The winning run scored on a wild pitch as the Royals edged the Indians. 5-4. After Gary Alexander tied the score for the Indians at 4-4 with a homer in the top of the ninth, Willie Wilson was hit by a pitch in the Royals' half and advanced to third on a single by Pete LaCock.

Pinch-hitter Tom Poquette then drew a walk to load the sacks. After White flied out to shallow center, reliever Sid Monge uncorked a wild pitch with George Brett at the plate, allowing Wilson to dash home. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     26, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 10  1
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  1  -   5 10  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      White 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .262
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Brett 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .271
Bonds rf              4   1   3   1     0   1   .288      Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .309
  Speed pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .379
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   3   .143      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Alexander c           4   2   2   2     0   1   .250      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .169      Hurdle lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Wilson lf           0   1   0   0     0   0   .357
Dade dh               3   0   1   1     1   0   .167      LaCock 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Poquette ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Washington pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     2   6             Totals               33   5  10   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 15,122
Left on Base: Indians 5, Royals 7
DP: Indians 2, Royals 2
Errors: Alexander, Patek 2
Doubles: Thornton (3), Harrah (2), White 2 (7)
Triples: Brett (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (3), Alexander (4), Porter (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (4)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (2), Dade (1), Speed (1)
GIDP: Patek (2), McRae (2)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (1,by Spillner)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton                  5     8   4   4   0   1   1  21   9.82
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.23
Spillner L(0-1)         3     2   1   1   3   0   0  15   1.26
Monge                   0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.84
Totals                  8.1  10   5   5   3   1   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    8    10   4   4   1   6   2  33   6.93
Hrabosky W(2-0)         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.04
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   6   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Spillner (1)
Wild Pitches: Paxton (1), Monge (3)

Umpires: HP - Harold Easley, 1B - Bob Jones, 2B - Dick Nelson, 3B - Larry Zirbel


INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled; Porter lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton doubled to left; Alexander singled to
center [Thornton scored]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Alexander to second]; Kuiper singled to center [Alexander to
third]; Dade reached on a fielder's choice [Alexander scored,
Kuiper to third (error by Patek), Dade to second]; Veryzer
popped to second in foul territory; Norris lined to shortstop; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens was called out on strikes; McRae flied to
right in foul territory; Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (third to first); Bonds
singled to center; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock singled to right; Patek grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [LaCock out at second];
On a bunt White singled; Paxton threw a wild pitch [White to
second]; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander struck out; Harrah flied out to center;
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Porter homered; Cowens
singled to left; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade lined to right; Veryzer reached on an error by
Patek; Norris singled to left [Veryzer to third]; Manning lined
into a double play (second to first) [Norris out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock lined
to center; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Bonds homered; Thornton struck out; Alexander
grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah walked; Kuiper flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White doubled to right; Brett tripled to right
[White scored]; Otis singled to third [Brett scored]; HOOD
REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Otis stole second [Otis to third
(error by Alexander)]; Porter grounded out (second to first)
[Otis stayed at third]; SPILLNER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Otis scored]; McRae flied
out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Dade singled to center; Veryzer popped to first;
Dade was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Norris was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals
4.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); LaCock lined
to left; Patek walked; White doubled to left [Patek to third];
Brett was walked intentionally; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

INDIANS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Manning popped
to second; Bonds singled; SPEED RAN FOR BONDS; Thornton struck
out; Speed was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Porter flied out
to left; Cowens popped to second; McRae popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Alexander homered; Harrah doubled to left; HRABOSKY
REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); On a bunt Kuiper made an out to first;
Dade was walked intentionally; Veryzer lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Harrah out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson was hit by a pitch; LaCock singled to right
[Wilson to third]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette walked
[LaCock to second]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR POQUETTE; White flied out
to center; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Monge threw a
wild pitch [Wilson scored, LaCock to third, Washington to
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 5.