| Enjoying a big night at bat, Fred Patek hit a homer, single and pair of sacrifice flies, driving in four runs, to help the Royals defeat the Blue Jays, 8-0. Patek homered with a man on base in the second inning, hit his sacrifice flies in the third and fifth and singled to set up another run in the seventh. George Brett had four hits. Larry Gura scattered nine hits in his fifth start of the season and registered his first shutout since last September 26. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Thursday, August 4, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 0 Royals 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 x - 8 12 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staggs 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Brett 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .306 Bailor cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317 McRae lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Velez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Fairly rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Cowens rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .310 Ault 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Poquette rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 A. Woods lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Mayberry dh 4 3 2 0 1 0 .237 Torres ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Otis cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .266 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Porter c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .269 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 2 1 2 4 0 0 .268 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .290 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 0 9 0 0 3 Totals 33 8 12 7 6 1 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 17,661 Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Royals 9 DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Torres (6), Mayberry 2 (16), White (12), Brett (22), Heise (2) Home Runs: Patek (3) Stolen Bases: Brett (11) Sacrifice Flies: Patek 2 (4) GIDP: Velez (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(6-12) 2.1 5 5 5 3 0 1 15 4.54 Willis 2.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 12 4.57 Johnson 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.58 Murphy 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5.67 Totals 8 12 8 8 6 1 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(6-5) 9 9 0 0 0 3 0 35 3.22 Totals 9 9 0 0 0 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Kunkel BLUE JAYS 1ST: On a bunt Staggs made an out to pitcher; Bailor singled to center; Velez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to left; McRae flied out to right; LaCock forced Brett (second unassisted); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Fairly lined to center; Ault singled to center; A. Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry doubled to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mayberry to third]; Patek homered [Mayberry scored]; White doubled; Brett singled to right [White scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 3. BLUE JAYS 3RD: HEISE REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Torres flied out to left; Ashby popped to first in foul territory; Staggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock grounded out (third to first); Cowens walked; Mayberry walked [Cowens to second]; Otis walked [Cowens to third, Mayberry to second]; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Porter walked [Cowens scored, Mayberry to third, Otis to second]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry scored]; Heise forced Porter (third to second); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 5. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to left; Velez forced Bailor (third to second); Rader lined to center; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 4TH: Brett doubled to center; McRae lined to right; Brett stole third; LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Brett scored (no RBI)]; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); A. Woods singled to center; Torres singled to right [A. Woods to second]; Ashby flied out to center; Staggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry doubled to right; Otis singled to left [Mayberry to third]; Porter popped to second; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mayberry scored]; Heise doubled to left [Otis to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 7. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to left; Velez struck out; Rader singled to left; Fairly popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 7. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault flied out to left; A. Woods singled to left; Torres doubled to left [A. Woods to third]; Ashby popped to catcher in foul territory; Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; Porter flied out to center; Patek singled to left [Otis to second]; Heise singled to center [Otis scored, Patek out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING RF); Bailor flied out to right; Velez grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to left; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Brett singled to right; McRae flied out to center; LaCock walked [Brett to second]; Poquette forced LaCock (second to shortstop) [Brett to third]; Mayberry popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Ault grounded out (second to first); A. Woods flied out to left; Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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