Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
June 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1974 at Royals 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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Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Crosby 3b 5 2 3 1
Alvarado 2b 5 0 2 1
Lee lf 5 0 2 2
Spikes rf 5 0 0 0
Gamble dh 2 1 1 1
Hendrick cf 5 1 1 0
Lis 1b 5 1 2 0
  Blanco 1b 0 0 0 0
Duncan c 5 1 2 2
Duffy ss 4 2 2 0
Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
  Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
  Floyd 3b 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 3
Otis cf 5 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
McRae dh 4 1 0 0
Pinson rf 2 1 1 1
Wohlford lf 4 1 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  White pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Healy c 3 1 2 1
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Cleveland 002 211 2008152
Kansas City 002 200 020681
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (4-8) 5.0 5 4 3 5 2
  Beene  SV (2) 3.0 3 2 0 0 0
  Wilcox   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (7-6) 5.0 9 5 4 2 4
  McDaniel   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Bird   1.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Pattin   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
3
8

  E–Lee 2 (3), Healy (7).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Duncan (3).  2B–Cleveland Lis (1,off Busby); Crosby (1,off Busby); Duncan (3,off McDaniel); Hendrick (5,off Bird); Duffy (6,off Bird), Kansas City Healy (14,off Beene).  HR–Cleveland Gamble (7,5th inning off Busby 0 on, 1 out); Duncan (8,7th inning off Bird 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Rojas (1,off Kline).  IBB–Mayberry (7,by Kline).  SB–Lee (2,2nd base off Busby/Healy); Patek (20,2nd base off Kline/Duncan).  IBB–Kline (2,Mayberry).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–3:18.  A–19,049.
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