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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

1976-06-18 Β· Night game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· Att: 14170 Β· 80Β°F Β· 2:42

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 5–3. Dennis Leonard earned the win. Cookie Rojas went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
KCA11100010159
CLE002010000313

W: Dennis Leonard   L: Stan Thomas   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Nestor Chylak Β· 1B: Jim Evans Β· 2B: Joe Brinkman Β· 3B: Greg Kosc Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dave Nelson411010
Amos Otis511002
George Brett400000
John Mayberry401100
Hal McRae211020
Al Cowens401000
Jim Wohlford200000
Cookie Rojas302300
Buck Martinez400001
Tom Poquette222000

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Orlando Gonzalez311011
Rick Manning502202
John Lowenstein402001
Rico Carty301111
George Hendrick401001
Alan Ashby401002
Buddy Bell401000
Frank Duffy301000
Duane Kuiper423000
Larvell Blanks100001

Kansas City Royals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dennis Leonard9.01329

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Waits3.0502
Stan Thomas4.1320
Jim Kern1.2111

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dave Nelson: D7
  • Amos Otis: K
  • George Brett: 43.2-3
  • John Mayberry: BK.3-H
  • John Mayberry: 5

Bot 1

  • Orlando Gonzalez: S5
  • Rick Manning: CS2(26)
  • Rick Manning: K
  • John Lowenstein: S9
  • Rico Carty: PO1(E1).1-3
  • Rico Carty: K/C

Top 2

  • Hal McRae: S9
  • Al Cowens: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
  • Jim Wohlford: 3/G
  • Cookie Rojas: S9.3-H;2-3
  • Buck Martinez: K
  • Dave Nelson: 9

Bot 2

  • George Hendrick: S7
  • Alan Ashby: CS2(26)
  • Alan Ashby: 8
  • Buddy Bell: S9
  • Frank Duffy: 9

Top 3

  • Amos Otis: D9
  • George Brett: 31.2-3
  • John Mayberry: 3/G.3-H
  • Hal McRae: 7/L

Bot 3

  • Duane Kuiper: S9
  • Orlando Gonzalez: PO1(E1).1-2
  • Orlando Gonzalez: FC.B-1
  • Rick Manning: S6.2-H(UR);1-3(THH);B-2
  • John Lowenstein: K
  • Rico Carty: S.3-H(UR);2-3
  • George Hendrick: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

  • Al Cowens: 6/L
  • Jim Wohlford: 63
  • Cookie Rojas: 9

Bot 4

  • Alan Ashby: K
  • Buddy Bell: 9
  • Frank Duffy: 7

Top 5

  • Buck Martinez: 8/L
  • Dave Nelson: 163
  • Amos Otis: 63

Bot 5

  • Duane Kuiper: S7
  • Orlando Gonzalez: 14/SH.1-2
  • Rick Manning: S8.2-H
  • John Lowenstein: S9.1-3
  • Rico Carty: CS2(24)
  • Rico Carty: 4

Top 6

  • George Brett: 63
  • John Mayberry: 63
  • Hal McRae: W
  • Al Cowens: 4/L

Bot 6

  • George Hendrick: K
  • Alan Ashby: K/C
  • Buddy Bell: 63

Top 7

  • Tom Poquette: S7
  • Cookie Rojas: D7.1-H
  • Buck Martinez: 3/FL
  • Dave Nelson: 43.2-3
  • Amos Otis: 3/FL

Bot 7

  • Frank Duffy: S7
  • Duane Kuiper: 146(1)/FO
  • Orlando Gonzalez: CS2(24)
  • Orlando Gonzalez: W
  • Rick Manning: K

Top 8

  • George Brett: 3/L
  • John Mayberry: S9
  • Hal McRae: W.1-2
  • Al Cowens: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

  • John Lowenstein: 43
  • Rico Carty: W
  • George Hendrick: 7
  • Alan Ashby: S9.1-3
  • Buddy Bell: 7

Top 9

  • Tom Poquette: T9
  • Cookie Rojas: 8/SF.3-H
  • Buck Martinez: 3/G
  • Dave Nelson: W
  • Amos Otis: K/C

Bot 9

  • Larvell Blanks: K/C
  • Duane Kuiper: S9
  • Orlando Gonzalez: K
  • Rick Manning: 64(1)/FO