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Standings
MIL
@BOS		9
10
MIN
@CAL		1
5
DET
@CHW		3
2
CLE
@KCR		12
7		 
(12)
BAL
@NYY		4
3		 
(12)
SEA
@OAK		7
6
TOR
@TEX		9
6
CHC
@ATL		9
3
NYM
@CIN		7
8
PHI
@HOU		7
4
SDP
@MON		11
8		 
(21)
LAD
@PIT		4
3
SFG
@STL		5
8
Saturday, May 21, 1977 7:30PM
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 20,114, Time of Game: 3:40
Indians
12
13-21
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 6½ GB
 at Royals
7
18-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
W: Rick Waits (1-0)
L: Mark Littell (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  2   3  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  5   12 19  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  3   0  0  0    7 12  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 6 2 2 3 1 1 .235 .646 0.157 0.85 0.250 -0.093 1.7 5 0 HR,3B,CS
Duane Kuiper 2B 5 1 1 1 1 1 .274 .619 0.283 1.33 0.305 -0.023 0.7 7 6 SB
Jim Norris RF 4 0 3 1 1 1 .323 .799 0.044 0.49 0.062 -0.017 0.5 5 0 SB,CS,SF
Paul Dade DH 6 1 2 0 0 0 .322 .757 -0.012 0.46 0.039 -0.050 -1.2 GDP
Bruce Bochte 1B 6 2 2 0 0 1 .295 .711 -0.058 0.93 0.061 -0.119 0.3 12 0 2B
John Lowenstein LF 5 2 3 0 1 0 .324 .851 0.023 0.77 0.083 -0.060 0.5 1 0 SB,CS,IW
Larvell Blanks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .635 -0.071 0.53 0.000 -0.071 -1.4 0 3
   Frank Duffy SS 2 1 1 2 0 1 .180 .501 0.038 1.53 0.073 -0.035 1.2 0 1
Buddy Bell 3B 5 2 4 4 0 0 .288 .769 0.094 0.74 0.158 -0.064 3.4 1 4 3·2B,SF
Fred Kendall C 4 1 1 1 1 1 .273 .744 -0.049 0.63 0.017 -0.066 0.2 5 0 2B,SH
Wayne Garland P
   Jim Kern P
   Sid Monge P
   Tom Buskey P
   Don Hood P
   Al Fitzmorris P
   Rick Waits P
Team Totals 47 12 19 12 5 6 .404 1.061 0.449 0.79 1.048 -0.598 5.8 36 14
2B: B Bell 3 (9, 1 off M Littell, 1 off M Pattin, 1 off D Bird); B Bochte (5, off M Pattin); F Kendall (1, off M Pattin).
3B: R Manning (3, off D Bird).
HR: R Manning (2, off D Bird; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: J Norris (2, off M Littell); B Bell (2, off D Bird).
SH: F Kendall (1, off D Bird).
IBB: J Lowenstein (1, by M Littell).
TB: B Bell 7; R Manning 7; B Bochte 3; J Norris 3; J Lowenstein 3; P Dade 2; F Kendall 2; D Kuiper; F Duffy.
GIDP: P Dade (1).
RBI: B Bell 4 (19); R Manning 3 (7); F Duffy 2 (4); J Norris (11); D Kuiper (9); F Kendall (10).
2-out RBI: R Manning 2; F Kendall; B Bell.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 4. L Blanks-D Kuiper-B Bochte 2; B Bell-D Kuiper-B Bochte; D Kuiper.
Baserunning
SB: J Norris (11, 2nd base off M Pattin/B Martinez); D Kuiper (7, 2nd base off M Littell/J Wathan); J Lowenstein (1, 2nd base off D Bird/B Martinez).
CS: J Norris (4, 2nd base by T Hall/D Porter); R Manning (2, 2nd base by M Littell/J Wathan); J Lowenstein (4, 2nd base by M Pattin/B Martinez).
Pickoffs: B Bell (1st base by S Mingori).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Poquette LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .296 .741 -0.017 0.57 0.032 -0.049 -0.2 2 0 GDP
   Dave Nelson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .269 .681 0.530 3.56 0.530 0.000 1.9 3B
   Mark Littell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.160 6.39 0.000 -0.160 -0.8 1 0
Hal McRae DH-LF 5 2 2 4 1 0 .307 .836 -0.013 1.58 0.084 -0.098 2.7 1 0 2·HR,IW
Amos Otis CF 5 0 1 0 1 1 .237 .694 -0.032 1.56 0.060 -0.092 0.3 4 0 IW
Al Cowens RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .804 -0.114 0.74 0.000 -0.114 -1.7 2 0 GDP
   Bob Heise 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.196 3.90 0.000 -0.196 -0.9 3 0
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 2 1 .213 .675 -0.049 0.77 0.048 -0.097 0.1 10 2
Cookie Rojas 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .283 .740 -0.088 0.83 0.034 -0.122 -0.3 1 3
Freddie Patek SS 6 1 2 0 0 1 .285 .728 -0.015 0.80 0.085 -0.100 -1.5 2 3 2B,SB,GDP
Buck Martinez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .478 -0.032 0.62 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 3 0
   Darrell Porter PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .832 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 1 1
   Joe Zdeb PH-RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 .357 .831 0.028 1.50 0.030 -0.002 -0.1 1 0 IW
Frank White 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .187 .528 0.002 0.39 0.014 -0.012 0.2 2 3
   Pete LaCock PH-RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 .766 0.006 0.09 0.006 0.000 0.4 0 0 2B
   John Wathan PH-C 1 1 1 1 1 0 .455 .955 0.103 3.03 0.103 0.000 1.4 2 1 IW
Doug Bird P 1
   Steve Mingori P 1 1
   Marty Pattin P 1
   Tom Hall P
Team Totals 44 7 12 7 9 4 .273 .896 -0.052 1.28 1.026 -1.079 0.8 36 16
2B: P LaCock (6, off J Kern); F Patek (8, off R Waits).
3B: D Nelson (1, off D Hood).
HR: H McRae 2 (2, 1 off W Garland, 1 off J Kern; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: J Zdeb (1, by R Waits); J Wathan (1, by R Waits); H McRae (2, by D Hood); A Otis (2, by D Hood).
TB: H McRae 8; D Nelson 3; F Patek 3; P LaCock 2; J Wathan; A Otis; F White; C Rojas; J Mayberry; T Poquette.
GIDP: T Poquette (1); F Patek (2); A Cowens (3).
RBI: H McRae 4 (22); D Nelson 2 (4); J Wathan (2).
2-out RBI: D Nelson 2; J Wathan.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-F White-J Mayberry.
PB: J Wathan (1).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (15, 2nd base off S Monge/F Kendall).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Garland 6.2 5 1 1 2 1 1 6.17 24 59 0.212 0.64 2.2
Jim Kern, H (2) 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 3.86 10 2 0 0.035 0.48 -1.8
Sid Monge 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.85 1 1 0 -0.028 0.55 -0.2
Tom Buskey 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.66 1 2 1 -0.056 1.67 -1.1
Don Hood, BS (1) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.75 3 2 2 -0.561 4.40 -2.3
Al Fitzmorris 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97 1 3 0 0.160 6.39 0.8
Rick Waits, W (1-0) 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 4.87 13 0 0 0.289 2.10 1.6
Team Totals 12 12 7 7 9 4 2 5.25 53 59 10 3 0.051 0.79 -0.8
S Monge faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
T Buskey faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Hood faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Bird 3.2 7 5 5 1 2 1 5.00 19 28 -0.252 0.84 -3.0
Steve Mingori 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 11 0 0 0.025 0.14 1.1
Marty Pattin 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5.09 6 2 0 -0.020 0.22 -1.3
Tom Hall 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.52 4 1 0 0.010 0.12 0.8
Mark Littell, L (4-2) 3 4 5 5 3 2 0 3.38 15 0 0 -0.211 1.61 -3.5
Team Totals 12 19 12 12 5 6 1 9.00 55 28 3 0 -0.448 1.28 -5.8
Balks: W Garland (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Littell (2; J Lowenstein); R Waits 2 (4; J Zdeb, J Wathan); D Hood 2 (3; H McRae, A Otis).
Pickoffs: S Mingori (2; B Bell, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 3:40.
Attendance: 20,114.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, Night.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Kansas City Royals
1 Rick Manning CF 1 Tom Poquette LF
2 Duane Kuiper 2B 2 Hal McRae DH
3 Jim Norris RF 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Paul Dade DH 4 Al Cowens RF
5 Bruce Bochte 1B 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 John Lowenstein LF 6 Cookie Rojas 3B
7 Larvell Blanks SS 7 Freddie Patek SS
8 Buddy Bell 3B 8 Buck Martinez C
9 Fred Kendall C 9 Frank White 2B
Wayne Garland P Doug Bird P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-7 2 1-3 RR KCR D. Nelson D. Hood -53% 37% Triple to RF; Zdeb Scores; Wathan Scores
b9 7-7 2 123 O KCR B. Heise A. Fitzmorris 16% 50% Flyball: CF
b10 7-7 2 123 O KCR M. Littell R. Waits 16% 50% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-0 2 1-- RR CLE R. Manning D. Bird 11% 91% Home Run; Kendall Scores
t12 7-7 0 -2- CLE J. Norris M. Littell 11% 78% Passed Ball; Kuiper to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Manning D. Bird -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Bird -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Norris D. Bird -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR T. Poquette W. Garland 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae W. Garland 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis W. Garland 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE P. Dade D. Bird -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bochte D. Bird -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- CLE J. Lowenstein D. Bird 1% 47% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE L. Blanks D. Bird -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens W. Garland 2% 47% Lineout: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry W. Garland -3% 45% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR C. Rojas W. Garland 5% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Bell D. Bird 7% 57% Double to LF
t3 0-0 0 -2- O CLE F. Kendall D. Bird -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 R CLE R. Manning D. Bird 11% 66% Triple to RF; Bell Scores
t3 1-0 1 --3 RO CLE D. Kuiper D. Bird 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B; Manning Scores
t3 2-0 2 --- CLE J. Norris D. Bird 1% 69% Single to CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- CLE P. Dade D. Bird 2% 71% Single to LF; Norris to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 O CLE B. Bochte D. Bird -4% 67% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O KCR F. Patek W. Garland 3% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-2 1 --- O KCR B. Martinez W. Garland 2% 72% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 2 --- O KCR F. White W. Garland 1% 73% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- CLE J. Lowenstein D. Bird 3% 76% Single to RF
t4 2-0 0 1-- CLE L. Blanks D. Bird 2% 78% Lowenstein Steals 2B
t4 2-0 0 -2- O CLE L. Blanks D. Bird -3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 1 -2- RO CLE B. Bell D. Bird 5% 79% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lowenstein Scores
t4 3-0 2 --- CLE F. Kendall D. Bird 1% 80% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-- RR CLE R. Manning D. Bird 11% 91% Home Run; Kendall Scores
Steve Mingori replaces Doug Bird pitching
t4 5-0 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Mingori -0% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
b4 0-5 0 --- KCR T. Poquette W. Garland -3% 88% Single to RF
b4 0-5 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae W. Garland 2% 91% Lineout: 3B
b4 0-5 1 1-- KCR A. Otis W. Garland -4% 87% Single to CF; Poquette to 3B
b4 0-5 1 1-3 OO KCR A. Cowens W. Garland 7% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 3-4-5
t5 5-0 0 --- CLE J. Norris S. Mingori 1% 94% Single to RF
t5 5-0 0 1-- OO CLE P. Dade S. Mingori -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 5-0 2 --- O CLE B. Bochte S. Mingori -0% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 5-6-7
b5 0-5 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry W. Garland 1% 94% Strikeout
b5 0-5 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas W. Garland 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-5 2 --- O KCR F. Patek W. Garland 1% 95% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 6-7-8
t6 5-0 0 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein S. Mingori -0% 95% Popfly: SS
t6 5-0 1 --- O CLE L. Blanks S. Mingori -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-0 2 --- CLE B. Bell S. Mingori 0% 95% Single to LF
t6 5-0 2 1-- O CLE F. Kendall S. Mingori -0% 94% Bell Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 8-9-1
b6 0-5 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez W. Garland 1% 96% Flyball: RF
b6 0-5 1 --- KCR F. White W. Garland -1% 94% Single to LF
b6 0-5 1 1-- OO KCR T. Poquette W. Garland 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 9-1-2
t7 5-0 0 --- O CLE F. Kendall S. Mingori -0% 96% Popfly: 2B
t7 5-0 1 --- O CLE R. Manning S. Mingori -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 5-0 2 --- CLE D. Kuiper S. Mingori 0% 96% Single to CF
t7 5-0 2 1-- CLE J. Norris S. Mingori 0% 97% Single to CF; Kuiper to 3B
Marty Pattin replaces Steve Mingori pitching
t7 5-0 2 1-3 CLE P. Dade M. Pattin 0% 97% Norris Steals 2B
t7 5-0 2 -23 O CLE P. Dade M. Pattin -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 2-3-4
b7 0-5 0 --- R KCR H. McRae W. Garland -3% 93% Home Run
b7 1-5 0 --- O KCR A. Otis W. Garland 2% 95% Flyball: RF
b7 1-5 1 --- O KCR A. Cowens W. Garland 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-5 2 --- KCR J. Mayberry W. Garland -1% 95% Single to RF
b7 1-5 2 1-- KCR C. Rojas W. Garland -0% 95% Balk; Mayberry to 2B
b7 1-5 2 -2- KCR C. Rojas W. Garland -1% 93% Walk
Jim Kern replaces Wayne Garland pitching
b7 1-5 2 12- O KCR F. Patek J. Kern 3% 96% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
t8 5-1 0 --- CLE B. Bochte M. Pattin 1% 97% Double to LF
t8 5-1 0 -2- CLE J. Lowenstein M. Pattin 1% 98% Single to RF; Bochte to 3B
t8 5-1 0 1-3 O CLE L. Blanks M. Pattin -1% 97% Lowenstein Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B-1B)
t8 5-1 1 --3 O CLE L. Blanks M. Pattin -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-1 2 --3 R CLE B. Bell M. Pattin 2% 98% Double to LF; Bochte Scores
t8 6-1 2 -2- R CLE F. Kendall M. Pattin 1% 99% Double to LF; Bell Scores
Tom Hall replaces Marty Pattin pitching
t8 7-1 2 -2- O CLE R. Manning T. Hall -0% 99% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Indians' Jim Kern facing 8-9-1
Frank Duffy replaces Larvell Blanks playing SS batting 7th
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 8th
b8 1-7 0 --- O KCR D. Porter J. Kern 0% 99% Flyball: RF
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 9th
b8 1-7 1 --- KCR P. LaCock J. Kern -1% 99% Double to LF
b8 1-7 1 -2- KCR T. Poquette J. Kern -1% 98% Walk
b8 1-7 1 12- RRR KCR H. McRae J. Kern -4% 94% Home Run; LaCock Scores; Poquette Scores
b8 4-7 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Kern 2% 96% Strikeout
b8 4-7 2 --- O KCR A. Cowens J. Kern 1% 97% Foul Popfly: C
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Royals' Tom Hall facing 2-3-4
Darrell Porter moves from PH to C
Bob Heise replaces Al Cowens (RF) playing 2B batting 4th
Pete LaCock moves from PH to RF
t9 7-4 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper T. Hall -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-4 1 --- CLE J. Norris T. Hall 0% 97% Walk
t9 7-4 1 1-- O CLE P. Dade T. Hall -1% 96% Norris Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 7-4 2 --- O CLE P. Dade T. Hall -0% 96% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Jim Kern facing 5-6-7
b9 4-7 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry J. Kern 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-7 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas J. Kern 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-7 2 --- KCR F. Patek J. Kern -1% 98% Single to CF
Sid Monge replaces Jim Kern pitching
Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Darrell Porter (C) batting 8th
b9 4-7 2 1-- KCR J. Zdeb S. Monge -0% 98% Patek Steals 2B
b9 4-7 2 -2- KCR J. Zdeb S. Monge -3% 96% Walk
Tom Buskey replaces Sid Monge pitching
John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock (RF) batting 9th
b9 4-7 2 12- R KCR J. Wathan T. Buskey -6% 90% Single to CF; Patek Scores; Zdeb to 3B
Don Hood replaces Tom Buskey pitching
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Tom Poquette (LF) batting 1st
b9 5-7 2 1-3 RR KCR D. Nelson D. Hood -53% 37% Triple to RF; Zdeb Scores; Wathan Scores
b9 7-7 2 --3 KCR H. McRae D. Hood -1% 36% Intentional Walk
b9 7-7 2 1-3 KCR A. Otis D. Hood -2% 34% Intentional Walk; McRae to 2B
Al Fitzmorris replaces Don Hood pitching
b9 7-7 2 123 O KCR B. Heise A. Fitzmorris 16% 50% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 7.
Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Royals' Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
Mark Littell replaces Dave Nelson (PH) pitching and batting 1st
John Wathan moves from PH to C
Hal McRae moves from DH to LF (team loses DH)
Joe Zdeb moves from PH to RF
t10 7-7 0 --- O CLE B. Bochte M. Littell -6% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
t10 7-7 1 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein M. Littell -5% 39% Flyball: CF
t10 7-7 2 --- O CLE F. Duffy M. Littell -3% 36% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 7-7, Indians' Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
Rick Waits replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching
b10 7-7 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry R. Waits 6% 42% Flyball: RF
b10 7-7 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas R. Waits 5% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b10 7-7 2 --- KCR F. Patek R. Waits -7% 39% Double to RF
b10 7-7 2 -2- KCR J. Zdeb R. Waits -0% 39% Intentional Walk
b10 7-7 2 12- KCR J. Wathan R. Waits -5% 34% Intentional Walk; Patek to 3B; Zdeb to 2B
b10 7-7 2 123 O KCR M. Littell R. Waits 16% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 7.
Top of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Royals' Mark Littell facing 8-9-1
t11 7-7 0 --- O CLE B. Bell M. Littell -6% 44% Flyball: RF
t11 7-7 1 --- O CLE F. Kendall M. Littell -5% 39% Foul Popfly: 3B
t11 7-7 2 --- CLE R. Manning M. Littell 3% 43% Walk
t11 7-7 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper M. Littell -7% 36% Manning Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 7-7, Indians' Rick Waits facing 2-3-4
b11 7-7 0 --- O KCR H. McRae R. Waits 6% 42% Flyball: CF
b11 7-7 1 --- O KCR A. Otis R. Waits 5% 46% Lineout: 2B
b11 7-7 2 --- O KCR B. Heise R. Waits 4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 7.
Top of the 12th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Royals' Mark Littell facing 2-3-4
t12 7-7 0 --- CLE D. Kuiper M. Littell 8% 58% Walk
t12 7-7 0 1-- CLE J. Norris M. Littell 9% 67% Kuiper Steals 2B
t12 7-7 0 -2- CLE J. Norris M. Littell 11% 78% Passed Ball; Kuiper to 3B
t12 7-7 0 --3 RO CLE J. Norris M. Littell 4% 82% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
t12 8-7 1 --- CLE P. Dade M. Littell 2% 83% Single to RF
t12 8-7 1 1-- CLE B. Bochte M. Littell 5% 89% Single to CF; Dade to 3B
t12 8-7 1 1-3 CLE J. Lowenstein M. Littell 1% 90% Intentional Walk; Bochte to 2B
t12 8-7 1 123 RR CLE F. Duffy M. Littell 7% 97% Single to LF; Dade Scores; Bochte Scores; Lowenstein to 2B
t12 10-7 1 12- RR CLE B. Bell M. Littell 2% 99% Double to LF; Lowenstein Scores; Duffy Scores
t12 12-7 1 -2- O CLE F. Kendall M. Littell -0% 99% Strikeout
t12 12-7 2 -2- O CLE R. Manning M. Littell -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 12th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-12, Indians' Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
b12 7-12 0 --- KCR J. Mayberry R. Waits -1% 98% Walk
b12 7-12 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas R. Waits -2% 96% Single to CF; Mayberry to 2B
b12 7-12 0 12- OO KCR F. Patek R. Waits 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mayberry to 3B
b12 7-12 2 --3 O KCR J. Zdeb R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Royals 7.

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