Pat Dobson allowed only one hit in seven innings before leaving the mound because of a rib injury and Jim Kern then finished pitching the Indians to a 3-0 victory over the Royals. The triumph was the fifth in a row for Dobson. Buddy Bell had a double and single for the Indians, hitting safely in his 13th straight game. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      19, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   3  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
D. Nelson 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Gonzalez 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .299        Howard ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .344      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Lowenstein rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
McRae dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .353        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .247        Spikes rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Carty dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .306
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Solaita ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Ashby c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .230
  Wathan pr,c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Bell 3b               3   1   2   0     0   0   .323
White ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .241
  Quirk ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .227
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   5             Totals               29   3   8   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,389
Left on Base: Royals 4, Indians 6
DP: Royals 3, Indians 0
Errors: Brett, White
Doubles: Bell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (2)
GIDP: Ashby (4), Gonzalez (1), Kuiper (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(8-3)       6.1   8   3   3   2   1   0  27   3.50
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.30
Pattin                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.12
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   2   0  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(8-5)           7     1   0   0   0   4   0  22   2.41
Kern SV(3)              2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.51
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   5   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak


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

INDIANS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae flied out
to right; Cowens singled to left; Poquette flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
singled to left; Ashby grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez lined to center; White lined to left; D.
Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell doubled to left; Duffy singled to left [Bell
scored (error by Brett)]; Kuiper forced Duffy (second to
shortstop); Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kuiper out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Brett grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to left; Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted) [Manning to second]; Carty walked; Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to third, Carty to
second]; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); Poquette made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
singled to left; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Manning out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to second];
Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted) [Gonzalez to third];
Carty singled to left [Gonzalez scored]; Hendrick flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (catcher to first); Brett struck
out; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Ashby walked; Bell singled to left [Ashby to
second]; Duffy forced Bell (shortstop to second) [Ashby to
third]; Kuiper reached on an error by White [Ashby scored, Duffy
to third, Kuiper to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; MINGORI
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Howard was walked intentionally;
Manning forced Duffy (third to catcher) [Kuiper to third, Howard
to second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; PATTIN REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Robinson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

ROYALS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SPIKES REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); KERN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); McRae
walked; Cowens struck out; Poquette flied out to left; SOLAITA
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Solaita singled to left [McRae to third];
WATHAN RAN FOR SOLAITA; QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians
3.

INDIANS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); QUIRK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Carty flied out to left; Hendrick grounded
out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.

ROYALS 9TH: D. Nelson flied out to center; Otis singled to left;
Brett flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 3.