Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
April 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1978 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 2
Brett 3b 3 0 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 0 0
Hurdle 1b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Porter c 4 1 1 0
Patek ss 3 1 2 3
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 5 1 2 1
Kuiper 2b 4 1 2 0
Grubb lf 4 1 1 0
Thornton 1b 3 2 1 2
Horton dh 4 1 2 1
Blanks ss 4 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 2
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Pruitt c 4 1 1 1
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Paxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 7
Kansas City 040 001 000572
Cleveland 420 020 00x8111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (0-1) 4.1 9 8 5 1 3
  Pattin   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Gura   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mingori   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
5
1
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  W (1-0) 6.0 7 5 5 3 2
  Paxton  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
3

  E–Brett (1), Patek (1), Dade (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (1,off Garland); Patek (1,off Garland), Cleveland Bell (1,off Leonard); Horton (1,off Leonard).  3B–Cleveland Grubb (1,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Patek (1,2nd inning off Garland 1 on, 1 out); McRae (1,2nd inning off Garland 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Pruitt (1,2nd inning off Leonard 0 on, 0 out); Dade (1,2nd inning off Leonard 0 on, 0 out); Thornton (1,5th inning off Leonard 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Cowens (1,2nd base off Garland/Pruitt); Wilson (1,2nd base off Garland/Pruitt).  WP–Garland (1).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:18.  A–52,433.
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