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Indians
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 18, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 18, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,707 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Russ Goetz |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Ron Lolich | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Center Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Jerry Moses | Catcher |
| Milt Wilcox | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 18, 1972
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Splittorff
Brohamer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Splittorff
There goes Brohamer. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Knoop applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Splittorff
Lolich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wilcox
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Splittorff
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Splittorff
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Nettles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chambliss vs. Splittorff
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Splittorff
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Wilcox
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Wilcox
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Wilcox
Knoop takes first base on ball four. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Splittorff vs. Wilcox
Splittorff hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilcox vs. Splittorff
Wilcox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Kirkpatrick fires to first and picks off Wilcox. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Splittorff
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Splittorff
Lolich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wilcox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Splittorff
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Splittorff
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Wilcox
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wilcox
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Wilcox
Knoop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Splittorff vs. Wilcox
Splittorff bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Wilcox
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Splittorff
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Splittorff
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilcox vs. Splittorff
Wilcox hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheinblum scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Hilgendorf
Tom Hilgendorf now pitching.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hilgendorf juggles the ball. That's an error on Hilgendorf. Mayberry scores. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Hilgendorf
Rojas hits a fly ball towards cemter. Bell catches it and throws to home to double up Piniella. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Splittorff
Brohamer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Splittorff
Lolich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Hilgendorf
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Hilgendorf
Splittorff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Hilgendorf
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Splittorff moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Hilgendorf
Otis takes first base on ball four. Splittorff moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheinblum vs. Hilgendorf
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Splittorff tags and scores. Patek tags and moves to third. Otis tags and moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Hilgendorf
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Otis scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Hennigan
Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Hennigan
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Splittorff
Nettles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Splittorff
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Splittorff
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Moses bunts in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCraw vs. Abernathy
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Phil Hennigan.
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Unser vs. Abernathy
Del Unser pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Unser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Unser reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop.
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgmeier vs. Riddleberger
Burgmeier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Riddleberger
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Riddleberger
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Burgmeier
Lolich hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Burgmeier
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Riddleberger
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Riddleberger
Steve Hovley pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum.
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hovley moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Riddleberger
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Hovley scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Riddleberger
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Rojas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hopkins vs. Farmer
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Knoop.
Hopkins hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss catches it and steps on first to double up Rojas. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Burgmeier
Bobby Floyd now playing third base. Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Steve Hovley now playing right field.
Moses hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Burgmeier
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Wright
Ray Fosse pinch hits for Ed Farmer. Ken Wright now pitching.
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Wright
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1972, game 1 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 5 1 2 0
Unser D, ph 1 0 1 2 Otis A, cf 4 1 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0 Scheinblum R, rf 2 1 1 1
Farmer E, p 0 0 0 0 Hovley S, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Fosse R, ph 1 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 1 3 2
Brohamer J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 5 0 4 2
Lolich R, rf 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 0 1
Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 3b-2b 4 0 2 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 2 2 0 Knoop B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bell B, cf 3 2 2 1 Hopkins G, ph 1 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 2 Floyd B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Moses J, c 3 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 2 1 1 0
Wilcox M, p 1 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Hilgendorf T, p 0 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 1 0 1 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0 Wright K, p 0 0 0 0
McCraw T, ph 1 0 0 0
Leon E, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 9 5 36 6 15 6
Cleveland 020 000 300 -- 5
Kansas City 000 023 01x -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M 4.1 8 2 2 2 2
Hilgendorf T 1.1 3 3 3 1 0
Hennigan P 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Riddleberger D (L) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Farmer E 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P* 6.0 7 5 5 2 2
Abernathy T 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Burgmeier T (W) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Wright K (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Hilgendorf T
DP -- Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Kansas City 14
2B -- Piniella L 2, Unser D, Nettles G
3B -- Bell B
CS -- Brohamer J
SH -- Splittorff P, Moses J
SF -- Scheinblum R
PB -- Kirkpatrick E
T -- 2:45
A -- 10707
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