Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 18, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1976 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 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 5 1 1 0
Brett ss 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
McRae dh 2 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Wohlford lf 2 0 0 0
  Poquette ph,lf 2 2 2 0
Rojas 3b 3 0 2 3
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 1b 3 1 1 0
Manning cf 5 0 2 2
Lowenstein rf 4 0 2 0
Carty dh 3 0 1 1
  Pruitt pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Hendrick lf 4 0 1 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
  Blanks ph 1 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 2 3 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 13 3
Kansas City 111 000 101592
Cleveland 002 010 0003131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (7-2) 9.0 13 3 1 2 9
Totals
9.0
13
3
1
2
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits   3.0 5 3 3 0 2
  Thomas  L (0-1) 4.1 3 1 1 2 0
  Kern   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
3

  E–Leonard 2 (3), Lowenstein (6).  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City D Nelson (2,off Waits); Otis (13,off Waits); Rojas (3,off Thomas).  3B–Kansas City Poquette (5,off Kern).  SF–Rojas (2,off Kern).  SH–Gonzalez (2,off Leonard).  CS–Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez); Hendrick (2,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez); Lowenstein (4,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez); Kuiper (6,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez).  BK–Waits (1).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:42.  A–14,170.
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