez
to third]; Cowens singled [Martinez scored]; Otis grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick struck out; Powell was called out on
strikes; Carty made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; McRae flied out to
right; Brett singled to center; Killebrew made an out to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.