Although lifted in the sixth inning, Steve Kline was able to end his personal seven-game losing streak when the Indians defeated the Royals, 8-6. Leron Lee batted in two runs with a pair of singles and Oscar Gamble hit a homer to help stake Kline to a 6-4 lead before Fred Beene relieved with a man on base and none out in the sixth. A double by George Hendrick and homer by Dave Duncan then provided the Indians with their winning margin in the seventh. Beene, who allowed only three hits in three innings, gave up two unearned runs in the eighth. Milt Wilcox took over in the ninth and retired the Royals in order. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 6
Game Played on Sunday, June      9, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    2  1  1    2  0  0  -   8 15  2
Royals       0  0  2    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   6  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Crosby 3b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .400      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Alvarado 2b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .145        Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Lee lf                5   0   2   2     0   1   .320        Floyd 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Spikes rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   3     1   0   .303
Gamble dh             2   1   1   1     3   0   .278      Otis cf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Hendrick cf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .257
Lis 1b                5   1   2   0     0   3   .220      McRae dh              4   1   0   0     0   0   .308
  Blanco 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Pinson rf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .229
Duncan c              5   1   2   2     0   1   .186      Wohlford lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Duffy ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .199      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .228
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               3   1   2   1     1   0   .264
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  15   7     3   8             Totals               34   6   8   6     5   3

Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance: 19,049
Left on Base: Indians 9, Royals 7
DP: Indians 0, Royals 1
Errors: Lee 2, Healy
Doubles: Lis (1), Crosby (1), Duncan (3), Hendrick (5), Duffy (6), Healy (14)
Home Runs: Gamble (7), Duncan (8)
Stolen Bases: Lee (2), Patek (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (1)
GIDP: Hendrick (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(4-8)            5     5   4   3   5   2   0  24   4.16
Beene SV(2)             3     3   2   0   0   0   0  13   3.31
Wilcox                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.05
Totals                  9     8   6   3   5   3   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(7-6)            5     9   5   4   2   4   1  25   3.71
McDaniel                0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.08
Bird                    1.1   3   2   2   0   2   1   7   2.61
Pattin                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.18
Totals                  9    15   8   7   3   8   2  44

Passed Balls: Duncan (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


INDIANS 1ST: Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarado
singled to shortstop; Lee forced Alvarado (shortstop to second);
Spikes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Rojas walked; Otis flied
out to center [Rojas to second]; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble walked; Hendrick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; Lis singled; Duncan
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to left; Crosby singled to center
[Duffy to second]; Alvarado struck out; Lee singled to right
[Duffy scored, Crosby to third]; Lee stole second [Crosby scored
(error by Healy) (unearned)]; Spikes struck out; Gamble walked;
Hendrick flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy singled to center; Duncan allowed a passed
ball [Healy to second]; On a bunt Patek singled to first [Healy
to third]; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Healy scored];
Patek stole second; Otis struck out; Mayberry singled to right
[Patek scored (unearned)]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Lis doubled; Duncan flied out to center [Lis to
third]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); Crosby doubled to
right [Lis scored]; Alvarado singled to third [Crosby
scored]; Luis Alvarado beat close play at 1B; John Mayberry
didn't throw home thinking Alvarado was the third out; Lee
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Pinson walked; Wohlford singled to center [Pinson to
second]; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Pinson to third,
Wohlford to second]; Healy walked; Patek struck out; Rojas
singled to left [Pinson scored, Wohlford scored, Healy out at
third (left to catcher to shortstop to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes popped to shortstop; Gamble homered;
Hendrick flied out to center; Lis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
popped to shortstop; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

INDIANS 6TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Duncan doubled;
On a bunt Duffy reached on a fielder's choice [Duncan out at
third (catcher to third)]; Crosby singled to left [Duffy to
second]; Alvarado forced Crosby (second to shortstop) [Duffy to
third]; Lee singled to right [Duffy scored, Alvarado to third];
BIRD REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Spikes struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Pinson walked; BEENE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING);
Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted) [Pinson to second];
Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble flied out to right; Hendrick doubled to
left; Lis struck out; Duncan homered [Hendrick scored]; Duffy
doubled to left; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek flied out to right; Rojas flied out to center;
Otis singled to third; Mayberry lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 4.

INDIANS 8TH: PATTIN REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Alvarado flied out
to right; Lee grounded out (first unassisted); Spikes flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae reached on an error by Lee [McRae to third
(error by Lee)]; Pinson singled to first [McRae scored
(unearned)]; Wohlford flied out to left; SOLAITA BATTED FOR
BRETT; Solaita forced Pinson (second to shortstop); WHITE RAN
FOR SOLAITA; Healy doubled [White scored (unearned)]; SCHEINBLUM
BATTED FOR PATEK; Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 6.

INDIANS 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING 3B); WHITE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Gamble walked; Hendrick popped to
second; Lis struck out; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 8, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: BLANCO REPLACED LIS (PLAYING 1B); WILCOX REPLACED
BEENE (PITCHING); Rojas lined to left; Otis struck out; Mayberry
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Royals 6.