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Wednesday August 3, 1977
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Frank White homered with two men on base in the fourth inning and two pitches later George Brett also hit for the circuit to start the Royals off to a 7-4 victory over the Blue Jays. The Royals added their other runs in the seventh. John Mayberry singled and hot-footed it home on a double by Joe Zdeb. Fred Patek singled, Zdeb stopping at third. White then grounded to Steve Staggs, who threw wildly to the plate, allowing both Zdeb and Patek to score. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 3, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   4 10  3
Royals       0  0  0    4  0  0    3  0  x  -   7  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .299
Bailor cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .315      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .295
Velez dh              4   1   1   0     1   2   .273      Otis cf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .264
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .313
Fairly rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Wathan c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Ault 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .234
A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Zdeb lf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Torres ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Patek ss              3   2   2   0     1   0   .264
  Howell ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .274      White 2b              4   1   1   4     0   0   .244
  McKay pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .166      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               2   0   1   1     1   0   .197        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   3             Totals               37   7   9   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,775
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Royals 12
DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 0
Errors: Staggs, Rader 2
Doubles: Velez (14), Ashby (11), Bailor (15), Howell (9), Zdeb (4)
Home Runs: White (4), Brett (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (8)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(7-12)          6.1   9   7   7   4   2   2  35   4.11
Vuckovich               1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.35
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   3   2  43

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(9-5)       7.1   9   4   4   3   2   0  33   4.14
Bird SV(1)              1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.32
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Jim McKean


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs flied out to center; Bailor flied out to
left; Velez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Otis singled to
left; Cowens walked [Otis to second]; Wathan forced Cowens
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
singled to left; Ault lined to left; A. Woods grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to third; Zdeb reached on an error
by Rader; Patek walked [Zdeb to second]; White popped to first
in foul territory; Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Zdeb to
third, Patek to second]; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres singled to left; Ashby out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Torres to second]; Staggs popped to
second; Bailor singled to left [Torres out at home (left to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis struck out; Cowens flied out to center; Wathan
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez doubled to left; Rader grounded out (second
to first) [Velez to third]; Fairly reached on a fielder's choice
[Velez out at home (first to catcher)]; Ault forced Fairly
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry walked; Zdeb lined to right; Patek singled
to center [Mayberry to second]; White homered [Mayberry scored,
Patek scored]; Brett homered; McRae walked; Otis singled to left
[McRae to second]; Cowens flied out to left; Wathan lined to
right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods singled to right; Torres forced A. Woods
(third to second); Ashby doubled to left [Torres scored]; Staggs
grounded out (third to first); Bailor walked; Velez forced
Bailor (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry singled to left; Zdeb grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mayberry to second]; Patek reached on an error by
Rader; White lined to center; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Rader flied out to right; Fairly popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Otis popped
to first; Cowens popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Torres
flied out to right; Ashby walked; Staggs flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Zdeb doubled to left [Mayberry scored]; Patek
singled [Zdeb to third, Patek to second (on throw to home)];
VUCKOVICH REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); White reached on a
fielder's choice [Zdeb scored, Patek scored (error by Staggs),
White to second]; Brett was walked intentionally; McRae flied
out to right; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor doubled to center; Velez walked; Rader
lined to left; Fairly singled to right [Bailor scored, Velez to
second]; Ault singled to left [Velez to third, Fairly to
second]; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); A. Woods flied to
right in foul territory; HOWELL BATTED FOR TORRES; Howell
doubled to left [Velez scored, Fairly scored, Ault to third];
MCKAY RAN FOR HOWELL; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cowens lined to
shortstop; Wathan lined to center; Mayberry walked; Zdeb struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Royals 7.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
flied out to center; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Royals 7.



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