Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
August 22, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 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 3, Cleveland Indians 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Pinson rf 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 2 1 1 2
McRae lf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda dh 4 0 0 0
Solaita 1b 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Healy c 3 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Torres cf 3 0 0 0
Duffy ss 4 0 0 0
Carty dh 4 0 2 0
Spikes rf 4 0 2 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 0 0
Lis 3b 4 1 3 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Alvarado 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
  Hermoso 2b 0 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 200 001380
Cleveland 000 000 001181
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (13-12) 9.0 8 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (13-9) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3

  E–Torres (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Spikes (17,off Splittorff); Lis (3,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Otis (12,4th inning off J Perry 1 on, 0 out); McRae (13,9th inning off J Perry 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Lis (3,9th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Patek (7,off J Perry).  IBB–Otis (4,by J Perry).  CS–Brett (3,2nd base by J Perry/Duncan).  IBB–J Perry (6,Otis).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:07.  A–17,723.
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