Royals 5-4 Indians (Apr 8, 1978)

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CLE

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W: S. Busby

L: R. Wise

S: S. Mingori

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Team Stats

CLE

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HR

0

5

R

4

8

H

7

4

SB

1

LOB

.276

AVG

.200

.314

OBP

.333

.448

SLG

.257

3.00

ERA

5.00

3

K

3

7

BB

3

Current Series

Royals

5

Indians

8

Game 1

Final

Royals

5

Indians

4

Game 2

Final

1978 AL West

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Royals	92	70	.568
Angels	87	75	.537	5.0
Rangers	87	75	.537	5.0
Twins	73	89	.451	19.0
White Sox	71	90	.441	20.5
Athletics	69	93	.426	23.0
Mariners	56	104	.350	35.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	100	63	.613
Red Sox	99	64	.607	1.0
Brewers	93	69	.574	6.5
Orioles	90	71	.559	9.0
Tigers	86	76	.531	13.5
Indians	69	90	.434	29.0
Blue Jays	59	102	.366	40.0

Game Summary

The Cleveland Indians couldn't pull it off against the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 4, on April 9, 1978.

Game Info

April 8, 1978

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Willie Wilson W. Wilson CF	2	0	0	1	1	1	0
Hal McRae H. McRae DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
George Brett G. Brett 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Al Cowens A. Cowens RF	4	3	3	0	0	0	0
Darrell Porter D. Porter C	4	0	2	2	0	0	1
Tom Poquette T. Poquette LF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Zdeb J. Zdeb LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle C. Hurdle 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Frank White F. White 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
U L Washington SS	2	0	1	0	3	1	0
Totals	29	5	8	5	4	3	3

CLE

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Paul Dade P. Dade RF-CF	4	0	1	2	0	1	0
Duane Kuiper D. Kuiper 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb LF-RF	2	1	1	0	1	3	0
Andre Thornton A. Thornton 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Horton W. Horton DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Horace Speed H. Speed PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Norris J. Norris PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	0
Rick Manning R. Manning CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Cox T. Cox PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Pruitt R. Pruitt C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	35	4	7	4	1	7	3

Batting

2B: A. Cowens, D. Porter, F. White

3B: A. Cowens

TB: A. Cowens 6, H. McRae, D. Porter 3, U L Washington, F. White 2

RBI: A. Otis, T. Poquette, D. Porter 2, W. Wilson

SAC: U L Washington, W. Wilson, J. Zdeb

SF: A. Otis, T. Poquette, W. Wilson

Baserunning

SB: U L Washington 3, W. Wilson

Batting

2B: L. Blanks, J. Grubb

TB: B. Bell, L. Blanks 3, P. Dade, J. Grubb 2, W. Horton 2

RBI: B. Bell, L. Blanks, P. Dade 2

Baserunning

SB: J. Grubb

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Busby S. Busby (W)	5.1	2	0	0	3	0	0.00
Doug Bird D. Bird	2.0	5	4	3	1	2	13.50
Al Hrabosky A. Hrabosky	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0.00
Larry Gura L. Gura	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jim Colborn J. Colborn	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Steve Mingori S. Mingori (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	4	3	7	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Rick Wise R. Wise (L)	5.1	4	3	3	3	3	5.06
Rick Kreuger R. Kreuger	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	5.40
Dennis Kinney D. Kinney	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Jim Kern J. Kern	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	3	3

Batters faced: D. Bird 13, S. Busby 21, J. Colborn, L. Gura 2, A. Hrabosky 3, S. Mingori 2

Batters faced: J. Kern 3, D. Kinney 5, R. Kreuger 7, R. Wise 23

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Willie Wilson W. Wilson CF	2	0	0	1	1	1	0
Hal McRae H. McRae DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
George Brett G. Brett 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Al Cowens A. Cowens RF	4	3	3	0	0	0	0
Darrell Porter D. Porter C	4	0	2	2	0	0	1
Tom Poquette T. Poquette LF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Zdeb J. Zdeb LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle C. Hurdle 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Frank White F. White 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
U L Washington SS	2	0	1	0	3	1	0
Totals	29	5	8	5	4	3	3

Batting

2B: A. Cowens, D. Porter, F. White

3B: A. Cowens

TB: A. Cowens 6, H. McRae, D. Porter 3, U L Washington, F. White 2

RBI: A. Otis, T. Poquette, D. Porter 2, W. Wilson

SAC: U L Washington, W. Wilson, J. Zdeb

SF: A. Otis, T. Poquette, W. Wilson

Baserunning

SB: U L Washington 3, W. Wilson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Steve Busby S. Busby (W)	5.1	2	0	0	3	0	0.00
Doug Bird D. Bird	2.0	5	4	3	1	2	13.50
Al Hrabosky A. Hrabosky	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0.00
Larry Gura L. Gura	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jim Colborn J. Colborn	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Steve Mingori S. Mingori (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	7	4	3	7	3

Batters faced: D. Bird 13, S. Busby 21, J. Colborn, L. Gura 2, A. Hrabosky 3, S. Mingori 2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Paul Dade P. Dade RF-CF	4	0	1	2	0	1	0
Duane Kuiper D. Kuiper 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb LF-RF	2	1	1	0	1	3	0
Andre Thornton A. Thornton 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Horton W. Horton DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Horace Speed H. Speed PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Norris J. Norris PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	0
Rick Manning R. Manning CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Cox T. Cox PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Pruitt R. Pruitt C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	35	4	7	4	1	7	3

Batting

2B: L. Blanks, J. Grubb

TB: B. Bell, L. Blanks 3, P. Dade, J. Grubb 2, W. Horton 2

RBI: B. Bell, L. Blanks, P. Dade 2

Baserunning

SB: J. Grubb

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Rick Wise R. Wise (L)	5.1	4	3	3	3	3	5.06
Rick Kreuger R. Kreuger	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	5.40
Dennis Kinney D. Kinney	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Jim Kern J. Kern	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	3	3

Batters faced: J. Kern 3, D. Kinney 5, R. Kreuger 7, R. Wise 23

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Team Stats

Current Series

1978 AL West

Game Summary

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