Oscar Gamble greeted reliever Doug Bird with a two-run homer in the eighth for a 4-3 Indian triumph, ending the Royals' five-game win streak. Dave LaRoche notched his 10th save after John Mayberry homered off winner Roric Harrison, who had a four-hit shutout until the eighth when the Royals rallied on Tony Solaita's single, Vada Pinson's forceout, a single by Al Cowens and two-run double by Fred Patek. John Ellis and Gamble drove in early Indian runs off Marty Pattin. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, August    8, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  9  0
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   2     0   0   .245      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .280      Powell 1b             3   2   1   0     1   1   .295
McRae lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .309      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Solaita dh            3   0   2   0     0   0   .272        Lowenstein pr,dh    0   1   0   0     0   0   .236
  Scott pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gamble lf             3   1   2   3     1   0   .261
  Killebrew ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Ellis c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .226
Pinson rf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .224      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .217
Cowens cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .278        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     0   4             Totals               32   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 14,575
Left on Base: Royals 5, Indians 7
DP: Royals 0, Indians 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Patek (10), McRae (32), Gamble (15)
Home Runs: Mayberry (25), Gamble (8)
Stolen Bases: Bell (5)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (3)
GIDP: Mayberry (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(8-7)           7.1   7   3   3   3   4   0  32   3.60
Bird                    0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   3.78
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   5   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(5-3)         8.1   9   3   3   0   4   1  32   4.41
LaRoche SV(10)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.95
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Johnny Stevens


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Rojas flied to
right in foul territory; Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to right; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae singled to left; Solaita
flied out to left; Pinson forced McRae (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell walked; Carty flied out to left; Gamble
grounded out (second to first) [Powell to second]; Ellis singled
to center [Powell scored]; Brohamer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens singled to center; Cowens was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Stinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy was called out on strikes; Manning flied out
to left; Bell walked; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas flied out to left; Brett flied out to center;
Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell singled to center; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Powell to second]; Gamble doubled to
center [Powell scored]; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to right; Solaita singled; Pinson
flied out to center; Cowens forced Solaita (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to right; Manning singled to center
[Duffy to third]; Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy out
at home (third to catcher), Manning to second]; Hendrick flied
out to right [Manning to third]; Bell stole second; Powell flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Stinson struck out; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Gamble walked; Ellis
flied out to center; Brohamer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to right; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Brett out at
second]; McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Bell singled to right; Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Solaita singled to center; SCOTT RAN FOR SOLAITA;
Pinson forced Scott (first to shortstop); Cowens singled to left
[Pinson to second]; Stinson was called out on strikes; Patek
doubled to center [Pinson scored, Cowens scored]; Rojas flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Powell struck
out; Carty singled to center; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; BIRD
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Gamble homered [Lowenstein scored];
Ellis struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 4.

ROYALS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry homered; McRae doubled
to left; LAROCHE REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); KILLEBREW BATTED
FOR SCOTT; Killebrew popped to third in foul territory; WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR PINSON; Wohlford reached on an error by Bell [McRae
to third]; Cowens forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 4.