Lashing out 16 hits, the Royals thumped the Indians, 11-6. K.C. broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth inning on a single by John Wathan, triple by George Brett, double by Amos Otis and a sacrifice fly by Lee May. After the Tribe cut the deficit to 7-6 on a two-run homer by Andre Thornton in the fifth, the Royals put the game away in the sixth with a four-run outburst highlighted by a two-run homer by Hal McRae. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 11, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Friday, April     23, 1982 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  3  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Royals       3  0  1    3  0  4    0  0  x  -  11 16  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Poquette lf           6   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Charboneau ph,lf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Wathan c              4   2   1   0     1   0   .245
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .426      Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .235
Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Otis cf               5   3   3   2     0   0   .327
Thornton dh           4   2   2   2     0   1   .375      McRae dh              5   2   3   2     0   0   .244
McBride rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .414      May 1b                3   1   3   2     0   0   .467
Hassey c              2   1   1   1     0   0   .286        Werth pr,1b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bando ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Martin rf             3   1   2   1     2   1   .366
Bannister cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .320      White 2b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .293
Perconte 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .212        Pryor ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Fischlin ph,2b      1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Washington ss         5   0   2   2     0   2   .186
Dybzinski ss          4   0   2   1     0   1   .308      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frost p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brennan p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     1   4             Totals               39  11  16  11     6   5

Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 24,332
Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 11
DP: Indians 0, Royals 2
Errors: May
Doubles: Harrah (1), Otis 2 (7), Martin (3)
Triples: McBride (1), Bannister (1), Brett (1)
Home Runs: Thornton (5), McRae (2)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (4), White (1)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(0-1)         3     9   7   7   4   2   0  22  13.50
Lewallyn                2.1   3   2   2   0   1   1  10   5.59
Whitson                 0.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.15
Brennan                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   5.00
Totals                  8    16  11  11   6   5   1  46

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 4.1   9   6   6   0   3   1  22   7.91
Jackson W(1-0)          3.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  14   5.00
Frost                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.16
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Whitson (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Harrah flied out to center;
Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; Wathan walked; Wathan
stole second; Brett struck out; Otis singled to right [Wathan
scored]; McRae singled to center [Otis to third]; May singled to
third [Otis scored, McRae to second]; Martin walked [McRae to
third, May to second]; White walked [McRae scored, May to third,
Martin to second]; Washington struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; McBride tripled to center
[Thornton scored]; Hassey singled to center [McBride scored];
Bannister grounded out (second to first) [Hassey to second];
Perconte singled to right [Hassey to third]; Dybzinski singled
to right [Hassey scored, Perconte to third]; Dilone flied out to
left; Harrah flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette grounded out (second to first); Wathan
flied out to left; Brett walked; Otis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Thornton struck
out; McBride singled to left; Hassey flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (third to first); May singled to
second; Martin singled to right [May to second]; White forced
Martin (third to second) [May to third]; Washington singled to
shortstop [May scored, White to second]; Poquette lined to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Bannister tripled to center; Perconte grounded out
(second to first) [Bannister scored]; Dybzinski flied out to
center; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to pitcher; Brett tripled to center
[Wathan scored]; Otis doubled to center [Brett scored]; LEWALLYN
REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (second to
first) [Otis to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis
scored]; Martin struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah flied out to left; Hargrove singled to
center; Thornton homered [Hargrove scored]; JACKSON REPLACED
LEONARD (PITCHING); McBride reached on an error by May [McBride
to first]; BANDO BATTED FOR HASSEY; Bando lined into a double
play (second to first) [McBride out at first]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); On a bunt White
singled; White stole second; Washington popped to first;
Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher) [White to third];
Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 6, Royals 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Bannister flied out to left; Perconte flied out to
left; Dybzinski singled to pitcher; CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR
DILONE; Charboneau popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: CHARBONEAU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brett flied
out to left; Otis doubled to right; McRae homered [Otis scored];
WHITSON REPLACED LEWALLYN (PITCHING); May singled to center;
WERTH RAN FOR MAY; Martin doubled to left [Werth scored];
Whitson threw a wild pitch [Martin to third]; White walked;
Washington singled to pitcher [Martin scored, White to second];
Poquette made an out to third; Wathan flied out to right; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.

INDIANS 7TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Harrah doubled
to right; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to
third]; Thornton popped to third; McBride grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.

ROYALS 7TH: BRENNAN REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Brett flied out
to center; Otis popped to first; McRae singled to third; Werth
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.

INDIANS 8TH: Bando lined to shortstop; Bannister grounded out
(shortstop to first); FISCHLIN BATTED FOR PERCONTE; Fischlin
singled to left; Dybzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.

ROYALS 8TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Martin walked;
PRYOR BATTED FOR WHITE; Pryor was called out on strikes;
Washington struck out; Poquette lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.

INDIANS 9TH: PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FROST REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Charboneau flied out to center; Harrah
walked; Harrah advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Harrah to second]; Hargrove lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 11.