Completing a three-game tomahawking of the Royals, the Indians posted a 5-2 victory. The Tribe trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of sixth, when Johnny Grubb hit a homer to tie the score. Gary Alexander then walked, took second on a sacrifice by Bernie Carbo and scored on a double by Tom Veryzer. Duane Kuiper was given an intentional walk and Horace Speed drew a walk to load the bases. Ted Cox laid down a bunt and Veryzer beat Dennis Leonard's throw to the plate. A sacrifice fly by Jim Norris scored the final tally. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 2, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Indians 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 x - 5 6 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Norris 1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .268 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 LaCock 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Grubb lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Wathan ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Alexander c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .233 Bass ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Veryzer ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .294 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .271 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .280 Hurdle lf 2 0 1 1 2 1 .262 Speed rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Cox 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Washington ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .187 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 2 6 5 Totals 28 5 6 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 7,834 Left on Base: Royals 11, Indians 6 DP: Royals 0, Indians 0 Errors: Hurdle Doubles: Cox (3), Carbo (8), Veryzer (13) Home Runs: Grubb (12) Stolen Bases: Washington (9), Norris (9) Caught Stealing: Washington (5) Sacrifice Hits: Braun (1), Carbo (1), Cox (7) Sacrifice Flies: Norris (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(12-13) 5.2 6 5 5 4 2 1 28 3.46 Mingori 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.93 Totals 8 6 5 5 4 2 1 35 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben 3 6 2 2 4 1 0 18 6.34 Hood 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 5.02 Reuschel W(2-0) 4.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 3.69 Totals 9 8 2 2 6 5 0 40 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock singled to right; Otis walked [LaCock to second]; Porter singled to pitcher [LaCock to third, Otis to second]; Hurdle walked [LaCock scored, Otis to third, Porter to second]; Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Norris lined to first; Manning flied out to left; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. ROYALS 2ND: Washington singled to center; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun walked; McRae singled to right [Braun to second]; LaCock forced McRae (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander flied out to right; Carbo flied out to left; Veryzer singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0. ROYALS 3RD: Otis was called out on strikes; Porter walked; Hurdle singled to center [Porter to third]; Cowens forced Hurdle (second to shortstop) [Porter scored]; Washington lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Speed reached on an error by Hurdle; Cox doubled to center [Speed out at home (center to shortstop to third to catcher to third to first to catcher to first), Cox to third (on throw to home)]; Norris walked; Norris stole second; Manning was called out on strikes; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0. ROYALS 4TH: Terrell singled to center; HOOD REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Terrell to second]; McRae was walked intentionally; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan was called out on strikes; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Alexander grounded out (second to first); Carbo doubled to center; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper singled to right [Carbo scored]; Speed grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1. ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; Hurdle struck out; Cowens singled to left; Washington singled to center [Cowens to third]; REUSCHEL REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Washington stole second; Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Cox flied out to right; Norris was called out on strikes; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1. ROYALS 6TH: Braun flied out to right; McRae flied out to left; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Grubb homered; Alexander walked; Carbo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alexander to second]; Veryzer doubled to left [Alexander scored]; Kuiper was walked intentionally; Speed walked [Veryzer to third, Kuiper to second]; Cox reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Veryzer scored, Kuiper to third, Speed to second]; Norris lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Kuiper scored]; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Manning lined to first; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (first unassisted); Porter struck out; Hurdle walked; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5. INDIANS 7TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Alexander grounded out (third to first); Carbo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5. ROYALS 8TH: Washington flied out to center; Terrell popped to catcher in foul territory; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5. INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Speed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5. ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); BASS BATTED FOR WATHAN; Bass grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 5.

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