Andy Hassler continued his turnabout in pitching fortunes by gaining his fourth straight victory as the Royals edged the Indians, 2-1. Hassler, who lost 18 straight games from April 29, 1975, to August 6 of this year, now has a record of 4-1 with the Royals since being acquired from the Angels via the waiver route July 5. He allowed five hits in seven innings before Mark Littell came in to finish the game.

The Indians scored their run in the first on a walk, single by Ray Fosse and a pair of infield outs, but the Royals tied the score with three passes and a sacrifice fly by Frank White in the second. Then in the fourth, Al Cowens singled, Amos Otis doubled and George Brett hit a sacrifice fly to drive in what proved to be the Royals' deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cowens rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Manning cf            1   1   0   0     1   0   .294
Otis cf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .287        Smith lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Brett 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .339      Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .320
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Blanks 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
McRae dh              2   1   1   0     2   0   .354      Carty dh              4   0   0   1     0   2   .304
  Jones pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Hendrick lf,cf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
  D. Nelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Wohlford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     2   2   .248      Pruitt rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     2   1   .244      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
White 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .219      Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   2   5   2     7   7             Totals               32   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  7,113
Left on Base: Royals 8, Indians 6
DP: Royals 0, Indians 0
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Otis (34)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (24)
Caught Stealing: Patek (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (11)
Sacrifice Flies: White (2), Brett (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(4-7)          7     5   1   1   2   2   0  28   3.46
Littell SV(14)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.85
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   1.1   0   1   1   4   1   0   8   3.53
Kern L(8-7)             5.2   4   1   1   2   5   0  21   2.60
LaRoche                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.27
Totals                  9     5   2   2   7   7   0  37

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


ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Otis walked;
Otis stole second; Brett flied out to center [Otis to third];
Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Fosse singled to left [Manning to
second]; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first) [Manning to
third, Fosse to second]; Carty grounded out (second to first)
[Manning scored, Fosse to third]; Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Poquette was called out on strikes;
Martinez walked [McRae to second]; Patek walked [McRae to third,
Martinez to second]; KERN REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); White hit a
sacrifice fly to right [McRae scored, Martinez to third, Patek
to second]; Cowens lined to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pruitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Brett
flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Otis to third]; McRae walked; Poquette forced McRae (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
grounded out (second to pitcher); Fosse singled to center;
Blanks forced Fosse (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez struck out; Patek struck out; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Bell singled to left; Powell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 5TH: SMITH REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING LF); HENDRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cowens singled to left; Otis
doubled to center [Cowens to third]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Cowens scored]; Mayberry was called out on strikes;
McRae popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians
1.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt singled to left; Duffy forced Pruitt
(shortstop to second); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Duffy to second]; Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette flied out to right; Martinez struck out;
Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Carty struck
out; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; Cowens singled to left
[Cowens out at second (left to shortstop)]; Otis struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Powell walked;
Pruitt singled to center [Powell to second]; Duffy flied out to
center; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Brett grounded out
(second to first); Mayberry reached on an error by Powell; McRae
singled to center [Mayberry out at third (center to third),
McRae to second (on throw to 3b)]; JONES RAN FOR MCRAE; D.
NELSON BATTED FOR POQUETTE; D. Nelson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOHLFORD
REPLACED D. NELSON (PLAYING LF); LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Fosse struck out; Blanks flied out to right; Carty
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Martinez walked; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Martinez to second]; White grounded out
(second to first) [Martinez to third]; Cowens flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR BELL; Lowenstein popped to shortstop; Powell grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians
1.