Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
August 26, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Duffy ss 4 0 2 1
Torres cf 4 0 0 1
Carty dh 4 1 3 1
Spikes rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 3 0 0 0
Lis 3b 4 0 0 1
Gamble lf 3 1 2 0
  Smith lf 1 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 1 0
Alvarado 2b 3 2 3 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 1
Pinson rf 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda dh 4 0 0 0
Solaita 1b 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 0
Healy c 2 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 001 011 1004110
Kansas City 000 010 000150
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (14-9) 9.0 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (13-13) 8.1 11 4 4 1 2
  Bird   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Cleveland Carty (2,off Splittorff), Kansas City Pinson (14,off J Perry); McRae (27,off J Perry).  SH–Alvarado (3,off Splittorff).  SF–Torres (2,off Splittorff); Duffy (1,off Splittorff).  SB–Healy (16,2nd base off J Perry/Duncan).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:03.  A–12,958.
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