Hal McRae collected four hits and U.L. Washington, Amos Otis and Al Cowens had three apiece as the Royals snapped their four-game losing streak by defeating the Blue Jays, 5-3. The Royals took a 3-0 lead before the Blue Jays counted in the eighth inning on a double by Bob Bailor, single by Rico Carty and groundout by John Mayberry.

The Royals then put over what proved to be the deciding pair in the home half when Washington doubled, McRae singled and Otis doubled. Larry Gura gained his ninth victory for a personal season high with relief assistance of Marty Pattin and Steve Mingori in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3 11  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  2  x  -   5 14  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Washington ss         4   2   3   1     1   0   .291
  Upshaw ph,cf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .251      McRae dh              5   1   4   1     0   0   .276
  Ewing rf            1   0   1   1     0   0   .205      LaCock 1b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Bailor rf,cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Otis cf               3   0   3   1     2   0   .274
Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Porter c              4   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Carty dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .282      Hurdle lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .254        Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Cowens rf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .260
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .218      Quirk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .286
Cerone c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .214      Terrell 2b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .175
Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ault ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .161        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
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  11   3     1   5             Totals               36   5  14   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 34,179
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Royals 12
DP: Blue Jays 1, Royals 0
Errors: Cerone, Quirk
Doubles: Mayberry (12), Gomez (5), Bailor (22), A. Woods (4), Cerone (6), Cowens (13), Otis 2 (21), Quirk (1), Washington (1)
Stolen Bases: Terrell 2 (5)
Caught Stealing: McKay (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (4)
GIDP: LaCock (6)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(4-13)       5.2  10   3   3   3   2   0  29   5.98
Willis                  2     4   2   2   1   2   0  11   5.76
Murphy                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.35
Totals                  8    14   5   5   4   5   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(9-2)             8    10   3   3   1   5   0  35   2.76
Pattin                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.07
Mingori SV(6)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.91
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor reached on an
error by Quirk; Howell struck out; Carty singled to left [Bailor
to second]; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington grounded out (second to first); McRae
singled to right; LaCock flied out to left; Otis walked [McRae
to second]; Porter walked [McRae to third, Otis to second];
Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay singled to left; McKay was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); A. Woods was called out on
strikes; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens doubled to left; Quirk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Terrell reached on a fielder's choice
[Cowens out at home (error by Cerone) (second to catcher)];
Terrell stole second; Terrell stole third; Washington walked;
McRae flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis singled
to center; Porter lined to left; Hurdle flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty singled to
left; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to second]; McKay popped
to first in foul territory; A. Woods popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens was called out on strikes; Quirk lined to
left; Terrell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone popped to second; On a bunt Gomez made an
out to catcher; Luis Gomez called for interference for
running into his own bunt; UPSHAW BATTED FOR BOSETTI; Upshaw
walked; Bailor lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Washington
singled to right; McRae singled to left [Washington to third];
LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Washington scored, McRae out at second]; Otis doubled to
left; Porter struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell was called out on strikes; Carty grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mayberry doubled to right; McKay popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Cowens
singled to center; Quirk doubled to left [Cowens to third];
Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cowens
scored, Quirk to third]; Washington singled to center [Quirk
scored]; McRae singled to right [Washington to second]; WILLIS
REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); LaCock lined to second; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods struck out; Cerone flied out to center;
Gomez doubled to left; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Porter forced Otis (pitcher to
shortstop); Hurdle flied out to right; Cowens singled to right
[Porter to third]; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Bailor
doubled to left; Howell flied out to left; Carty singled to left
[Bailor to third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first)
[Bailor scored, Carty to second]; McKay grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: EWING REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING RF); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Terrell struck out; Washington doubled
to left; McRae singled to center [Washington scored]; LaCock
flied out to center; Otis doubled to left [McRae scored]; MURPHY
REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Porter struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods doubled to center; Cerone doubled to
right [A. Woods scored]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); AULT
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault flied out to center; Ewing singled to
right [Cerone scored]; Bailor flied out to center; MINGORI
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Howell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 5.