The Kansas City Royals smashed the Cleveland Indians, 15 to 7, on April 27, 1979.

Final

Indians

5-12

7

Royals

10-8

15

CLE

KCR

1

0

4

2

5

3

0

2

4

0

5

3

0

6

1

3

7

1

0

8

0

1

9

0

R

7

15

H

10

17

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

CLE

KCR

Home run by George Brett; Frank White scored.

0

2

Single by Al Cowens; Amos Otis scored.

0

3

Single by Hal McRae; Al Cowens scored.

0

4

Top 2nd

CLE

KCR

Double by Toby Harrah; Andre Thornton scored.

1

4

Single by Tom Veryzer; Gary Alexander scored.

2

4

Bottom 2nd

CLE

KCR

Single by Al Cowens; Frank White scored.

2

5

Single by Ralph LaCock; Amos Otis scored.

2

6

Passed ball; Darrell Porter scored.

2

7

Hal McRae grounded out; Al Cowens scored.

2

8

Single by Freddie Patek; Ralph LaCock scored.

2

9

Bottom 3rd

CLE

KCR

Single by Al Cowens; Amos Otis scored.

2

10

Sacrifice fly by Clint Hurdle; Darrell Porter scored.

2

11

Top 5th

CLE

KCR

Double by Bobby Bonds; Duane Kuiper and Paul Dade scored.

4

11

Sacrifice fly by Andre Thornton; Rick Manning scored.

5

11

Top 6th

CLE

KCR

Triple by Duane Kuiper; Tom Veryzer scored.

6

11

Bottom 6th

CLE

KCR

Single by Frank White; Freddie Patek scored.

6

12

Amos Otis grounded out; Frank White scored.

6

13

Single by Darrell Porter; George Brett scored.

6

14

Top 7th

CLE

KCR

Double by Rick Manning; Paul Dade scored.

7

14

Bottom 8th

CLE

KCR

Home run by Frank White.

7

15

Indians

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	CS	TB
Paul Dade RF	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	1
Rick Manning CF	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	3
Bobby Bonds DH	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Andre Thornton 1B	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Gary Alexander C	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
Bo Diaz C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toby Harrah 3B	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	2
Jim Norris LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Veryzer SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
Duane Kuiper 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	4
Totals	34	7	10	7	4	2	1	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Wayne Garland (L)	1.1	6	8	8	4	1	1
Len Barker	4.1	9	6	6	5	0	0
Victor Cruz	2.1	2	1	1	2	0	1
Totals	8.0	17	15	15	11	1	2

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Frank White 2B	3	4	3	2	1	3	0	2	6
George Brett 3B	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	5
Amos Otis CF	4	3	1	1	0	2	0	2	1
Darrell Porter C	3	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	1
John Wathan C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Cowens RF	5	2	4	3	0	1	0	0	6
Ralph LaCock 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	2
Hal McRae DH	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
Clint Hurdle LF	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Wilson LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Patek SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Totals	39	15	17	14	2	11	1	5	26

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff (W)	5.0	6	5	5	3	1
Eduardo Rodriguez (S)	4.0	4	2	2	1	1
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	4	2

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More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Perez

RBI

22

Perez

AVG

.341

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Marsh

K

33

Ragans

ERA

2.03

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

28

3rd

R

111

11th

SO

170

27th

ERA

3.26

5th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	16	6	.727
Tigers	13	10	.565	3.5
Royals	13	10	.565	3.5
Twins	8	13	.381	7.5
White Sox	3	19	.136	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/23	TOR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 4/24	TOR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 4/25	TOR	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Fri 4/26	KCR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 4/27	KCR	@	DET	6:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

13-10

3

Final

5

Blue Jays

13-10

Mon 22 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

9

Ozuna

8

Trout

7

Alonso

RBI Leaders

27

Ozuna

22

García

22

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.368

Ohtani

.359

Rosario

.358

Kwan

Hit Leaders

35

Ohtani

34

Kwan

33

Betts

Run Leaders

24

Betts

21

Kwan

21

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.469

Betts

.439

Soto

.439

Winker

SLG Leaders

.687

Ozuna

.676

Abrams

.663

Ohtani

SB Leaders

11

Cruz

10

Turang

10

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Glasnow

4

Berríos

Strikeout Leaders

44

Glasnow

39

Jones

38

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.85

Berríos

1.08

Blackburn

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.55

Peralta

12.10

Jones

11.92

Crochet

K/BB Leaders

14.00

Houck

13.00

Eflin

10.00

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Houck

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

410.3

Betts

361.3

Ohtani

359.5

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

309

Betts

280

Ohtani

272

Cruz

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0