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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 8, 1969 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wally Bunker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Boyd |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,132 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Ron Luciano |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Wally Bunker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Lou Klimchock | Third Baseman |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Frank Baker | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Gary Boyd | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Boyd
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Boyd
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fiore vs. Boyd
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foy vs. Boyd
Foy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Boyd
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Boyd
Adair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Adair reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Paul
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bunker
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Bunker
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bunker
There's a wild pitch. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Bunker
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Bunker
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klimchock scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Bunker
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Bunker
Sims hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Bunker
Sims hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bunker
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Bunker
Leon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Paul
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Paul
Bunker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Paul
Keough hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paul vs. Bunker
Paul hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bunker
Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Bunker
Klimchock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bunker
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Paul
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock juggles the ball. That's an error on Klimchock. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Paul
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Paul
Foy hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Paul
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adair vs. Paul
Adair hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bunker
Baker hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Bunker
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Bunker
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Bunker
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. There goes Sims trying to get to third. Foy throws the ball in to Schaal, who tags Sims for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Bunker
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Foy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Paul
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Paul
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Paul
Jim Rooker pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Paul
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paul vs. Cisco
Galen Cisco now pitching.
Paul is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Cisco
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Cisco
Klimchock strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Paul
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Paul
Fiore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Paul
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Paul
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Cisco
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Cisco
There's a wild pitch. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Cisco
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Cisco
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Cisco
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Cisco
Snyder hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Harrelson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Hedlund
Mike Hedlund now pitching. Hawk Taylor now playing left field.
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Foy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Paul
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock juggles the ball. That's an error on Klimchock. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Paul
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Paul
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Paul
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paul vs. Hedlund
Paul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hedlund
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Hedlund
Klimchock hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Paul
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Paul
Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fiore vs. Paul
Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough tags and scores. Schaal tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foy vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Williams
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Mike Hedlund.
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Williams
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burgmeier, and towards Hernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Burgmeier
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Burgmeier
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Burgmeier
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Burgmeier
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Williams
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Williams
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Williams
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keough vs. Williams
Keough hits a line drive towards short. Leon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Burgmeier
Leon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Burgmeier
Williams bunts towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Adair covering, for the out. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Burgmeier
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Burgmeier
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Lou Klimchock.
Peterson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Burgmeier
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Williams
Vern Fuller now playing third base.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Williams
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Williams
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgmeier vs. Williams
Burgmeier hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adair vs. Williams
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fiore scores. Foy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Williams
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Foy moves to third. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Williams
Bob Oliver pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez.
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1969 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Keough J, rf 3 2 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 5 0 1 0 Klimchock L, 3b 3 1 1 0
Fiore M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Peterson C, ph 0 0 0 0
Foy J, cf 4 1 2 2 Fuller V, 3b 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, lf 2 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 5 1 1 0
Hedlund M, p 0 0 0 0 Baker F, lf 4 1 1 1
Martinez B, ph 1 0 0 0 Harrelson K, rf 3 3 3 1
Burgmeier T, p 1 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 1 3 3
Adair J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Snyder R, cf 4 0 3 2
Rodriguez E, c 2 0 1 0 Leon E, ss 4 0 1 0
Oliver B, pr 0 0 0 0 Boyd G, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 5 0 2 0 Paul M, p 3 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 1 0 0 0 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Rooker J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cisco G, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 35 7 13 7
Kansas City 200 000 101 -- 4
Cleveland 401 020 00x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker W (L) 3.0 7 5 2 2 2
Cisco G 1.2 3 2 2 0 4
Hedlund M 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Burgmeier T 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd G 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
Paul M (W) 5.2 5 1 1 2 4
Williams S (S) 2.2 2 1 0 4 0
E -- Schaal P, Klimchock L 2, Williams S
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Kansas City 13, Cleveland 8
2B -- Adair J, Snyder R 2, Schaal P
HR -- Foy J, Sims D
SH -- Williams S
SF -- Fiore M
WP -- Bunker W, Cisco G
T -- 2:53
A -- 12132
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