A pinch-single by Buddy Bell drove home the winning run as the Indians garnered a 2-1 triumph over the Royals. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh when Rick Manning opened with a two-base hit. After reliever Steve Mingori got Johnny Grubb on a popup, Manning took third on a flyout.

Marty Pattin then replaced Mingori and was greeted by Bell's hit to left. Grubb drove in the Tribe's first run with a single in the fifth. The lone Royal tally came across on a balk by Indian starter David Clyde in the second. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    1, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   2  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Norris 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .271
Wathan 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Manning cf            3   1   1   0     2   1   .265
  LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Grubb lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .272
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   2   .235
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Carbo dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270        Bell ph,dh          1   0   1   1     0   0   .304
  Wilson pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Dade pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Hurdle lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Terrell 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .183      Speed rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .243
Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Cox 3b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .219
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   0     2   5             Totals               30   2   8   2     7   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  8,236
Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 12
DP: Royals 1, Indians 1
Errors: Braun
Doubles: Manning (21)
Stolen Bases: Otis (21), Speed (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (10), Speed (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Norris (2)
GIDP: Cowens (3), Carbo (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    6     5   1   1   6   2   0  28   2.57
Mingori L(1-3)          0.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.04
Pattin                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.14
Hrabosky                1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   5   2.66
Totals                  8     8   2   2   7   5   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   6.2   7   1   1   1   2   0  27   4.21
Kern W(8-5)             2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.89
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   0  34

Passed Balls: Porter (4)
Wild Pitches: Clyde 2 (7)
Balks: Clyde (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Washington singled to center; Wathan forced
Washington (second to shortstop); Cowens grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris walked; On a bunt Manning popped to third in
foul territory; Grubb walked [Norris to second]; Alexander
singled to center [Norris to third, Grubb to second]; Carbo
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to center; McRae grounded out (third to
first) [Otis to second]; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Otis to
third]; Clyde balked [Otis scored]; Porter struck out; Hurdle
walked; Terrell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Speed walked; Speed was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Braun made an out to catcher; Steve
Braun called for interference for running into own bunt;
Washington grounded out (second to first); Wathan popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cox reached on an error by Braun; Norris singled
[Cox to second]; Manning walked [Cox to third, Norris to
second]; Grubb flied out to right; Alexander was called out on
strikes; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Clyde threw a wild pitch
[Cowens to second]; Otis struck out; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cowens to third]; Porter flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Speed grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle singled to left; Terrell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hurdle to second]; Braun flied out to left;
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Cox singled to center; Norris out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cox to second]; Porter allowed a passed
ball [Cox to third]; Manning walked; Grubb singled to center
[Cox scored, Manning to third]; Alexander was called out on
strikes; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan singled to right; Cowens forced Wathan (third
to second); Otis forced Cowens (shortstop to second); Otis stole
second; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer popped to third; Kuiper flied out to left;
Speed singled to left; Speed stole second; Cox walked; Norris
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Hurdle
grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to center; Braun
singled to left [Terrell to second]; KERN REPLACED CLYDE
(PITCHING); Washington struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Manning doubled
to center; Grubb popped to shortstop; Alexander flied out to
right [Manning to third]; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
BELL BATTED FOR CARBO; Bell singled to left [Manning scored];
DADE RAN FOR BELL; Veryzer singled to left [Dade to second];
HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Kuiper popped to third; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LACOCK BATTED FOR
WATHAN; LaCock popped to shortstop; Cowens lined to shortstop;
Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Speed struck
out; Cox struck out; Norris walked; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae walked; WILSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Wilson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Porter was called
out on strikes; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.