Andy Hassler allowed only one hit and pitched the Royals to a 1-0 victory over the Indians. The Royals scored their run off Dennis Eckersley in the sixth inning when Hal McRae doubled and Pete LaCock singled.

Then, with one out in the Indians' half, Duane Kuiper hit a high bouncer to the third base side of the mound. Hassler fielded the ball but his throw to first base was too late to nail Kuiper. The one-hitter was the second of Hassler's career. In his other effort on September 8, 1974, while with the Angels, the southpaw lost to the White Sox, 1-0. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      2, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
McRae lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Norris cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Patek ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .345
LaCock dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .398      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Cowens cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Pruitt lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Rojas 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Heise ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Blanks ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .342        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .224      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   8             Totals               30   0   1   0     0   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 16,227
Left on Base: Royals 5, Indians 3
DP: Royals 0, Indians 0
Errors: Rojas 2, Bell
Doubles: LaCock (10), McRae (23)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (8), White (9)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(5-2)          9     1   0   0   0   4   0  30   3.45
Totals                  9     1   0   0   0   4   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(7-7)        9     5   1   1   1   8   0  33   3.21
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   8   0  33

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette popped to second; McRae grounded out
(pitcher to first); LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Norris
lined to left; Dade reached on an error by Rojas; Carty forced
Dade (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Cowens
singled to left; Cowens stole second; Porter struck out; Rojas
was walked intentionally; Heise popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
reached on an error by Rojas; Pruitt flied out to center;
Kendall forced Thornton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White struck out; Poquette struck out; McRae struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Kuiper struck
out; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock doubled to right; Mayberry popped to catcher
in foul territory; Cowens flied out to left; Porter flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to left; Heise popped to third in
foul territory; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton popped to first; Pruitt struck out;
Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
doubled to left; LaCock singled to right [McRae scored, LaCock
out at second (right to shortstop to first to second)]; Mayberry
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
singled to left; Norris flied out to center; Dade grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens flied out to center; Porter flied out to
center; Rojas lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty flied out to left; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 8TH: WATHAN BATTED FOR HEISE; Wathan struck out; White
reached on an error by Bell; White stole second; Poquette flied
out to right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING LF); PATEK REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING SS); Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first);
BLANKS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to
first); Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.

ROYALS 9TH: FOSSE REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING C ); LaCock popped to
third in foul territory; Mayberry struck out; Cowens singled to
right; Porter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Norris was
called out on strikes; Dade grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 0.