Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 26, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1979 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 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Norris lf 4 0 1 0
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 1 3 1
  Speed pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 0
Alexander c 4 2 2 2
Harrah 3b 3 0 1 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0
Dade dh 3 0 1 1
Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White 2b 5 1 3 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 1 2 1
Porter c 4 1 1 1
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Hurdle lf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 1 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 2 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Poquette ph 0 0 0 0
  Washington pr 0 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 4
Cleveland 020 001 0014101
Kansas City 000 103 0015102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton   5.0 8 4 4 0 1
  Hood   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Spillner  L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 3 0
  Monge   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
10
5
5
3
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   8.0 10 4 4 1 6
  Hrabosky  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
6

  E–Alexander (4), Patek 2 (6).  DP–Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Thornton (3,off Gale); Harrah (2,off Gale), Kansas City White 2 (7,off Paxton,off Spillner).  3B–Kansas City Brett (2,off Paxton).  HR–Cleveland Bonds (3,6th inning off Gale 0 on, 0 out); Alexander (4,9th inning off Gale 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Porter (2,4th inning off Paxton 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Dade (1,by Hrabosky); Brett (2,by Spillner).  HBP–Wilson (1,by Spillner).  CS–Bonds (2,2nd base by Gale/Porter); Dade (1,2nd base by Gale/Porter); Speed (1,2nd base by Gale/Porter).  SB–Otis (4,2nd base off Hood/Alexander).  WP–Paxton (1), Monge (3).  HBP–Spillner (1,Wilson).  IBB–Spillner (1,Brett); Hrabosky (1,Dade).  U-HP–Harold Easley, 1B–Bob Jones, 2B–Dick Nelson, 3B–Larry Zirbel.  T–2:45.  A–15,122.
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