Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1977 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 1, Cleveland Indians 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette rf 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 1 1 0
  Patek ss 0 0 0 0
LaCock dh 4 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Cowens cf 4 0 2 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Rojas 3b 2 0 0 0
Heise ss 2 0 0 0
  Wathan ph 1 0 0 0
  Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0
Norris cf 4 0 0 0
Dade rf 4 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0
Pruitt lf 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 2 0 0 0
  Blanks ph 1 0 0 0
  Fosse c 0 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 0 0 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 1 0
Kansas City 000 001 000152
Cleveland 000 000 000011
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  W (5-2) 9.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (7-7) 9.0 5 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
8

  E–Rojas 2 (4), Bell (9).  2B–Kansas City LaCock (10,off Eckersley); McRae (23,off Eckersley).  IBB–Rojas (2,by Eckersley).  SB–Cowens (8,2nd base off Eckersley/Kendall); White (9,2nd base off Eckersley/Kendall).  IBB–Eckersley (8,Rojas).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:12.  A–16,227.
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