Coming off the 21-day disabled list, Steve Busby allowed only two hits in six innings, but the righthander was wild and was the loser when the Indians defeated the Royals, 6-0. Busby walked seven. He allowed only two runs, both without the benefit of a hit.

In the first, a walk to Rick Manning, two infield outs and a wild pickoff throw by Busby accounted for the Indians' initial tally. In the sixth, John Lowenstein walked, moved up on a pair of infield outs and stole home when Busby took a full windup. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  1  -   6  6  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            3   2   0   0     2   1   .348      Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .125
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .174      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .381      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     2   2   .167      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Lowenstein lf         0   1   0   0     3   0   .000      McRae lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .346
  Hendrick ph,lf      2   1   1   0     0   0   .190      Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Carty dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Wohlford ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Ashby c               3   1   1   2     1   0   .400      Martinez c            2   0   1   0     0   1   .400
Spikes rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .111        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222        Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
                                                            Rojas ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   6   3    10   7             Totals               30   0   5   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 10,466
Left on Base: Indians 9, Royals 6
DP: Indians 1, Royals 1
Errors: Kuiper, Stinson, Busby
Doubles: McRae (1)
Triples: Ashby (1), Brett (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (1), Manning (1), Mayberry (1)
Caught Stealing: Bell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-1)           8     5   0   0   2   5   0  30   2.25
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   6   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(0-1)            6     2   2   1   7   3   0  26   1.50
Splittorff              1.2   4   3   3   0   2   0   9   9.58
Bird                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.84
McClure                 0     0   1   1   2   0   0   2  13.50
Littell                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   6   5  10   7   0  42

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


INDIANS 1ST: Manning walked; Kuiper grounded out (third to
first) [Manning to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Manning to third]; Powell walked; Powell was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Busby [Manning scored
(unearned), Powell to second]; Lowenstein walked; Carty made an
out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied
out to right; Brett tripled to left; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ashby walked; Spikes flied out to left; Duffy
singled to center [Ashby to second]; Manning forced Duffy
(shortstop to second); Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to
shortstop)]; Solaita struck out; Martinez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell made an out to second; Powell grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Lowenstein walked; Carty singled to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; White struck out; Cowens
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis made an out to shortstop; Brett grounded out
(second to first); Mayberry singled to center; Mayberry stole
second; McRae walked; Solaita grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
walked; Powell struck out while Bell was caught stealing second
(catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez singled to center; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Martinez to second]; White reached on an
error by Kuiper [Martinez to third]; Cowens lined into a double
play (second to second to first) [White out at first]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein walked; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Lowenstein to second]; Ashby grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Lowenstein to third]; Lowenstein stole home; Spikes
struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 7TH: SPLITTORFF REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Duffy
grounded out (second to first); Manning was called out on
strikes; Kuiper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae doubled to right; Solaita was called out on
strikes; QUIRK BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Quirk was called out on
strikes; Patek lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Royals 0.

INDIANS 8TH: STINSON REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); Bell singled
to left; Powell was called out on strikes; HENDRICK BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Hendrick singled to left [Bell to second]; Carty
flied out to right; Ashby tripled to left [Bell scored, Hendrick
scored]; Spikes singled to center [Ashby scored]; BIRD REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Duffy struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: HENDRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROJAS BATTED
FOR WHITE; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
walked; Otis lined to left; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 0.

INDIANS 9TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCCLURE REPLACED
BIRD (PITCHING); Manning walked; Manning stole second [Manning
scored (error by Stinson)]; Kuiper walked; LITTELL REPLACED
MCCLURE (PITCHING); Bell struck out; Powell walked [Kuiper to
second]; Hendrick forced Powell (shortstop to second) [Kuiper to
third]; Carty forced Hendrick (third to second); 1 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Mayberry
grounded out (second to pitcher); McRae flied out to right;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 6, Royals 0.