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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 3Game Played on Monday, August 23, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRoyals 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. |
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