After allowing only four hits and striking out 12 in the first seven innings, Dennis Leonard blew up in the eighth as the Blue Jays erupted for six runs to defeat the Royals, 6-3. Doubles by Hal McRae and Amos Otis knocked in the Royals' runs in the top half of the eighth.

The Blue Jays began their rally with two runs on a pair of walks, a double by Dave McKay and late throw home on a grounder by Steve Staggs. After Bob Bailor walked to load the bases, Larry Gura replaced Leonard and gave up a two-run single by Roy Howell. Marty Pattin was on the mound as the Royals' third pitcher of the inning when the Blue Jays added their final two runs on a sacrifice fly by Otto Velez and double by Sam Ewing. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    14, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  9  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  x  -   6  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Staggs 2b             3   1   0   1     1   1   .265
McRae dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Bailor cf             3   1   0   0     1   3   .314
Otis cf               4   0   1   2     0   2   .250      Howell 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .294
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Fairly 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .286
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Velez rf              3   0   0   1     0   3   .264
Zdeb lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .307        Bowling rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .119
  Poquette ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Ewing dh              4   0   1   1     0   2   .293
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .212      A. Woods lf           3   1   1   0     1   2   .270
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Ashby c               2   0   1   0     1   1   .204
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .275        Whitt pr,c          0   1   0   0     0   0   .189
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      McKay ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .178
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Porter ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .285        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     1   4             Totals               29   6   7   6     4  14

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 27,430
Left on Base: Royals 7, Blue Jays 4
DP: Royals 1, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: McRae (35), Otis (16), McKay (3), Ewing (6)
Stolen Bases: Patek (38)
Sacrifice Hits: White (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Velez (6)
GIDP: Ewing (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(12-10)        7     5   5   5   4  12   0  29   3.40
Gura                    0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2   3.24
Pattin                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.14
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.04
Totals                  8     7   6   6   4  14   0  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin                  7.1   6   3   3   1   4   0  29   4.07
Murphy W(1-1)           1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.15
Vuckovich SV(6)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.50
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   4   0  37

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


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Mayberry popped to
shortstop; Zdeb flied out to center; Martinez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Velez struck out; Ewing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to center; White flied out to
center; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods struck out; Ashby singled to right
[Ashby out at second (right to shortstop)]; McKay popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue
Jays 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to center; Otis struck out; Cowens
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Staggs struck out; Bailor struck out; Howell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (third to first); Zdeb
grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Fairly singled to right; Velez struck out; Ewing
struck out; A. Woods singled to center [Fairly to second]; Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (first unassisted); White struck
out; Brett singled to right; McRae lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Staggs
walked; Bailor struck out; Howell forced Staggs (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Cowens struck out;
Mayberry singled to left; Zdeb singled to center [Mayberry to
second]; Martinez forced Zdeb (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fairly singled to right; Velez was called out on
strikes; Ewing grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue
Jays 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek singled to left; White out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Patek to second]; Patek stole third; Brett
walked; McRae doubled to right [Patek scored, Brett to third];
MURPHY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Otis doubled to left [Brett
scored, McRae scored]; Cowens grounded out (third to first)
[Otis to third]; Mayberry flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: A. Woods walked; Ashby walked [A. Woods to
second]; WHITT RAN FOR ASHBY; McKay doubled to left [A. Woods
scored, Whitt to third]; Staggs reached on a fielder's choice
[Whitt scored, McKay to third]; Bailor walked [Staggs to
second]; GURA REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Howell singled to
right [McKay scored, Staggs scored, Bailor to third]; Fairly was
called out on strikes; PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Velez
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bailor scored, Howell to second];
Ewing doubled to left [Howell scored]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); A. Woods struck out; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Blue Jays 6.

ROYALS 9TH: WHITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BOWLING REPLACED
VELEZ (PLAYING RF); POQUETTE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Poquette singled
to right; LACOCK BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; LaCock flied out to left;
LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud flied out to right; PORTER
BATTED FOR WHITE; Porter singled to right [Poquette to second];
VUCKOVICH REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Brett flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 6.