Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 8, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1991 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 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cole cf 3 1 1 0
Browne 2b 3 0 1 0
James dh 4 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 1 1 2
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 0 0
Jacoby 1b 4 0 2 0
Baerga 3b 4 0 1 0
Fermin ss 3 0 0 0
  Allred ph 1 0 0 0
Webster rf 3 0 0 0
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 3 0 1 0
Brett 1b 4 2 2 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 2 1
Gibson dh 4 1 2 1
Macfarlane c 4 1 1 1
Stillwell ss 3 0 1 1
Thurman lf 3 0 0 0
Shumpert 2b 4 0 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Cleveland 100 100 000261
Kansas City 021 010 00x4101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell  L (0-1) 6.0 8 4 3 1 2
  Orosco   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 1 2 5
  Montgomery  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
7

  E–Browne (1), Saberhagen (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Stillwell (1,off Swindell); Tartabull (1,off Swindell); Seitzer (1,off Orosco).  3B–Kansas City Gibson (1,off Swindell).  HR–Cleveland Belle (1,4th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Belle (1,by Saberhagen).  SH–Thurman (1,off Orosco).  IBB–Tartabull (1,by Orosco).  CS–Baerga (1,2nd base by Saberhagen/Macfarlane).  SB–Shumpert (1,2nd base off Swindell/Alomar).  HBP–Saberhagen (1,Belle).  IBB–Orosco (1,Tartabull).  U-HP–Dave Slickenmeyer, 1B–Ed Murray, 2B–Dallas Parks, 3B–Gus Klein.  T–2:38.  A–39,363.
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