A homer by Hal McRae provided the winning blow as the Royals broke a 6-6 tie with three runs in the sixth inning and then stood off a rally by the Blue Jays to gain a 9-8 victory. Four of the Royals' runs were unearned. Doug Ault hit a homer for the Blue Jays to help effect a tie before the Royals broke away in the sixth. Fred Patek tripled and scored on a single by Tom Poquette. McRae followed with his homer, enabling the Royals to withstand a two-run rally by the Blue Jays in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8
Game Played on Friday, August    12, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  2  0    2  2  3    0  0  0  -   9 10  0
Blue Jays    0  1  3    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   8 11  4


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Scott lf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .230
McRae dh              5   2   2   2     0   0   .287        A. Woods ph,lf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .306      Staggs 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .271
Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Bailor cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .317
Porter c              5   2   3   1     0   0   .282      Velez rf              4   1   0   0     1   2   .264
Otis cf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Ault 1b               4   1   1   2     0   1   .255
Rojas 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .265      Rader 3b              4   3   2   0     1   0   .251
Patek ss              3   1   2   1     1   0   .272      Howell dh             4   1   1   1     1   0   .296
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Ashby c               3   0   2   2     1   0   .204
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay ss              4   0   3   2     0   0   .179
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  10   6     3   3             Totals               36   8  11   7     6   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 19,143
Left on Base: Royals 7, Blue Jays 8
DP: Royals 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Staggs 2, Bailor, Ashby
Doubles: Porter (18), Rader (11), Staggs (8)
Triples: McRae (8), Patek (5)
Home Runs: McRae (16), Ault (10)
Stolen Bases: Rader (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ault (2)
GIDP: Scott (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 2.2   6   4   4   3   2   0  16   4.67
Pattin W(5-2)           4     5   4   4   3   1   1  20   4.16
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.06
Bird SV(3)              2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.10
Totals                  9    11   8   8   6   3   1  43

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(10-10)      9    10   9   6   3   3   1  43   4.39
Totals                  9    10   9   6   3   3   1  43

Wild Pitches: Hassler (7)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded out
(third to first); Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott walked; Staggs walked [Scott to second];
Bailor flied out to right; Velez struck out; Ault struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Porter singled; Otis flied out
to right; Rojas singled to center [Porter to second]; Patek
singled to center [Porter scored, Rojas scored (error by Bailor)
(unearned), Patek to third]; White popped to first; 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader doubled to left; Howell grounded out (third
to first) [Rader to third]; Ashby singled to left [Rader
scored]; McKay singled to center [Ashby to second]; Scott
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Ashby out at
third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette lined to right; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Cowens singled to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs doubled to right; Bailor singled to right
[Staggs to third]; Velez walked [Bailor to second]; Ault hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Staggs scored, Bailor to third]; Hassler
threw a wild pitch [Bailor scored, Velez to second]; Rader flied
out to center; Howell singled to left [Velez scored]; PATTIN
REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter singled to center; Otis reached on an error
by Staggs [Porter to third, Otis to second]; Rojas grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Porter scored (unearned), Otis to third];
Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Otis scored (error by
Ashby) (unearned), Patek to second]; White grounded out (third
to first); Poquette flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay singled to right; A. WOODS BATTED FOR
SCOTT; A. Woods lined to left; Staggs grounded out (third to
first) [McKay to second]; Bailor grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 4.

ROYALS 5TH: A. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McRae tripled
to left; Cowens walked; Mayberry popped to shortstop; Porter
grounded out (first to second to first) [McRae scored, Cowens to
second]; Otis reached on an error by Staggs [Cowens scored (no
RBI)]; Rojas forced Otis (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez struck out; Ault homered; Rader walked;
Rader stole second; Howell grounded out (third to first) [Rader
to third]; Ashby singled to right [Rader scored]; McKay forced
Ashby (pitcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Blue Jays 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek tripled; White flied out to left; Poquette
singled to right [Patek scored]; McRae homered [Poquette
scored]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue
Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Staggs
lined to second; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter doubled to left; Otis walked; Rojas out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Porter to third, Otis to
second]; Patek was walked intentionally; White forced Porter
(third to catcher) [Otis to third, Patek to second]; Poquette
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ault
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to center;
Howell walked [Rader to second]; Ashby walked [Rader to third,
Howell to second]; McKay singled to left [Rader scored, Howell
scored, Ashby to second]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); A.
Woods flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue
Jays 8.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Cowens grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Staggs grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (second to first);
Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue
Jays 8.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Otis flied
out to right; Rojas popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ault popped to first in foul territory; Rader
popped to shortstop; Howell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 8.