Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 3, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1977 at Cleveland 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette rf 3 0 0 1
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
LaCock dh 3 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 1
Cowens cf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 3 1
Rojas 3b 4 0 1 0
Heise ss 2 1 1 0
  Nelson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
White 2b,ss 2 0 1 0
  Zdeb ph 1 0 0 0
  Patek ss 0 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 1
Norris cf 4 0 1 1
Dade rf 4 0 1 0
Carty dh 4 1 2 2
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Lowenstein lf 3 1 1 0
Bochte 1b 3 1 1 1
Fosse c 4 1 2 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 1
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 6
Kansas City 120 000 000380
Cleveland 031 000 20x6110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (6-9) 6.1 8 5 5 1 4
  Gura   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Littell   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (3-7) 5.2 8 3 3 2 4
  Bibby   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kern  SV (12) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Kansas City Mayberry (10,off Dobson), Cleveland Bell (12,off Leonard); Fosse (5,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Porter (8,2nd inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Carty (5,3rd inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Poquette (1,off Dobson).  SH–Duffy (8,off Leonard).  HBP–Kuiper (4,by Leonard).  SB–LaCock (2,2nd base off Dobson/Fosse).  CS–Mayberry (2,2nd base by Dobson/Fosse); Lowenstein (8,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).  WP–Littell (2).  HBP–Leonard (4,Kuiper).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:30.  A–54,690.
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