Cleveland Guardians 2 – 7 Kansas City Royals
28 April 1979 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Willie Wilson | 1 in 107 games |
| 21 | final score 7–2 | 1 in 59 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Freddie Patek | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rick Manning | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Bonds | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Andre Thornton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Gary Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Toby Harrah | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Duane Kuiper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Dade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tom Veryzer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Waits | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Hood | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Victor Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| George Brett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Otis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Al Cowens | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Darrell Porter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Wathan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |