Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1979 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 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White 2b 4 2 2 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 0 0
Porter c 4 1 1 3
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Hurdle lf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dade lf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 1 1 1
Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 3 1 2 0
Cage dh 2 0 1 0
  Alexander ph,dh 0 1 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 2 1
  Norris pr 0 1 0 0
Diaz c 2 0 0 0
  Pruitt ph,c 2 0 1 1
  Speed pr 0 1 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 1
Paxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
Kansas City 100 003 000451
Cleveland 000 000 005591
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby   8.1 6 2 2 5 3
  Hrabosky  L (3-1) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Rodriguez   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Mingori   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
9
5
5
8
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paxton  W (2-1) 9.0 5 4 3 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
0
4

  E–Cowens (2), Dade (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City LaCock (7,off Paxton), Cleveland Bonds (7,off Busby).  HR–Kansas City Porter (4,6th inning off Paxton 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Otis (2,off Paxton).  SB–White (7,2nd base off Paxton/Diaz).  CS–Harrah (4,2nd base by Busby/Porter); Kuiper (6,2nd base by Busby/Porter).  WP–Hrabosky (1).  U-HP–Bob Rice, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Ted Theilander, 3B–Dale Davidson.  T–2:48.  A–16,352.
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