Fred Patek, hitting safely in his sixth straight game, drove in two men with a double in the first to cap a five-run outburst that brought the Royals a 5-3 victory over the Indians in a game stopped after 5½ innings because of rain. Hal McRae also drove in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  1    1  1  -   3  8  0
Royals       5  0  0    0  0  -   5  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            3   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Cowens rf             1   1   0   0     2   0   .143
Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .211      Otis cf               2   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .412      Brett 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .348
Powell 1b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .200      Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     1   1   .222
Hendrick lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .158      McRae lf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .304
Carty dh              2   1   1   0     0   0   .375      Solaita dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spikes rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .071      Stinson c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Ashby c               2   1   2   1     0   0   .417      Patek ss              2   0   2   2     0   0   .444
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      White 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               22   3   8   3     0   1             Totals               18   5   6   5     5   1

Time of Game: 1:32   Attendance:  9,799
Left on Base: Indians 5, Royals 5
DP: Indians 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Patek (1)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (1), McRae (2)
Caught Stealing: Otis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(0-2)        0     2   5   5   3   0   0   5  23.63
Waits                   4.1   4   0   0   2   1   0  18   0.00
Totals                  4.1   6   5   5   5   1   0  23

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(2-0)       5     8   3   3   0   1   0  23   4.50
Totals                  5     8   3   3   0   1   0  23

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


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

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens walked; Cowens stole second; Otis walked;
Brett singled to left [Cowens scored, Otis to second]; Mayberry
walked [Otis to third, Brett to second]; McRae singled to center
[Otis scored, Brett scored, Mayberry to second]; WAITS REPLACED
ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Solaita flied out to left [Mayberry to
third]; McRae stole second; Stinson walked; Patek doubled to
left [Mayberry scored, McRae scored, Stinson to third]; White
made an out to second; Cowens walked; Otis popped to second in
foul territory; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
grounded out (second to first); Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out
(first unassisted); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby
singled to first; Duffy flied out to right; Manning singled to
left [Ashby to second]; Kuiper singled to left [Ashby scored,
Manning to second]; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Solaita flied out to center; Stinson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Patek singled to center; White
singled to third [Patek to second]; Cowens forced Patek (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
made an out to second; Carty singled to center; Spikes singled
to left [Carty to second]; Ashby singled to right [Carty scored,
Spikes to third]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Otis was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Brett flied out to center;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning singled to center; Kuiper singled to right
[Manning to third]; Bell struck out; Powell hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Manning scored]; Hendrick flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (second to first); Game
cancelled at 10:05 after 1 hour rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 5.