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FINAL
Apr 28, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
CLE0002000002813
KC00051001-71309
win:Kansas City Royals logoD. Leonardloss:Cleveland Guardians logoR. Waits

Scoring Summary

CLEKC
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    4
    Andre Thornton hits a home run (4). Rick Manning scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Al Cowens hits a home run (2). Amos Otis scores. [2 runs]
    22
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Hal McRae hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    23
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Frank White singles on a to left fielder Jim Norris. Darrell Porter scores. Willie Wilson scores. [2 runs]
    25
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    John Wathan steals (1) home. Freddie Patek steals (6) 2nd base. [1 run]
    26
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Amos Otis singles on a to right fielder Paul Dade. Willie Wilson scores. Frank White to 2nd. [1 run]
    27

Player Stats

Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jim NorrisLF04001001.232
2Rick ManningCF24100000.241
3Bobby BondsDH24002002.294
4Andre Thornton1B14121011.145
5Gary AlexanderC04001001.233
6Toby Harrah3B13001000.188
7Duane Kuiper2B13000001.302
8Paul DadeRF03001001.154
9Tom VeryzerSS13000000.193
TOTAL832227017-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Rick WaitsLHP3.2755212264.64
Don HoodLHP3.1422130285.87
Victor CruzRHP1.020000044.26
TOTAL8.0137734258-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Frank White2B35021001.315
2George Brett3B04000005.263
3Amos OtisCF13110201.306
4Al CowensRF15120016.319
5Hal McRaeDH14111010.257
6Darrell PorterC23100100.391
7John Wathan1B04100003.333
8Freddie PatekSS44000000.344
9Willie WilsonLF13201103.333
TOTAL13357634219-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis LeonardRHP9.0822701463.08
TOTAL9.082270146-

Play-by-Play

1st inningCLEKC
  • TOP 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Norris out to left fielder Willie Wilson. [1 out]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    POP OUT — Rick Manning pops out to shortstop Freddie Patek. [2 outs]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SINGLE — Bobby Bonds singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    PICKOFF 1B — Pitcher Dennis Leonard picks off Bobby Bonds at on throw to first baseman John Wathan. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Frank White doubles (8) on a to center fielder Rick Manning.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SAC BUNT — George Brett out on a sacrifice bunt, second baseman Duane Kuiper to first baseman Andre Thornton. Frank White to 3rd. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Amos Otis pops out to second baseman Duane Kuiper. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Al Cowens out, shortstop Tom Veryzer to first baseman Andre Thornton. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs7
8Hits13
1Errors0
.250Batting Avg.371
32At Bats35
2Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs2
2Runs-Batted-In6
0Walks4
0Stolen Bases5
7Strikeouts3
3Left on Base9
12Total Bases20

Game Details

Saturday, April 28, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 27,167 (71.7%)
weather: 60 degrees, unknown