Erupting for five runs in the first inning, the Royals went on to defeat the Indians, 9-1, to post only their third victory in last 18 games. Frank White and George Brett drew walks to open the first and Amos Otis followed with a homer.

After another pass to Al Cowens and safe bunt by John Wathan, Willie Wilson drove in both runners with a double. Rich Gale, who snapped a personal three-game losing streak in winning for the first time since June 22, lost his bid for a shutout when Cliff Johnson homered in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Friday, July 20, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  1
Royals       5  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   9 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .249      White 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .259
Harrah 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .317
  Cox ph,3b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Otis cf               4   2   2   3     0   0   .301
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Scott 1b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .246
Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Cowens rf             3   3   3   1     1   0   .321
Johnson dh            4   1   2   1     0   0   .301      Porter c              4   0   1   2     0   0   .306
Hargrove lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Wathan dh             1   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .212        LaCock ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Wilson lf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .309
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Cruz ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     4   4             Totals               32   9  10   9     5   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 38,461
Left on Base: Indians 5, Royals 5
DP: Indians 1, Royals 2
Errors: Norris
Doubles: Norris (10), Wilson (6), Cowens (12)
Triples: Porter (7)
Home Runs: Johnson (5), Otis (11)
Stolen Bases: White (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (3)
GIDP: Alexander (5), Hargrove (6), LaCock (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(9-9)            4.1   7   8   8   4   3   1  24   5.03
Wilkins                 2.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  10   4.59
Cruz                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.26
Totals                  8    10   9   9   5   3   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(7-8)             8     3   1   1   4   4   1  30   5.13
Quisenberry             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan


INDIANS 1ST: Norris walked; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Norris to second]; Bonds popped to shortstop;
Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White walked; White stole second; Brett walked; Otis
homered [White scored, Brett scored]; Scott struck out; Cowens
walked; Porter flied out to left; On a bunt Wathan singled
[Cowens to second]; Wilson doubled to left [Cowens scored,
Wathan scored]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

INDIANS 2ND: Johnson popped to second; Hargrove lined to left;
Alexander popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Brett to
second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper struck out; Veryzer flied out to center;
Norris doubled to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens doubled to center; Porter grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Cowens to third]; Wathan lined out on a sacrifice
fly to left [Cowens scored]; Wilson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds walked; Thornton popped to third; Johnson
flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; White flied out to center;
Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Alexander struck out; Kuiper grounded out (third to
first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis popped to second; Scott walked; Cowens singled
to center [Scott to second]; Porter tripled to right [Scott
scored, Cowens scored]; WILKINS REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING);
LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock grounded out (first
unassisted); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 8.

INDIANS 6TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Norris lined to
center; COX BATTED FOR HARRAH; Cox struck out; Bonds flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 8.

ROYALS 6TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cruz grounded out
(third to first); White lined to center; Brett flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Johnson
homered; Hargrove walked; Alexander grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to center [Otis to second (error by
Norris)]; Scott singled to center [Otis to third]; Cowens
singled to left [Otis scored, Scott to second]; Porter flied out
to left; LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals
9.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper walked; Veryzer flied out to right; Norris
forced Kuiper (second to shortstop); Cox singled to center
[Norris to third]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED WILKINS (PITCHING); Wilson flied out
to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); White walked;
Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 9.

INDIANS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Thornton
popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt Johnson singled;
Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 9.

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