Although held to four hits, the Royals used a homer by Hal McRae in the fifth inning and two unearned runs in the seventh to defeat the Indians, 3-2. Both of the Indians' runs were unearned in the eighth when the clutch relief pitching of Al Hrabosky saved the victory for Rich Gale.

After an error by George Brett, two walks and a single by Toby Harrah produced the Indians' first run, Hrabosky took over and retired the side with another run scoring on a wild throw by Darrell Porter. Then, in the ninth, Hrabosky struck out Bobby Bonds with the bases loaded to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 5, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  4  3
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  4


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Dade lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .231
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Harrah 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .188
  Quirk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Manning cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .329      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .341      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .278
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .312      Alexander dh          4   0   0   0     0   4   .208
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
McRae dh              3   2   2   1     0   0   .258      Diaz c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Hurdle lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .276        Pruitt c            1   1   1   0     1   0   .286
  Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Speed pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   4   1     1   4             Totals               35   2   6   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  9,529
Left on Base: Royals 3, Indians 9
DP: Royals 0, Indians 0
Errors: Brett, Porter, Patek, Harrah, Kuiper, Diaz, Veryzer
Home Runs: McRae (3)
Stolen Bases: McRae (2), Otis (11)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (3), Porter (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(1-2)             7     3   2   0   3   5   0  29   6.09
Hrabosky SV(4)          2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.64
Totals                  9     6   2   0   3   7   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(3-3)             9     4   3   1   1   4   1  33   3.92
Totals                  9     4   3   1   1   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Don Schirmer, 1B - Bob Rice, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Dale Davidson


ROYALS 1ST: White struck out; Brett flied out to right; Otis
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (second to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning singled to center;
Thornton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter lined to right; Cowens grounded out (first
unassisted); LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bonds walked; Alexander struck out; Kuiper grounded
out (third to first) [Bonds to second]; Diaz struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae singled to left; McRae stole second; Hurdle
flied out to center [McRae to third]; Patek struck out; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to center; Dade reached on an
error by Patek; Harrah flied out to right; Manning singled to
left [Dade to third]; Thornton lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); Otis popped to
second; Porter lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Alexander struck
out; Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens reached on an error by Harrah; Cowens was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); LaCock was called
out on strikes; McRae homered; Hurdle singled to center; Patek
forced Hurdle (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz grounded out (second to first); Veryzer popped
to third in foul territory; Dade grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White lined to left; Brett flied out to left; Otis
walked; Otis stole second; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Manning
flied out to center; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens struck out; LaCock flied out to right; McRae
reached on an error by Veryzer; Hurdle reached on an error by
Kuiper [McRae scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hurdle scored (error
by Diaz) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Bo Diaz argued the call at HP
on Hal McRae and was ejected by HP umpire Don Schirmer; Diaz
threw the ball into KC dugout allowing Clint Hurdle to
score; PRUITT REPLACED DIAZ (PLAYING C ); Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Bonds flied
out to center; Alexander struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

ROYALS 8TH: White popped to first; Brett grounded out (second to
first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Pruitt walked; Veryzer reached on an error by Brett
[Pruitt to second]; Dade walked [Pruitt to third, Veryzer to
second]; Harrah singled to center [Pruitt scored (unearned),
Veryzer to third, Dade to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED GALE
(PITCHING); Manning popped to second; Thornton forced Veryzer
(pitcher to catcher) [Dade scored (error by Porter) (unearned)
(no RBI), Harrah to third]; Bonds struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter singled to center; Porter was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); On a bunt Cowens made an out to
first; LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Alexander struck out; Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); Pruitt singled to left; SPEED RAN FOR PRUITT;
Veryzer singled to center [Speed to second]; Dade singled to
third [Speed to third, Veryzer to second]; George Brett and
Royals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by 1B umpire Bob Rice;
QUIRK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Harrah flied out to left; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 2.

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