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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 22, 1977
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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 May 22, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bibby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,059 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
| Paul Dade | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 22, 1977
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Leonard
There goes Norris. The throw from Porter and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dade. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Bibby
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Leonard
Dade 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Leonard
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bibby
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Bibby
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bibby
Rojas hits a popup towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Leonard
Kendall bunts between the mound and first base. Leonard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kendall for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Leonard
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Leonard
Porter fires to first and picks off Duffy. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball 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. Bibby
Patek 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, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bibby
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Bibby
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis 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, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Leonard
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Leonard
Bochte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Leonard
Kendall 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, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bibby
Cowens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bibby
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Bibby
Porter 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 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Leonard
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Leonard
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Leonard
Norris takes first base on ball four. Duffy moves to third. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dade vs. Gura
Larry Gura now pitching.
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Duffy scores. Kuiper scores. Norris moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bochte vs. Gura
There goes Dade. The throw from Porter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Norris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochte vs. Gura
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dade tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gura
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Gura
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bibby
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dade. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Bibby
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Bibby
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Gura
Duffy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Gura
Kuiper 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 6
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis 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, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bibby
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bibby
Mayberry 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 7
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Gura
Norris hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Gura
Dade hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Gura
Bochte hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Bibby
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bibby
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Bibby
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Gura
Carty 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, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gura
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Gura
Kendall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Kendall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Gura
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Bibby
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White.
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Gura
Bob Heise now playing second base.
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, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Gura
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Gura
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bibby
Otis 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, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Bibby
Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norris. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Bibby
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Bibby
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Norris 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 5/22/1977 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 5 1 1 1 Poquette T, lf 4 0 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 5 1 2 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 1 1
Norris J, rf 3 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Dade P, lf 5 1 1 2 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 0
Bochte B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 4 2 4 1 Rojas C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Kendall F, c 3 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 1 0
Duffy F, ss 3 1 1 1 White F, 2b 2 1 1 0
LaCock P, ph 1 0 1 0
Heise B, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 12 6 32 1 7 1
Cleveland 002 040 010 -- 7
Kansas City 001 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 4.1 7 5 3 2 1
Gura L 4.2 5 2 2 1 0
E -- Patek F, Porter D
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5
2B -- McRae H, Rojas C, Kendall F, Cowens A
HR -- Manning R, Bell B
SB -- Poquette T, White F, Dade P
CS -- Norris J
SH -- Kendall F
SF -- McRae H, Bochte B
T -- 2:20
A -- 31059
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