Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
August 27, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1974 at Royals 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 13

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lowenstein 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
Spikes rf 1 0 0 0
  Lee rf 3 0 0 0
Ellis c,1b 3 0 1 0
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
McCraw 1b 3 0 1 0
  Torres pr 0 1 0 0
  Ashby c 0 0 0 0
Duffy ss 2 0 0 0
  Lis 3b 1 1 1 2
Alvarado 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
  Ellingsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 2 1 1 1
  White 2b 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 1
  Cowens cf 1 1 1 0
McRae lf 4 1 2 1
  Wohlford lf 0 0 0 1
Mayberry dh 3 3 1 1
Solaita 1b 2 2 0 0
Healy c 5 1 2 1
Brett 3b 3 1 1 3
Patek ss 3 1 2 1
Briles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 13 13 10
Cleveland 000 000 020252
Kansas City 700 130 02x13130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (2-2) 0.0 4 5 5 0 0
  Beene   4.0 4 6 6 3 2
  Ellingsen   4.0 5 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
13
13
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (4-5) 9.0 5 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
2

  E–Smith (2), Alvarado (7).  DP–Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Cleveland Ellis (18,off Briles); McCraw (14,off Briles), Kansas City McRae 2 (32,off Wilcox,off Ellingsen); Healy (24,off Beene).  3B–Cleveland Lowenstein (2,off Briles), Kansas City Brett (4,off Beene).  HR–Cleveland Lis (6,8th inning off Briles 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Mayberry (20,8th inning off Ellingsen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Mayberry (1,off Wilcox).  SF–Rojas (6,off Beene); Brett (2,off Ellingsen); Wohlford (2,off Ellingsen).  HBP–Mayberry (6,by Beene).  SB–Patek (32,2nd base off Beene/Ellis).  CS–Pinson (5,2nd base by Beene/Ellis).  WP–Wilcox (2), Beene (1).  BK–Wilcox (1).  HBP–Beene (2,Mayberry).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:23.  A–13,980.
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