Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
August 22, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1975 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 9, Kansas City Royals 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 1
Manning cf 4 1 0 0
Hendrick rf 5 1 2 1
Carty 1b 5 2 3 1
Robinson dh 4 0 0 0
  Gamble ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Spikes lf 4 2 2 1
Bell 3b 4 3 2 0
Cerone c 3 0 1 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 1 1
  Ashby c 0 0 0 0
Duffy ss 4 0 1 1
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 2 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 2 2 1
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew dh 2 1 2 1
  Pinson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 2
Martinez c 3 0 1 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Cleveland 400 101 1209131
Kansas City 000 311 0005103
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  W (9-7) 5.0 8 4 4 0 1
  Bibby  SV (1) 4.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (6-7) 7.0 10 7 2 0 3
  Bird   0.1 1 2 1 1 0
  McClure   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McDaniel   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
3
2
4

  E–Bell (25), Brett (24), Rojas (11), Bird (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Kansas City 2.  PB–Martinez (8).  2B–Cleveland Hendrick (19,off Splittorff); Lowenstein (5,off Bird), Kansas City McRae (35,off Peterson); Killebrew (12,off Peterson); Rojas (16,off Peterson).  HR–Cleveland Carty (15,7th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Otis (8,5th inning off Peterson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bell (10,off Bird); Pinson (1,off Bibby).  SB–Kuiper (11,2nd base off McClure/Martinez).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:34.  A–13,204.
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