| After a wild start, Jim Colborn settled down and pitched the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays. In the first inning, Colborn gave up a double by Bob Bailor, walked two batters and allowed the Blue Jays' run on a wild pitch. In the fourth inning, the Royals similarly scored on a wild pitch by Bill Singer with the bases loaded before Darrell Porter singled to drive in two runs. Porter added an RBI with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Friday, April 29, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Royals 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 x - 6 8 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bailor cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .308 Brett 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .338 Mason ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .105 McRae dh 3 2 0 0 1 0 .387 A. Woods lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Poquette lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .412 Velez rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .417 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Fairly dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .239 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Ault 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .356 Porter c 3 0 2 3 1 0 .365 Ashby c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .236 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 McKay 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 0 5 3 Totals 30 6 8 5 3 1 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 15,523 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Royals 4 DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 2 Errors: Garcia Doubles: Bailor 2 (7), Ashby (1), Poquette (2) Stolen Bases: Ault (2), Patek (9) Caught Stealing: Mayberry (1), Poquette (2) Sacrifice Hits: Mason (2), White (2) GIDP: McKay (4), Garcia (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer L(0-4) 6.2 8 6 5 2 1 0 30 7.09 Vuckovich 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.91 Totals 8 8 6 5 3 1 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn W(4-1) 9 7 1 1 5 3 0 37 2.19 Totals 9 7 1 1 5 3 0 37 Wild Pitches: Singer (2), Colborn (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Greg Kosc BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor doubled to left; Mason popped to first; A. Woods flied out to right [Bailor to third]; Velez walked; Fairly walked [Velez to second]; Colborn threw a wild pitch [Bailor scored, Velez to third, Fairly to second]; Ault popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to center; Otis popped to third; Porter lined to center; Mayberry was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor doubled to left; Mason was called out on strikes; A. Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop), A. Woods to second (on throw to 3b)]; Velez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek popped to first in foul territory; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Ault singled to center; Ault stole second; Ashby walked; McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to right; McRae forced Brett (second to shortstop); Poquette doubled to right [McRae to third]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Singer threw a wild pitch [McRae scored, Poquette to third, Mayberry to second]; Otis popped to first; Porter singled to left [Poquette scored, Mayberry scored]; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia singled to left; Bailor singled to left [Garcia to second]; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Garcia to third, Bailor to second]; A. Woods flied out to left; Velez popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; White popped to first in foul territory; Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly flied out to left; Ault grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled to right; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: McRae walked; Poquette popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry popped to shortstop; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [McRae to third (error by Garcia)]; Porter singled to right [McRae scored (unearned), Otis to third]; Cowens flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Bailor lined to center; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Patek singled to center; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Patek to second]; Patek stole third; Brett singled to center [Patek scored]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brett to second]; Poquette singled to left [Brett scored]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Poquette was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. BLUE JAYS 8TH: A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez struck out; Fairly walked; Ault forced Fairly (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Otis flied out to right; Porter walked; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ashby doubled to left; McKay walked; Garcia grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby to third, McKay out at second]; Bailor popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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