Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
McRae rf 3 0 1 0
Pinson lf 4 0 0 0
Scheinblum dh 4 1 2 0
  Floyd pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 1 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  White pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Healy c 3 0 1 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
Lowenstein 3b 3 1 1 1
Lee lf 3 1 2 1
Spikes rf 3 0 1 1
Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0
Blanco 1b 3 0 0 0
Gamble dh 4 1 1 1
Duncan c 4 1 1 1
Brohamer 2b 4 1 1 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Kansas City 100 000 100261
Cleveland 100 300 10x570
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (5-5) 3.1 6 4 3 3 2
  McDaniel   4.2 1 1 1 3 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
6
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (9-1) 9.0 6 2 2 6 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
5

  E–McDaniel (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  HR–Cleveland Lee (3,1st inning off Splittorff 0 on, 2 out); Gamble (4,4th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out); Duncan (6,4th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rojas (3,off G Perry).  IBB–Lee (1,by McDaniel).  SB–Lowenstein (11,2nd base off McDaniel/Healy).  CS–Lee (1,2nd base by Splittorff/Healy); Duffy (5,2nd base by McDaniel/Healy).  IBB–McDaniel (1,Lee).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:21.  A–23,817.
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