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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 18, 1976
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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 April 18, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,466 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Tony Solaita | DH |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 18, 1976
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Busby
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Busby
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Busby
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Busby
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowenstein vs. Busby
Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Manning scores. Powell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Busby
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Busby
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Dobson
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Dobson
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Busby
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Busby
Duffy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Busby
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Busby
Kuiper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Dobson
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein throws the ball in to Duffy who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Dobson
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Dobson
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Busby
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Busby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Busby
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Busby
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Busby
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Dobson
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Busby
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Busby
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Dobson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Dobson
There goes Mayberry. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Mayberry steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Dobson
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solaita vs. Dobson
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Busby
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuiper for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Busby
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Busby
Powell strikes out. There goes Bell. The throw from Martinez to second, and Bell is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Dobson
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Dobson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuiper. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Dobson
Cowens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper catches it and throws to first to double up White. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Busby
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Busby
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Busby
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spikes vs. Busby
There goes Lowenstein, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Lowenstein steals home. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Dobson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Splittorff
Paul Splittorff now pitching.
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Splittorff
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Splittorff
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Dobson
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Dobson
Solaita is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Dobson
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Quirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek hits a line drive towards the mound. Dobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Splittorff
Bob Stinson now catching.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Splittorff
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Splittorff
George Hendrick pinch hits for John Lowenstein.
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Splittorff
Ashby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae who is chasing the ball. Ashby reaches third base with a triple. Bell scores. Hendrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spikes vs. Splittorff
Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Duffy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Dobson
George Hendrick now playing left field. Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Dobson
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Dobson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. McClure
Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Bob McClure now pitching.
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. McClure
There goes Manning. The throw from Stinson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Manning goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. McClure
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Littell
Powell takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Littell
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuiper moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Littell
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first, with LaRoche covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. LaRoche
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. LaRoche
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tony Solaita.
Wohlford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1976 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 3 2 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lowenstein J, lf 0 1 0 0 McRae H, lf 3 0 2 0
Hendrick G, ph-lf 2 1 1 0 Solaita T, dh 3 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 5 0 1 0 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 1 1 2 Martinez B, c 2 0 1 0
Spikes C, rf 4 0 1 1 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0
Duffy F, ss 4 0 1 0 Stinson B, c 0 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0
White F, 2b 2 0 0 0
Rojas C, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 6 3 30 0 5 0
Cleveland 100 001 031 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P (W) 8.0 5 0 0 2 5
LaRoche D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (L) 6.0 2 2 1 7 3
Splittorff P 1.2 4 3 3 0 2
Bird D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
McClure B* 0.0 0 1 1 2 0
Littell M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Busby S, Kuiper D, Stinson B
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Kansas City 6
2B -- McRae H
3B -- Brett G, Ashby A
SB -- Mayberry J, Lowenstein J, Manning R
CS -- Bell B
SH -- Patek F
T -- 2:41
A -- 10466
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