A five-hit, four-run fourth inning boosted the Indians to a 7-3 triumph over the Royals as Frank Duffy, Duane Kuiper and Buddy Bell drove in all runs with singles. George Hendrick had homered with the bases empty in the first and singled home another marker in the third.

Oscar Gamble closed out the Cleveland scoring in the fifth with a solo homer. Kansas City scored single runs in the sixth on Amos Otis' RBI single, in the seventh when Fran Healy tripled home Al Cowens and in the ninth on a double by George Brett and single by Cowens. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    21, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      1  0  1    4  1  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   3  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .291      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hendrick rf           4   1   2   2     1   1   .270      Otis cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .260
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Carty dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .305      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Gamble lf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .255      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     1   2   .263
Ashby c               2   1   0   0     1   0   .173      Cowens rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .277
Duffy ss              3   1   1   2     0   0   .222      Stinson c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Healy c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .244
                                                          Littell p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   7     4   2             Totals               35   3   9   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,348
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 6
DP: Indians 1, Royals 0
Errors: Healy
Doubles: Brett (23)
Triples: Healy (2)
Home Runs: Hendrick (19), Gamble (10)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (6), Ashby (13)
GIDP: Rojas (14)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown W(6-7)            9     9   3   3   1   2   0  36   4.59
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   2   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Littell L(0-1)          3     5   5   5   2   0   1  16  15.00
McDaniel                0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.07
Pattin                  4.1   2   1   1   0   1   1  15   3.55
McClure                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    10   7   7   4   2   2  41

Wild Pitches: Littell (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick homered; Powell flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty popped to first in foul territory; Gamble
made an out to second; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; McRae grounded out
(third to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby walked; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Ashby to second]; Kuiper made an out to
shortstop; Littell threw a wild pitch [Ashby to third]; Manning
walked; Hendrick singled to center [Ashby scored, Manning to
third]; Powell flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Solaita walked; Cowens singled [Solaita to second];
Stinson singled [Solaita to third, Cowens to second]; Patek
flied out to center; Rojas grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled; Gamble singled to right [Carty to
second]; Bell singled to left [Carty scored, Gamble to second];
MCDANIEL REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Ashby out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Gamble to third, Bell to second]; Duffy
singled to center [Gamble scored, Bell scored, Duffy to second];
Kuiper singled to center [Duffy scored]; Kuiper stole second;
Manning grounded out (first unassisted) [Kuiper to third];
Hendrick walked; PATTIN REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Powell
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Mayberry grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Otis to second]; McRae flied out to right; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
6, Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
homered; Bell was called out on strikes; Ashby flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Kuiper flied
out to left; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek singled to center; Rojas grounded out (third
to first) [Patek to second]; Otis singled to center [Patek
scored, Otis to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted) [Otis to third]; McRae lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.

INDIANS 7TH: HEALY REPLACED STINSON (PLAYING C ); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell lined to first; Carty
singled to center; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied out to left; Solaita made an out to
shortstop; Cowens singled to left; Healy tripled [Cowens
scored]; Patek flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
7, Royals 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); Duffy made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied
out to center; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 2.

INDIANS 9TH: MCCLURE REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded
out (third to first); Manning singled; Manning was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Healy [Manning to second];
Hendrick struck out; Powell walked; Carty flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett doubled
to left; Solaita struck out; Cowens singled to center [Brett
scored]; Healy forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Royals 3.