In a perfect night at bat, Frank White reached base six times on three walks, two singles and a homer as the Royals beat the Indians, 15-7, for their fifth straight victory. A walk to White and homer by George Brett started the Royals' barrage against Wayne Garland, who lasted only 1 1/3 innings. White whacked his homer in the eighth. In all, the Royals collected 17 hits, including four by Al Cowens, off Garland and two relievers. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 15, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  2  0    0  3  1    1  0  0  -   7 10  0
Royals       4  5  2    0  0  3    0  1  x  -  15 17  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade dh               4   2   1   0     1   0   .200      White 2b              3   4   3   2     3   0   .294
Manning cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .222      Brett 3b              6   2   2   2     0   0   .276
Bonds rf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .281      Otis cf               4   3   1   1     2   0   .305
Thornton 1b           2   1   0   1     1   0   .138      Porter c              3   2   1   1     3   0   .377
Alexander c           4   1   1   0     0   2   .250        Wathan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Diaz c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cowens rf             5   2   4   3     1   0   .328
Harrah 3b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .180      LaCock 1b             5   1   2   1     1   0   .294
Norris lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McRae dh              5   0   2   2     0   0   .257
Veryzer ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .185      Hurdle lf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .255
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .300        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              5   1   2   1     0   1   .298
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   7     4   2             Totals               39  15  17  14    11   1

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 17,411
Left on Base: Indians 5, Royals 12
DP: Indians 1, Royals 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Harrah (3), Bonds (5), Manning (2), McRae (6)
Triples: Kuiper (1), Cowens (1)
Home Runs: Brett (1), White (2)
Stolen Bases: White 2 (5), Otis 2 (6), Patek (4)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (2), Hurdle (2)
GIDP: Kuiper (2), Brett (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(0-2)          1.1   6   8   8   4   1   1  14  12.27
Barker                  4.1   9   6   6   5   0   0  26  13.00
Cruz                    2.1   2   1   1   2   0   1  11   4.63
Totals                  8    17  15  15  11   1   2  51

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(3-2)       5     6   5   5   3   1   0  23   4.09
Rodriguez SV(1)         4     4   2   2   1   1   0  16   6.23
Totals                  9    10   7   7   4   2   0  39

Passed Balls: Alexander (3)
Wild Pitches: Barker (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Bob Jones, 2B - Don Schulte, 3B - Al Purduski


INDIANS 1ST: Debut for umpire Al Purduski; Dade flied out
to right; Manning flied out to left; Bonds flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White walked; White stole second; Brett homered
[White scored]; Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Porter
flied out to right [Otis to third]; Cowens singled to center
[Otis scored]; LaCock singled to right [Cowens to third]; McRae
singled to center [Cowens scored, LaCock to second]; Hurdle
forced McRae (first to shortstop) [LaCock to third]; Patek
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton walked; Alexander singled to right
[Thornton to second]; Harrah doubled to left [Thornton scored,
Alexander to third]; Norris grounded out (first unassisted);
Veryzer singled to right [Alexander scored, Harrah to third];
Kuiper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Veryzer
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: White walked; White stole second; Brett flied out to
center [White to third]; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Porter
was walked intentionally; Cowens singled to right [White scored,
Otis to third, Porter to second]; BARKER REPLACED GARLAND
(PITCHING); LaCock singled to center [Otis scored, Porter to
third, Cowens to second]; Alexander allowed a passed ball
[Porter scored, Cowens to third, LaCock to second]; McRae
grounded out (third to first) [Cowens scored]; Barker threw a
wild pitch [LaCock to third]; Hurdle walked; Patek singled to
center [LaCock scored, Hurdle to second]; White walked [Hurdle
to third, Patek to second]; Brett flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 9.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade popped to third; Manning grounded out (second
to first); Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 9.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis walked; Porter walked [Otis to second]; Cowens
singled to right [Otis scored, Porter to second]; LaCock walked
[Porter to third, Cowens to second]; McRae popped to first in
foul territory; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Porter
scored]; Patek forced LaCock (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 11.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander popped to
second in foul territory; Harrah walked; Norris flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 11.

ROYALS 4TH: White singled to center; Brett grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at
second]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 11.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper
singled to right; Dade walked [Kuiper to second]; Manning
singled to center [Kuiper to third, Dade to second]; Bonds
doubled to left [Kuiper scored, Dade scored, Manning to third];
Thornton lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Manning
scored]; Alexander struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Royals 11.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; Cowens tripled to center;
LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 11.

INDIANS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Harrah
flied out to center; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Veryzer singled to left; Kuiper tripled to right [Veryzer
scored]; Kuiper was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Patek singled; Patek
stole second; White singled to second [Patek scored]; Brett
singled to center [White to third]; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [White scored, Brett to second]; Porter singled to left
[Brett scored]; CRUZ REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); Cowens forced
Porter (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Royals 14.

INDIANS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Dade singled
to center; Manning doubled to center [Dade scored]; Bonds flied
out to left; Thornton flied out to center; Alexander was called
out on strikes; Gary Alexander ejected by HP umpire Dick
Nelson; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 14.

ROYALS 7TH: DIAZ REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); LaCock
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae doubled to left; Wilson
flied out to left; Patek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 14.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrah walked; Norris forced Harrah (first to
shortstop) [Norris to second (error by Patek)]; Veryzer flied
out to center; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 14.

ROYALS 8TH: White homered; Brett flied out to center; Otis flied
out to left; Porter walked; Cowens walked [Porter to second];
LaCock lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals
15.

INDIANS 9TH: WATHAN REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Dade grounded
out (shortstop to first); Manning flied out to center; Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Royals 15.