Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
June 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1978 at Royals 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade rf 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0
Alexander c 4 0 1 0
Horton dh 3 0 1 0
  Norris pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Pruitt ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cox lf 3 0 2 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 1
  Blanks ph 1 0 0 0
Speed cf 2 1 1 0
Wise p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette rf,lf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 0
Porter c 4 0 2 2
Hurdle 1b 3 0 0 1
Cowens cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Braun lf 3 0 1 0
  Wilson pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 1 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Cleveland 001 100 000282
Kansas City 100 000 02x360
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (4-10) 7.1 6 3 1 2 3
  Monge   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kern   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
1
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (5-1) 9.0 8 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
1

  E–Veryzer (9), Kuiper (8).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Cleveland Speed (1,off Gura), Kansas City Braun (5,off Wise).  SH–Cox (2,off Gura); Patek (4,off Wise).  IBB–Cowens (1,by Kern).  CS–Veryzer (1,2nd base by Gura/Porter); Thornton (4,2nd base by Gura/Porter); Wilson (8,Home by Wise/Alexander).  SB–Brett (7,2nd base off Wise/Alexander); Patek 2 (18,2nd base off Wise/Alexander 2).  IBB–Kern (2,Cowens).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:35.  A–20,444.
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