Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
August 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun 3b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 2 1 1 0
  Wathan ph,1b 2 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 1 0
Hurdle lf 2 0 1 1
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
Washington ss 4 0 2 0
Terrell 2b 4 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Norris 1b 2 0 0 1
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Grubb lf 4 1 1 1
Alexander c 3 1 0 0
Carbo dh 3 1 1 0
Veryzer ss 4 1 2 1
Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 1
Speed rf 3 0 0 0
Cox 3b 2 0 1 1
Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
Kansas City 101 000 000281
Cleveland 000 104 00x560
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (12-13) 5.2 6 5 5 4 2
  Mingori   2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben   3.0 6 2 2 4 1
  Hood   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Reuschel  W (2-0) 4.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
6
5

  E–Hurdle (10).  2B–Cleveland Cox (3,off Leonard); Carbo (8,off Leonard); Veryzer (13,off Leonard).  HR–Cleveland Grubb (12,6th inning off Leonard 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Braun (1,off Hood); Carbo (1,off Leonard); Cox (7,off Leonard).  IBB–McRae (5,by Hood); Kuiper (1,by Leonard).  SF–Norris (3,off Leonard).  SB–Washington (9,2nd base off Reuschel/Alexander); Norris (9,2nd base off Leonard/Porter).  CS–Washington (5,2nd base by Freisleben/Alexander).  IBB–Leonard (5,Kuiper); Hood (2,McRae).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:33.  A–7,834.
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