George Hendrick's infield hit scored Rick Manning from third base with the run that lifted the Indians over the Royals, 4-3. Dennis Eckersley allowed seven hits and struck out 12 in posting his ninth victory. Ray Fosse drove in the Tribe's first three runs with his first homer since 1974 and a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  0
Indians      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 15  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .268
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   4   .287      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .343        Pruitt ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Manning cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .297
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   3   .352      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Poquette lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .332      Powell 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .220
Stinson c             4   2   2   0     0   0   .261        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Patek ss              2   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Hendrick lf           3   1   3   1     2   0   .274
  Quirk ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .261      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .287
  Rojas 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Fosse c               3   1   3   3     1   0   .316
White 2b,ss           2   0   0   1     0   0   .223      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     0  12             Totals               35   4  15   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,581
Left on Base: Royals 4, Indians 12
DP: Royals 2, Indians 0
Doubles: Patek (13), Quirk (6), Manning (20)
Home Runs: Fosse (1)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (14), Fosse (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (12), Bell (5)
Sacrifice Flies: White (1)
GIDP: Powell (8), Blanks (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              6.1  11   3   3   3   4   1  31   2.98
Mingori L(3-4)          2.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  11   2.32
Totals                  8.2  15   4   4   5   5   1  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(9-10)       9     7   3   3   0  12   0  34   3.59
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0  12   0  34

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


ROYALS 1ST: Jones struck out; Otis struck out; Brett flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Smith grounded out (second
to first); Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; McRae struck out;
Poquette struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Powell struck out;
Hendrick singled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson singled to right; Patek doubled to left
[Stinson to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stinson
scored]; Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek to third];
Otis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse homered; Duffy grounded out (second to
first); Kuiper singled to right; Smith singled to center [Kuiper
to second]; Manning forced Smith (second to shortstop) [Kuiper
to third]; Carty flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett struck out; Mayberry struck out; McRae flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell singled to right; Hendrick walked [Powell to
second]; Bell singled [Powell to third, Hendrick to second];
Fosse singled to left [Powell scored, Hendrick scored, Bell to
third, Fosse to second (on throw to home)]; Duffy struck out;
Kuiper was walked intentionally; Smith forced Bell (first to
catcher) [Fosse to third, Kuiper to second]; Manning flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Poquette singled to left; Stinson flied out to
center; Patek struck out; White popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick walked; Bell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians
3.

ROYALS 6TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis struck
out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Fosse singled to center; Fosse was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Duffy singled to left; Kuiper out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Duffy to second]; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled to left; McRae struck out; Poquette
flied out to left; Stinson singled [Mayberry to second]; QUIRK
BATTED FOR PATEK; Quirk doubled to right [Mayberry scored,
Stinson scored]; White popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: ROJAS REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Manning grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carty singled to center; MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); Powell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Indians 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Otis struck
out; Brett singled to center; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick singled to left; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hendrick to second]; Fosse was walked
intentionally; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Fosse out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 3.

ROYALS 9TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); McRae struck
out; Poquette flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper struck out; PRUITT BATTED FOR SMITH; Pruitt
singled to left; Manning doubled to right [Pruitt to third];
Carty was walked intentionally; ROBINSON BATTED FOR POWELL;
Robinson forced Pruitt (third to catcher) [Manning to third,
Carty to second]; Hendrick singled to second [Manning scored,
Carty to third, Robinson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 3, Indians 4.