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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

1978-06-19 Β· Night game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 25660 Β· 84Β°F, night Β· 3:01

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 6–5. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 3rd. Dennis Leonard earned the win and Al Hrabosky picked up the save. Andre Thornton went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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CLE00202001059
KCA00411000610

W: Dennis Leonard   L: David Clyde   SV: Al Hrabosky

Umpires β€” HP: Greg Kosc Β· 1B: Jerry Neudecker Β· 2B: George Maloney Β· 3B: Jim McKean Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Paul Dade420012
Rick Manning501101
Buddy Bell412101
Andre Thornton413300
Johnny Grubb400003
Willie Horton400001
Gary Alexander400002
Duane Kuiper402001
Tom Veryzer311000
Larvell Blanks000000

Kansas City Royals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Freddie Patek201130
Frank White510002
George Brett511100
Hal McRae413101
Al Cowens301112
Joe Zdeb401100
Darrell Porter411000
Clint Hurdle222120
Willie Wilson300001
Tom Poquette100000

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
David Clyde4.2734
Sid Monge2.2331
Dan Spillner0.2001

Kansas City Royals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dennis Leonard8.0919
Al Hrabosky1.0002

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Paul Dade: K
  • Rick Manning: 63
  • Buddy Bell: S7
  • Andre Thornton: 9

Bot 1

  • Freddie Patek: 31
  • Frank White: K/C
  • George Brett: 43

Top 2

  • Johnny Grubb: K
  • Willie Horton: 63
  • Gary Alexander: K

Bot 2

  • Hal McRae: K
  • Al Cowens: K
  • Joe Zdeb: 63

Top 3

  • Duane Kuiper: 43
  • Tom Veryzer: T/89
  • Paul Dade: W
  • Rick Manning: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Buddy Bell: K
  • Andre Thornton: S7.2-H;1-2
  • Johnny Grubb: 9

Bot 3

  • Darrell Porter: S8
  • Clint Hurdle: D8.1-H
  • Willie Wilson: 53
  • Freddie Patek: W
  • Frank White: 54(1)/FO.2-3
  • George Brett: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Hal McRae: S9.2-H;1-3
  • Al Cowens: S7.3-H;1-2
  • Joe Zdeb: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

  • Willie Horton: 43
  • Gary Alexander: 63
  • Duane Kuiper: K/C

Bot 4

  • Darrell Porter: 43
  • Clint Hurdle: W
  • Willie Wilson: K
  • Freddie Patek: D7.1-H
  • Frank White: 7

Top 5

  • Tom Veryzer: 53
  • Paul Dade: E1.B-2
  • Rick Manning: 9.2-3
  • Buddy Bell: S7.3-H(UR)
  • Andre Thornton: D7.1-H(UR);B-3(E6)
  • Johnny Grubb: K/C

Bot 5

  • George Brett: 9
  • Hal McRae: S7
  • Al Cowens: SB2
  • Al Cowens: W
  • Joe Zdeb: SB3;SB2
  • Joe Zdeb: 63.3-H;2-3
  • Darrell Porter: 8

Top 6

  • Willie Horton: 63
  • Gary Alexander: 53
  • Duane Kuiper: T7
  • Tom Veryzer: 4/P

Bot 6

  • Clint Hurdle: S9
  • Willie Wilson: 1/P
  • Freddie Patek: W.1-2
  • Frank White: 3/P
  • George Brett: 43

Top 7

  • Paul Dade: 8/L
  • Rick Manning: 8
  • Buddy Bell: 63

Bot 7

  • Hal McRae: S7
  • Al Cowens: POCS2(134)
  • Al Cowens: K
  • Joe Zdeb: S8
  • Darrell Porter: 4/P

Top 8

  • Andre Thornton: HR/7
  • Johnny Grubb: K
  • Willie Horton: K
  • Gary Alexander: K

Bot 8

  • Clint Hurdle: W
  • Tom Poquette: 1/P
  • Freddie Patek: W.1-2
  • Frank White: K
  • George Brett: 8/L

Top 9

  • Duane Kuiper: S8
  • Larvell Blanks: 321/SH.1-2
  • Paul Dade: K
  • Rick Manning: K