With Jim Bibby in command on the mound, the Indians posted a 7-1 victory to hand the Royals their fifth defeat in the last six games. Buddy Bell cracked three straight singles and then homered to lead the Tribe's attack. Rick Manning also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       22, 1977 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   7 12  0
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .234      Poquette lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .279      McRae dh              3   0   1   1     0   1   .307
Norris rf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .314      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Dade lf               5   1   1   2     0   0   .313      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Bell 3b               4   2   4   1     0   0   .310      Rojas 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Duffy ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .188      White 2b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .193
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .309
                                                            Heise 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  12   6     3   1             Totals               32   1   7   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 31,059
Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 5
DP: Indians 1, Royals 1
Errors: Porter, Patek
Doubles: Kendall (2), McRae (12), Rojas (7), Cowens (9)
Home Runs: Manning (3), Bell (3)
Stolen Bases: Dade (2), White (5), Poquette (1)
Caught Stealing: Norris (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Kendall (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (1), McRae (3)
GIDP: Manning (3), McRae (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(3-1)            9     7   1   1   0   3   0  33   4.36
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   3   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(2-4)          4.1   7   5   3   2   1   1  21   4.24
Gura                    4.2   5   2   2   1   0   1  19   2.48
Totals                  9    12   7   5   3   1   2  40

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


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

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (second to first); McRae
doubled to left; Otis struck out; Cowens flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Dade grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied
out to left; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Porter struck out;
Rojas popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to center; Kendall out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bell to second]; Duffy singled to
left [Bell scored]; Duffy was picked off first (catcher to
first); Manning homered; Kuiper singled to right; Norris lined
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); White singled
to right; Poquette singled to left [White to second]; White
stole third and Poquette stole second; McRae lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [White scored]; Otis flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Bochte singled
to right; Carty flied out to center; Bell singled to right
[Bochte to second]; Kendall grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens lined to second; Mayberry flied out to
center; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy reached on an error by Patek; Manning flied
out to center; Kuiper singled to left [Duffy to second]; Norris
walked [Duffy to third, Kuiper to second]; GURA REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Dade singled to right [Duffy scored (unearned),
Kuiper scored, Norris to third]; Dade stole second [Norris
scored (error by Porter) (unearned), Dade to third]; Bochte hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Dade scored]; Carty singled to left;
Bell singled to left [Carty to second]; Kendall flied out to
left; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas doubled to left; Patek singled to left [Rojas
to third]; White grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek to
second]; Poquette flied out to center; McRae struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy walked; Manning grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Duffy out at second]; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Royals 1.

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

INDIANS 7TH: Norris lined to center; Dade flied out to right;
Bochte popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to center; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Bell homered;
Kendall doubled to left; Duffy popped to second; Manning flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock singled to left;
Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.

INDIANS 9TH: HEISE REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING 2B); Kuiper grounded
out (first unassisted); Norris grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Cowens doubled
to right; Mayberry grounded out (third to first); Porter flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.