All '77 AL Rosters listed in Post #5.
Series 26
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
FRI.-SUN. - JULY 1-3
MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO
Game 1
Start Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 76
Starting Line-ups
KC
Amos Otis CF
Hal McRae LF
Al Cowens RF
George Brett 3B
Darrell Porter C
John Mayberry 1B
Peter LaCock DH
Fred Patek SS
Frank White 2B
Starting Pitcher: Dennis Leonard
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Bruce Bochte LF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Johnny Grubb RF
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby
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HOW THEY SCORED
BOT 2ND: Lemon hit by pitch. Ivie singled. Lemon to second. Grubb singled. Lemon scored. Ivie to second. Cox singled. Ivie scored. Grubb to second. Manning singled. Grubb scored. Cox to second. Kuiper singled. Cox scored. Manning to second. Bochte singled. Manning scored. Lemon doubled. Kuiper scored. KC 0, CLE 6
KC Andy Hassler relieved Leonard to start the 3rd.
BOT 4TH: Duffy walked. Kuiper singled. Duffy to third. Bochte singled. Duffy scored. KC 0, CLE 7
BOT 7TH: Lemon walked. Grubb tripled. Lemon scored. KC 0, CLE 8
WP: Jim Bibby (9-4, CG) LP: Dennis Leonard
Key to the game: It was death by a thousand paper cuts as the Indians roughed up staff ace Dennis Leonard for six runs on six singles and a double and CLE SP Jim Bibby tossed a complete game as the Tribe blanked the Royals 8-0.
ATTENDANCE: 18,817
Game 2
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 74
Starting Line-ups
KC
Amos Otis CF
Hal McRae LF
Al Cowens RF
George Brett 3B
Darrell Porter C
John Mayberry 1B
John Wathan DH
Fred Patek SS (Left game with an injury in the 8th. Replaced by Bob Heise. Out 5 games.)
Frank White 2B
Starting Pitcher: Larry Gura
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Bruce Bochte LF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Johnny Grubb RF (Left game with an injury in the 3rd. Replaced by Ron Pruitt. Out 5 games.)
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec
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HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 2ND: Wathan singled. Patek doubled. Wathan to third. Otis reached on an error by Cox. Wathan scored. KC 1, CLE 0
BOT 2ND: Lemon doubled. Grubb reached on an error by Gura. Lemon to third. Dade singled. Lemon scored. Grubb to second. Duffy singled. Grubb scored. Dade to second. Kuiper walked. Bases loaded. Bochte singled. Dade and Duffy scored. KC 1, CLE 4
TOP 5TH: Brett doubled. Porter doubled. Brett scored. KC 2, CLE 4
TOP 8TH: Wathan singled. Patek hit by pitch (replaced by Heise). Wathan to second. Doug Bair relieved Kravec with 0 out. White walked. Bases loaded. Otis hit into a 1-6-3 double play. Wathan scored. KC 3, CLE 4
BOT 8TH: Pruitt (replaced Grubb) walked. Cox walked. Dade singled. Pruitt scored. KC 3, CLE 5
CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Bair to start the 9th
WP: Kravec (5-8) SV: Tomlin (3) LP: Gura (CG)
Key to the game: The Indians once again had a big second inning, this time off KC's best southpaw in Larry Gura, and CLE relievers Doug Bair and Dave Tomlin thwarted a late KC comeback attempt in a 5-3 thriller.
ATTENDANCE: 18,631
Game 3
Game Time: 1:00pm
Temp: 82
Starting Line-ups
KC
Amos Otis CF
Hal McRae LF
Al Cowens RF
George Brett 3B
Darrell Porter C
John Mayberry 1B
John Wathan DH
Bob Heise SS
Frank White 2B
Starting Pitcher: Paul Splittorff
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B (Left game in the 5th with an injury. Replaced by Luis Gomez. Out 8 games.)
Bruce Bochte LF
Buddy Bell 3B (Left game with an injury in the 7th. Pruitt moved from right to third and John Lowenstein replaced Pruitt in right. Out 3 games.)
Chet Lemon DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
Paul Dade CF
Ron Pruitt RF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Rick Waits
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HOW THEY SCORED
BOT 1ST: Kuiper singled. Bochte singled. Kuiper to second. Lemon grounded out 5-4. Kuiper to third. Bochte out at second. Lemon safe at first. Ivie walked. Bases loaded. Cox walked. Kuiper scored. Dade doubled. Lemon and Ivie scored. KC 0, CLE 3
TOP 2ND: Porter homered. KC 1, CLE 3
BOT 2ND: Kuiper hit by pitch. Bochte doubled. Kuiper to third. Bell doubled. Kuiper and Bochte scored. KC 1, CLE 5
TOP 3RD: McRae singled. Cowens doubled. McRae scored. Porter doubled. Cowens scored. KC 3, CLE 5
TOP 5TH: Otis singled. McRae singled. Otis to second. Cowens singled. Otis scored. McRae to third. Porter sac fly to left. McRae scored. KC 5, CLE 5
CLE Don Hood relieved Waits to start the 6th.
TOP 6TH: Heise walked. Otis doubled. Heise scored. McRae doubled. Otis scored. KC 7, CLE 5
TOP 7TH: Porter walked. Mayberry walked. Doug Bair relieved Hood. Wathan walked. Bases loaded. Heise grounded out 6-2. Porter thrown out at home. Bases loaded. White sac fly to right. Mayberry scored. KC 8, CLE 5
KC Steve Mingori relieved Splittorff to start the 7th.
BOT 8TH: Ivie singled. Cox singled. Mark Littell relieved Mingori. Dade singled. Bases loaded. Pruitt walked. Ivie scored. Bases loaded. Duffy doubled. Cox and Dade scored. Pruitt to third. Gomez (replaced Kuiper) reached on an error by Brett. Pruitt scored. KC 8, CLE 9
CLE Jim Kern relieved Bair to start the 9th.
WP: Bair (2-3) SV: Kern ( 9) LP: Littell
Key to the game: In a see-saw affair, the Indians bolted out to a five-run lead and then saw the Royals rip off the next eight runs, and then the Tribe rallied for four in the bottom of the 8th to come back and down the Royals 9-8 and sweep the three-game set. KC 3B George Brett's error in the bottom of the 8th allowed Ron Pruitt to scored the winning run for the Indians.
ATTENDACE: 24,348
CLE Record: 40-34
Series 26
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
FRI.-SUN. - JULY 1-3
MUNICIPAL STADIUM - CLEVELAND, OHIO
Game 1
Start Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 76
Starting Line-ups
KC
Amos Otis CF
Hal McRae LF
Al Cowens RF
George Brett 3B
Darrell Porter C
John Mayberry 1B
Peter LaCock DH
Fred Patek SS
Frank White 2B
Starting Pitcher: Dennis Leonard
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Bruce Bochte LF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Johnny Grubb RF
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Jim Bibby
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HOW THEY SCORED
BOT 2ND: Lemon hit by pitch. Ivie singled. Lemon to second. Grubb singled. Lemon scored. Ivie to second. Cox singled. Ivie scored. Grubb to second. Manning singled. Grubb scored. Cox to second. Kuiper singled. Cox scored. Manning to second. Bochte singled. Manning scored. Lemon doubled. Kuiper scored. KC 0, CLE 6
KC Andy Hassler relieved Leonard to start the 3rd.
BOT 4TH: Duffy walked. Kuiper singled. Duffy to third. Bochte singled. Duffy scored. KC 0, CLE 7
BOT 7TH: Lemon walked. Grubb tripled. Lemon scored. KC 0, CLE 8
WP: Jim Bibby (9-4, CG) LP: Dennis Leonard
Key to the game: It was death by a thousand paper cuts as the Indians roughed up staff ace Dennis Leonard for six runs on six singles and a double and CLE SP Jim Bibby tossed a complete game as the Tribe blanked the Royals 8-0.
ATTENDANCE: 18,817
Game 2
Game Time: 7:30pm
Temp: 74
Starting Line-ups
KC
Amos Otis CF
Hal McRae LF
Al Cowens RF
George Brett 3B
Darrell Porter C
John Mayberry 1B
John Wathan DH
Fred Patek SS (Left game with an injury in the 8th. Replaced by Bob Heise. Out 5 games.)
Frank White 2B
Starting Pitcher: Larry Gura
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B
Bruce Bochte LF
Buddy Bell 3B
Chet Lemon DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Johnny Grubb RF (Left game with an injury in the 3rd. Replaced by Ron Pruitt. Out 5 games.)
Larry Cox C
Rick Manning CF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Ken Kravec
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HOW THEY SCORED
TOP 2ND: Wathan singled. Patek doubled. Wathan to third. Otis reached on an error by Cox. Wathan scored. KC 1, CLE 0
BOT 2ND: Lemon doubled. Grubb reached on an error by Gura. Lemon to third. Dade singled. Lemon scored. Grubb to second. Duffy singled. Grubb scored. Dade to second. Kuiper walked. Bases loaded. Bochte singled. Dade and Duffy scored. KC 1, CLE 4
TOP 5TH: Brett doubled. Porter doubled. Brett scored. KC 2, CLE 4
TOP 8TH: Wathan singled. Patek hit by pitch (replaced by Heise). Wathan to second. Doug Bair relieved Kravec with 0 out. White walked. Bases loaded. Otis hit into a 1-6-3 double play. Wathan scored. KC 3, CLE 4
BOT 8TH: Pruitt (replaced Grubb) walked. Cox walked. Dade singled. Pruitt scored. KC 3, CLE 5
CLE Dave Tomlin relieved Bair to start the 9th
WP: Kravec (5-8) SV: Tomlin (3) LP: Gura (CG)
Key to the game: The Indians once again had a big second inning, this time off KC's best southpaw in Larry Gura, and CLE relievers Doug Bair and Dave Tomlin thwarted a late KC comeback attempt in a 5-3 thriller.
ATTENDANCE: 18,631
Game 3
Game Time: 1:00pm
Temp: 82
Starting Line-ups
KC
Amos Otis CF
Hal McRae LF
Al Cowens RF
George Brett 3B
Darrell Porter C
John Mayberry 1B
John Wathan DH
Bob Heise SS
Frank White 2B
Starting Pitcher: Paul Splittorff
CLE
Duane Kuiper 2B (Left game in the 5th with an injury. Replaced by Luis Gomez. Out 8 games.)
Bruce Bochte LF
Buddy Bell 3B (Left game with an injury in the 7th. Pruitt moved from right to third and John Lowenstein replaced Pruitt in right. Out 3 games.)
Chet Lemon DH
Mike Ivie 1B
Larry Cox C
Paul Dade CF
Ron Pruitt RF
Frank Duffy SS
Starting Pitcher: Rick Waits
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HOW THEY SCORED
BOT 1ST: Kuiper singled. Bochte singled. Kuiper to second. Lemon grounded out 5-4. Kuiper to third. Bochte out at second. Lemon safe at first. Ivie walked. Bases loaded. Cox walked. Kuiper scored. Dade doubled. Lemon and Ivie scored. KC 0, CLE 3
TOP 2ND: Porter homered. KC 1, CLE 3
BOT 2ND: Kuiper hit by pitch. Bochte doubled. Kuiper to third. Bell doubled. Kuiper and Bochte scored. KC 1, CLE 5
TOP 3RD: McRae singled. Cowens doubled. McRae scored. Porter doubled. Cowens scored. KC 3, CLE 5
TOP 5TH: Otis singled. McRae singled. Otis to second. Cowens singled. Otis scored. McRae to third. Porter sac fly to left. McRae scored. KC 5, CLE 5
CLE Don Hood relieved Waits to start the 6th.
TOP 6TH: Heise walked. Otis doubled. Heise scored. McRae doubled. Otis scored. KC 7, CLE 5
TOP 7TH: Porter walked. Mayberry walked. Doug Bair relieved Hood. Wathan walked. Bases loaded. Heise grounded out 6-2. Porter thrown out at home. Bases loaded. White sac fly to right. Mayberry scored. KC 8, CLE 5
KC Steve Mingori relieved Splittorff to start the 7th.
BOT 8TH: Ivie singled. Cox singled. Mark Littell relieved Mingori. Dade singled. Bases loaded. Pruitt walked. Ivie scored. Bases loaded. Duffy doubled. Cox and Dade scored. Pruitt to third. Gomez (replaced Kuiper) reached on an error by Brett. Pruitt scored. KC 8, CLE 9
CLE Jim Kern relieved Bair to start the 9th.
WP: Bair (2-3) SV: Kern ( 9) LP: Littell
Key to the game: In a see-saw affair, the Indians bolted out to a five-run lead and then saw the Royals rip off the next eight runs, and then the Tribe rallied for four in the bottom of the 8th to come back and down the Royals 9-8 and sweep the three-game set. KC 3B George Brett's error in the bottom of the 8th allowed Ron Pruitt to scored the winning run for the Indians.
ATTENDACE: 24,348
CLE Record: 40-34
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