Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 2
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1
McRae dh 2 1 1 0
Pinson rf 4 0 2 0
  Cowens rf 0 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 4 0 0 1
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 3 1 3 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein 3b 3 1 2 1
Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 1 0
Gamble dh 4 0 0 0
Spikes rf 4 0 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Duncan c 3 0 1 0
Duffy ss 3 0 2 0
Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
Kansas City 010 021 000490
Cleveland 001 010 0002102
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   4.0 9 2 2 0 1
  Mingori  W (1-1) 4.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bird   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  L (3-8) 4.2 7 3 3 2 2
  Beene   4.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
2

  E–Duncan 2 (9).  DP–Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Healy (13,off Kline), Cleveland Lowenstein (4,off Fitzmorris).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (10,6th inning off Beene 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Patek (3,off Kline).  SF–Lowenstein (2,off Mingori).  SB–McRae (5,2nd base off Beene/Duncan).  CS–Patek (6,2nd base by Kline/Duncan); Otis (2,2nd base by Beene/Duncan); Duffy (4,2nd base by Fitzmorris/Healy).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:28.  A–15,827.
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