| With two out in the seventh inning, the Indians erupted for four runs to defeat the Royals, 4-1. Rico Carty doubled to open the rally and, after an intentional pass to Boog Powell, Larvell Blanks singled to score Carty. Buddy Bell followed with a single, driving in Powell. Blanks and Bell took an extra base on the throw home, leading to an intentional pass to Tommy Smith. Ray Fosse capitalized on the opportunity with a single, adding the Indians' clinching pair. [The Sporting News] |
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August 18, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 10 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Manning cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .301 Rojas 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Lowenstein lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Carty dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .341 Powell 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .217 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Blanks ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .312 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .357 Duffy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Hall pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .288 Poquette lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .339 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Fosse c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .297 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Quirk ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 4 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 8 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 15,095 Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 6 DP: Indians 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Carty (26), Poquette (16) Stolen Bases: Kuiper (8) GIDP: Blanks (6) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(8-10) 7 4 1 1 1 5 0 26 3.63 Kern SV(11) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 2.66 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 8 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris L(14-9) 6.2 6 4 4 2 3 0 27 2.94 Gura 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.09 Bruno 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.16 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 4 0 38 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to left; Manning popped to third; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Cowens struck out; Otis struck out; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carty lined to left; Powell singled to shortstop; Blanks grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; Poquette popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 3RD: Bell was called out on strikes; Smith flied out to center; Fosse flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Patek lined to center; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper flied out to left; Manning was called out on strikes; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens flied out to right; Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to center; Poquette singled to right; Stinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled; Smith flied out to center; Fosse struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Patek struck out; White popped to third in foul territory; Cowens singled to right; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 7TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Carty doubled to left; Powell was walked intentionally; Blanks singled to right [Carty scored, Powell to second]; Bell singled to center [Powell scored, Blanks to third, Bell to second (on throw to home)]; Smith was walked intentionally; Fosse singled to center [Blanks scored, Bell scored, Smith to second]; GURA REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Kuiper flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Brett struck out; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. INDIANS 8TH: Manning singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to center; Carty singled to right [Manning to third]; Powell reached on a fielder's choice [Manning out at home (third to catcher), Carty to second]; Blanks singled to right [Carty to third, Powell to second]; BRUNO REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING SS); Poquette doubled to right; Stinson walked; JONES BATTED FOR PATEK; Jones singled to right [Poquette to third, Stinson to second]; KERN REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Poquette scored, Stinson to third, Jones to second]; Otis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 1. INDIANS 9TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROJAS REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING 2B); Smith grounded out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper stole second; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to center; McRae singled [Mayberry to second]; HALL RAN FOR MCRAE; Poquette was called out on strikes; Stinson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 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