Joe Zdeb singled to score the go-ahead run in a two-run sixth inning that paved the way for the Royals to beat the Blue Jays, 4-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Paul Splittorff, Larry Gura and Mark Littell. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Monday, May       30, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  0  -   4 11  1
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .352
Otis cf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .248      Howell 3b             2   0   0   1     2   0   .304
Cowens rf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .285      Velez rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .211      Fairly dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Zdeb lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .318      Ault 1b               1   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Patek ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .273        Ewing ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Martinez c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .222      Bowling lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .205        Whitt ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ashby c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torres 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .238
                                                          Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     4   1             Totals               30   1   5   1     5   0

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 20,002
Left on Base: Royals 9, Blue Jays 9
DP: Royals 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Patek, Torres
Doubles: Cowens (11), Martinez (3), Patek (9)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (5), Howell (2)
Caught Stealing: Patek (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (1), Ault (2), Scott (2)
GIDP: Bowling (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(4-4)       7.1   5   1   1   4   0   0  31   3.53
Gura                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.16
Littell SV(6)           1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.86
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   0   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(6-3)           8.1  10   4   4   3   1   0  37   3.51
Vuckovich               0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.09
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   1   0  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ROYALS 1ST: Brett popped to first in foul territory; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to left; Cowens
singled to left [Otis to second]; Mayberry popped to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott flied out to right; Bailor flied out to
right; Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Zdeb flied out to left; Patek walked; Martinez
struck out while Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to
second to first to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Fairly singled to left [Velez to
second]; Ault out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Velez
to third, Fairly to second]; Bowling popped to shortstop; Roof
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to left; Brett grounded out (second
to first); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres singled to right; Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Torres to second]; Bailor singled to
left [Torres to third]; Howell reached on an error by Patek
[Torres scored, Bailor to second]; Bailor stole third and Howell
stole second; Velez flied out to left; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; Cowens doubled to left;
Mayberry singled to center [Cowens scored]; Zdeb reached on an
error by Torres [Mayberry to second]; Patek forced Mayberry
(third unassisted) [Zdeb to second]; Martinez popped to third; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowling
flied out to right; Roof flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
singled to left; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Scott to
second]; Howell walked; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Cowens walked [Otis to
second]; Cowens was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Mayberry walked; Zdeb singled to left [Otis scored, Mayberry to
second]; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
doubled to left [Mayberry scored, Zdeb to third]; White popped
to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Ault
walked; Bowling grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Ault out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied out to right; McRae grounded out (first
unassisted); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Roof flied out to right; Torres flied out to
center; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to center; Mayberry forced Cowens
(second to shortstop); Zdeb forced Mayberry (third to second);
Patek doubled to left [Zdeb scored]; Martinez popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
walked; Velez singled to center [Howell to second]; GURA
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Fairly flied out to right;
LITTELL REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); EWING BATTED FOR AULT; Ewing
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 9TH: EWING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ASHBY REPLACED
ROOF (PLAYING C ); White singled to center; Brett out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [White to second]; VUCKOVICH
REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); McRae singled to left [White out at
home (left to catcher), McRae to second (on throw to home)];
Otis walked; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: WHITT BATTED FOR BOWLING; Whitt grounded out
(first unassisted); Ashby flied out to left; Torres walked;
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue
Jays 1.