Capping an Indians' comeback, Buddy Bell belted a homer in the 11th to defeat the Royals, 8-7. Fran Healy batted in three runs and Tony Solaita accounted for two RBIs to help the Royals take a 7-3 lead before the Indians began their rally with three runs in the eighth on singles by Rick Manning, George Hendrick, Boog Powell and Frank Robinson and a squeeze bunt by Oscar Gamble. Then in the ninth, John Ellis singled and Manning doubled to tie the score and send the game into overtime. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 7
Game Played on Thursday, June      5, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  4  0    1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   7 13  1
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  1    0  3  1    0  1  -   8 13  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Otis cf               5   0   0   0     1   3   .241      Bell 3b               5   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Manning rf,lf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .256
  Wohlford ph,rf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Hendrick cf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .287
McRae lf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .309      Powell 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .292
  Cowens pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Lowenstein dh         1   2   1   0     1   0   .274
Mayberry 1b           6   0   2   0     0   0   .244        Robinson ph,dh      2   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Solaita dh            4   1   3   2     0   0   .321      Gamble lf             1   0   1   0     1   0   .244
  Killebrew ph,dh     1   0   0   0     1   0   .221        Spikes ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .183
Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     1   0   .269      Duffy ss              4   0   0   2     0   0   .215
Rojas 2b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .290      Crosby 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Healy c               4   1   2   3     0   1   .303      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .094
Patek ss              4   0   1   1     1   1   .204        Ellis ph,c          2   1   1   0     0   1   .243
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kern p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche 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   7  13   6     8   5             Totals               39   8  13   7     3   4

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance:  4,510
Left on Base: Royals 11, Indians 7
DP: Royals 2, Indians 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Solaita (4), Mayberry (11), Healy (2), Hendrick (8)
Triples: Manning (1)
Home Runs: Bell (4)
Stolen Bases: Healy (1), Lowenstein (7), Gamble (1)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (5), Patek (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Healy (1), Cowens (2), Spikes (3), Bell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Duffy (3), Robinson (1)
GIDP: Duffy 2 (9)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              5     4   3   3   3   1   0  22   3.34
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.65
McDaniel                1.2   4   3   3   0   1   0   8   3.05
Bird                    1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   7   3.13
Pattin L(3-1)           2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   3.58
Totals                 10.1  13   8   8   3   4   1  46

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kern                    4.1   7   6   6   4   3   0  22   3.50
Hood                    3.2   5   1   1   2   0   0  17   6.55
LaRoche W(1-0)          3     1   0   0   2   2   0  12   2.05
Totals                 11    13   7   7   8   5   0  51

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (6)
Balks: Kern (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ROYALS 1ST: Otis was called out on strikes; Pinson singled to
left; Pinson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell struck out; Manning grounded out (second to
first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry made an out to third; Solaita doubled to
left; Brett walked; Rojas walked [Solaita to third, Brett to
second]; Healy singled to right [Solaita scored, Brett scored,
Rojas to third, Healy to second]; Kern balked [Rojas scored,
Healy to third]; Patek singled to left [Healy scored]; Patek was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell flied out to right; Lowenstein singled to
right; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to second];
Lowenstein stole third; Gamble walked; Gamble stole second;
Duffy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lowenstein scored]; Crosby
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Indians 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae flied
out to center; Mayberry doubled to right; Solaita grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby reached on an error by Patek; Bell forced
Ashby (third to second); Manning made an out to shortstop;
Hendrick singled to left [Bell to second]; Powell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Indians 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
walked; Healy doubled to right [Rojas scored]; Healy stole
third; Patek struck out; Otis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein walked; Gamble singled to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Duffy grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Lowenstein scored (no RBI), Gamble out at
second]; Crosby grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Pinson made an out to shortstop; McRae walked;
Mayberry singled to left [McRae to second]; HOOD REPLACED KERN
(PITCHING); Solaita singled to right [McRae scored, Mayberry out
at third (right to third)]; Brett singled to center [Solaita to
second]; Rojas grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied
out to right; Otis flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick walked; Powell singled to right [Hendrick
to third]; MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); ROBINSON
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Hendrick scored]; SPIKES BATTED FOR GAMBLE; MCDANIEL REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Spikes singled to right [Powell to third];
Duffy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Spikes out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians
3.

ROYALS 7TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SPIKES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MANNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae singled to right;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to second];
Solaita singled to center [McRae scored, Solaita to second];
Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Crosby made an out to shortstop; Ashby struck out;
Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Indians 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas singled to left; Healy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to pitcher) [Rojas to second]; Patek flied out to left;
Otis was walked intentionally; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR PINSON;
Wohlford forced Rojas (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 7, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Manning
singled; Hendrick doubled to right [Manning scored]; Powell
singled to center [Hendrick scored]; BIRD REPLACED MCDANIEL
(PITCHING); Robinson singled to left [Powell to second]; Spikes
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to third,
Robinson to second]; Duffy grounded out (second to first)
[Powell scored, Robinson to third]; Crosby grounded out (first
to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 6.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae walked; COWENS RAN FOR MCRAE; LAROCHE REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); Mayberry flied out to right; KILLEBREW BATTED
FOR SOLAITA; Killebrew grounded out (second to first) [Cowens to
second]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 6.

INDIANS 9TH: KILLEBREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COWENS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ELLIS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ellis
singled to left; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Ellis to second]; Manning tripled to right [Ellis scored];
PATTIN REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Hendrick reached on a fielder's
choice [Manning out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Powell
singled to center [Hendrick to third]; Robinson flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 7.

ROYALS 10TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Healy struck out; Patek walked; Otis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 7.

INDIANS 10TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Duffy made
an out to third; Crosby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 7.

ROYALS 11TH: Wohlford singled to left; Cowens out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry grounded
out (pitcher to first); Killebrew was walked intentionally;
Brett made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7,
Indians 7.

INDIANS 11TH: Ellis was called out on strikes; Bell homered; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Indians 8.