After spotting Kansas City two early runs, the Indians came back to beat the Royals, 4-2, snapping a three-game losing skein. A triple by Johnny Grubb drove home Rick Manning and Andre Thornton, both of whom had walked, to tie game in the fourth.

Jim Norris drew a walk to open the Tribe seventh and Duane Kuiper followed with a bunt single. Tom Veryzer and Paul Dade then bounced into consecutive fielder's choices to score Norris. Another fielder's choice grounder by Veryzer drove in the final Indian tally in the ninth after singles by Norris and Kuiper. Dan Spillner pitched three innings of one-hit relief for the Indians to earn his first A. L. win. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 7 0 Royals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Patek ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .272 Manning cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .255 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Thornton 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .277 Zdeb rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Grubb lf 3 0 1 2 1 1 .228 LaCock ph,1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Alexander c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .204 Brett 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .294 Norris dh 3 2 1 0 1 1 .265 Otis dh 2 0 0 0 3 1 .290 Kuiper 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Wilson pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 McRae lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .268 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .299 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hurdle 1b,rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .269 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 7 4 5 6 Totals 33 2 9 2 7 3 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 23,818 Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 12 DP: Indians 2, Royals 2 Doubles: Porter (11) Triples: Grubb (3) Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (20), Brett (8) Caught Stealing: Bell (2) GIDP: Norris (4), McRae (10) Hit by Pitch: Porter (1,by Hood) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 3.2 6 2 2 3 2 0 19 4.50 Spillner W(1-0) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 4.18 Kern SV(6) 2.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 11 4.32 Totals 9 9 2 2 7 3 0 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale 3.1 3 2 2 4 2 0 15 3.63 Bird L(3-3) 5.2 4 2 2 1 4 0 22 4.78 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Hood (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Manning struck out; Bell singled to center [Dade to third]; Thornton struck out while Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to right; Patek stole second; Zdeb flied out to right [Patek to third]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek scored]; Otis walked; McRae singled to left [Otis to second]; Cowens flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. INDIANS 2ND: Grubb walked; Alexander flied out to left; Norris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Hurdle lined into a double play (second to first) [Porter out at first]; White singled to center; Patek popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer flied out to right; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Zdeb was called out on strikes; Brett singled to center; Brett stole second; Otis flied out to center; McRae singled to left [Brett scored, McRae out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 2. INDIANS 4TH: Manning walked; Bell popped to second in foul territory; Thornton walked [Manning to second]; Grubb tripled to right [Manning scored, Thornton scored]; Alexander walked; BIRD REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Norris was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens struck out; Porter was hit by a pitch; Hurdle singled to left [Porter to second]; White popped to first in foul territory; Patek walked [Porter to third, Hurdle to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR ZDEB; LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. INDIANS 5TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Veryzer singled to center; Dade flied out to center; Manning flied out to left; Bell forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis struck out; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. INDIANS 7TH: Norris walked; Kuiper singled to left [Norris to second]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (second to shortstop) [Norris to third]; Dade forced Veryzer (shortstop to second) [Norris scored]; Manning struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; Patek singled to center; LaCock flied out to center; Patek stole second; Brett was walked intentionally; KERN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Otis walked [Patek to third, Brett to second]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2. INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter doubled to right; Hurdle walked; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun popped to third; POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2. INDIANS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Alexander flied out to center; Norris singled to left; Kuiper singled to center [Norris to third]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (third to second) [Norris scored]; Dade popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: LaCock singled to center; Brett flied out to left; Otis walked [LaCock to second]; WILSON RAN FOR OTIS; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 2.

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