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BAL  2
TEX  1
 BOS  8
CHW  3
 DET  1
@CAL  0
(11)		 KCR  2
@CLE  0
 NYY  2
MIN  1
 OAK  7
MIL  1
 ATL  8
STL  6
 LAD 18
@CHC  8
 CIN  7
PHI  1
 HOU  6
NYM  2
 SDP  3
@MON  0
 SFG  8
@PIT  7
(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 11,902

 Tuesday, August 20, 1974
Time of Game: 2:28
Royals
2
64-56
Won 1
2nd, 5 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
W: Al Fitzmorris (9-3), L: Gaylord Perry (16-8), S: Lindy McDaniel (1)
 Indians
0
60-58
Lost 2
3rd, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .655              2   5   
V Pinson RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .622              2   0   
  A Cowens RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .526              1   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .299  .845              1   0   2B,SH,GDP
H McRae LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .882              4   0   
O Cepeda DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .675              0   0   
T Solaita 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .283  .789             12   1   HR
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .684              2   3   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .663              0   2   
F Healy C                     3   1   1   1    1   2  .263  .747              2   0   HR

A Fitzmorris P                                                                0   2
  L McDaniel P                                                                1   1
Totals                       33   2   8   0    2   6                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: A Otis (26, off G Perry).
HR: F Healy (8, off G Perry; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Solaita (5, off G Perry; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: A Otis (4, off G Perry).
TB: F Healy 4; T Solaita 4; A Otis 3; V Pinson 2; H McRae; G Brett.
GIDP: A Otis (12).
RBI: F Healy (50); T Solaita (22).
2-out RBI: F Healy.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Fitzmorris-F Patek-T Solaita.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein 3B-2B            4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .647              1   1   
F Duffy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .595              0   2   
R Carty 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              9   0   
C Spikes RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .784              5   0   
J Ellis C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .790              7   0   
O Gamble DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .804              0   0   
T Smith LF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222              4   0   SH
R Torres CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .184  .442              0   0   
L Alvarado 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .437              1   2   GDP
  L Lee PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .664              0   0   
  J Lis 3B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .543              0   1   

G Perry P                                                                     0   2
Totals                       30   0   5   0    2   2                         27   8
Batting Events
SH: T Smith (1, off A Fitzmorris).
TB: R Torres 2; O Gamble; J Ellis; C Spikes.
GIDP: L Alvarado (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Duffy-L Alvarado-R Carty.

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Fitzmorris, W (9-3)          5     3   0   0    2   2   0   3.02   19     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 6· 2     61    -     1.37   0.27
L McDaniel, S (1)              4     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.15   14     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2· 2          0-0    1.19   0.31
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   2   0          33     -       ·  ·     14·11· 8· 4           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, L (16-8)              9     8   2   2    2   6   2   2.42   36     -       ·  ·      9·12· 3· 7     67    -     0.74   0.07
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   6   2          36     -       ·  ·      9·12· 3· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 11,902.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Night.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Cleveland Indians                            
1. Freddie Patek                SS       1. John Lowenstein              3B
2. Vada Pinson                  RF       2. Frank Duffy                  SS
3. Amos Otis                    CF       3. Rico Carty                   1B
4. Hal McRae                    LF       4. Charlie Spikes               RF
5. Orlando Cepeda               DH       5. John Ellis                    C
6. Tony Solaita                 1B       6. Oscar Gamble                 DH
7. Cookie Rojas                 2B       7. Tommy Smith                  LF
8. George Brett                 3B       8. Rusty Torres                 CF
9. Fran Healy                    C       9. Luis Alvarado                2B

   Al Fitzmorris                 P          Gaylord Perry                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 0 --- R 15% 65% 0-0 KCR T. Solaita G. Perry Home Run
t5 2 --- R 13% 74% 1-0 KCR F. Healy G. Perry Home Run
b5 1 -23 O 11% 71% 0-2 CLE R. Torres A. Fitzmorris Lineout: 2B
b5 2 123 O 11% 80% 0-2 CLE J. Lowenstein A. Fitzmorris Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0 1-- -9% 60% 0-2 CLE O. Gamble A. Fitzmorris Single to P; Ellis to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR F. Patek G. Perry Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 KCR V. Pinson G. Perry Single to CF
t1 1 1-- OO -5% 45% 0-0 KCR A. Otis G. Perry Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 CLE J. Lowenstein A. Fitzmorris Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 CLE F. Duffy A. Fitzmorris Lineout: LF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CLE R. Carty A. Fitzmorris Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR H. McRae G. Perry Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 KCR O. Cepeda G. Perry Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 KCR T. Solaita G. Perry Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CLE C. Spikes A. Fitzmorris Strikeout
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 CLE J. Ellis A. Fitzmorris Walk
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 CLE O. Gamble A. Fitzmorris Flyball: RF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 CLE T. Smith A. Fitzmorris Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 KCR C. Rojas G. Perry Lineout: RF
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 KCR G. Brett G. Perry Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 KCR F. Healy G. Perry Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 CLE R. Torres A. Fitzmorris Single to CF
b3 0 1-- OO 8% 49% 0-0 CLE L. Alvarado A. Fitzmorris Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CLE J. Lowenstein A. Fitzmorris Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 KCR F. Patek G. Perry Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 KCR V. Pinson G. Perry Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- 2% 47% 0-0 KCR A. Otis G. Perry Single to CF
t4 2 1-- 2% 49% 0-0 KCR H. McRae G. Perry Single to CF; Otis to 2B
t4 2 12- O -5% 44% 0-0 KCR O. Cepeda G. Perry Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 CLE F. Duffy A. Fitzmorris Lineout: LF
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CLE R. Carty A. Fitzmorris Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CLE C. Spikes A. Fitzmorris Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- R 15% 65% 0-0 KCR T. Solaita G. Perry Home Run
t5 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 KCR C. Rojas G. Perry Lineout: RF
t5 1 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 KCR G. Brett G. Perry Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- R 13% 74% 1-0 KCR F. Healy G. Perry Home Run
t5 2 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 KCR F. Patek G. Perry Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- -5% 68% 0-2 CLE J. Ellis A. Fitzmorris Single to P (Line Drive)
b5 0 1-- -9% 60% 0-2 CLE O. Gamble A. Fitzmorris Single to P; Ellis to 2B
b5 0 12- O 1% 61% 0-2 CLE T. Smith A. Fitzmorris Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ellis to 3B; Gamble to 2B
b5 1 -23 O 11% 71% 0-2 CLE R. Torres A. Fitzmorris Lineout: 2B
Leron Lee pinch hits for Luis Alvarado (2B) batting 9th
b5 2 -23 -2% 69% 0-2 CLE L. Lee A. Fitzmorris Walk
b5 2 123 O 11% 80% 0-2 CLE J. Lowenstein A. Fitzmorris Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
John Lowenstein moves from 3B to 2B; Joe Lis replaces Leron Lee (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -2% 78% 2-0 KCR V. Pinson G. Perry Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1 --- 3% 81% 2-0 KCR A. Otis G. Perry Double to LF
t6 1 -2- O -2% 79% 2-0 KCR H. McRae G. Perry Flyball: RF
t6 2 -2- 0% 79% 2-0 KCR O. Cepeda G. Perry Walk
t6 2 12- O -3% 76% 2-0 KCR T. Solaita G. Perry Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
Lindy McDaniel replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching
b6 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 CLE F. Duffy L. McDaniel Groundout: 1B-P
b6 1 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 CLE R. Carty L. McDaniel Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2 --- -2% 80% 0-2 CLE C. Spikes L. McDaniel Single to LF
b6 2 1-- O 3% 83% 0-2 CLE J. Ellis L. McDaniel Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O -1% 82% 2-0 KCR C. Rojas G. Perry Foul Popfly: C
t7 1 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 KCR G. Brett G. Perry Lineout: LF
t7 2 --- 1% 82% 2-0 KCR F. Healy G. Perry Walk
t7 2 1-- O -1% 80% 2-0 KCR F. Patek G. Perry Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 4% 84% 0-2 CLE O. Gamble L. McDaniel Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O 2% 86% 0-2 CLE T. Smith L. McDaniel Groundout: P-1B
b7 2 --- -2% 84% 0-2 CLE R. Torres L. McDaniel Single to RF
b7 2 1-- O 4% 88% 0-2 CLE J. Lis L. McDaniel Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- 2% 89% 2-0 KCR V. Pinson G. Perry Single to P/Bunt
t8 0 1-- O -1% 89% 2-0 KCR A. Otis G. Perry Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pinson to 2B
t8 1 -2- O -2% 87% 2-0 KCR H. McRae G. Perry Popfly: 2B
t8 2 -2- O -2% 85% 2-0 KCR O. Cepeda G. Perry Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 0-2 CLE J. Lowenstein L. McDaniel Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 92% 0-2 CLE F. Duffy L. McDaniel Foul Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- O 2% 93% 0-2 CLE R. Carty L. McDaniel Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O -1% 93% 2-0 KCR T. Solaita G. Perry Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 92% 2-0 KCR C. Rojas G. Perry Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- 0% 93% 2-0 KCR G. Brett G. Perry Single to RF
t9 2 1-- O -1% 92% 2-0 KCR F. Healy G. Perry Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
Al Cowens replaces Vada Pinson playing RF batting 2nd
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 0-2 CLE C. Spikes L. McDaniel Lineout: CF
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 0-2 CLE J. Ellis L. McDaniel Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 0-2 CLE O. Gamble L. McDaniel Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0.

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