The first career grand slam by Al Cowens came in the first inning and triggered the Royals to a 12-5 rout of the Blue Jays. Cowens and Hal McRae each collected three hits and McRae also knocked in three runs with a double and sacrifice fly. John Mayberry hit a solo homer for the Jays and Rico Carty hit a ninth-inning two-run round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    6, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   5 13  0
Royals       4  2  0    1  1  0    4  0  x  -  12 12  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw cf             2   2   0   0     3   0   .249      Washington ss         5   1   0   0     0   1   .267
Bailor rf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Zdeb lf               4   3   2   0     1   1   .277
Howell 3b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .280      McRae dh              4   2   3   3     0   0   .280
Carty dh              5   1   1   2     0   0   .281      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .272
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .257        Wilson cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
A. Woods lf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .241      Cowens rf             4   3   3   4     0   0   .267
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Wathan c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .279
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      LaCock 1b             3   1   2   2     0   1   .314
Gomez ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .220      Quirk 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .222
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell 2b            3   0   1   2     0   0   .181
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  13   4     4   2             Totals               33  12  12  12     4   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 35,404
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Royals 4
DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 2
Errors: Washington, Zdeb
Doubles: McRae (25), Cowens (14)
Triples: Zdeb (3)
Home Runs: Mayberry (18), Carty (17), Cowens (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (5)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (8), LaCock (3)
GIDP: McKay (10), Howell (11)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(5-3)            4     7   8   8   4   1   1  23   4.50
Coleman                 4     5   4   4   0   3   0  17   3.18
Totals                  8    12  12  12   4   4   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(13-3)            6     8   2   2   1   2   1  27   2.59
Mingori                 3     5   3   3   3   0   1  15   2.38
Totals                  9    13   5   5   4   2   2  42

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw walked; Bailor grounded out (second to
first) [Upshaw to second]; Howell singled to left [Upshaw
scored, Howell to second (on throw to home)]; Carty flied out to
right [Howell to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington flied out to right; Zdeb walked; McRae
singled to left [Zdeb to third]; Otis walked [McRae to second];
Cowens homered [Zdeb scored, McRae scored, Otis scored]; Wathan
grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods singled to center; Ashby forced A. Woods
(first to shortstop) [Ashby to second (error by Washington)];
McKay was called out on strikes; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Quirk to second]; Washington reached on a
fielder's choice [Quirk out at third (shortstop to third)]; Zdeb
singled to center [Washington to second]; McRae doubled to left
[Washington scored, Zdeb scored]; Otis lined to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Bailor
singled to left; Howell struck out; Carty grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock singled to left; Quirk
walked [LaCock to second]; Terrell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled to center; A. Woods popped to
shortstop; Ashby flied out to center; McKay forced Mayberry
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Zdeb
tripled to right; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Zdeb
scored]; Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Royals 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled to right; Upshaw flied out to
right; Bailor forced Gomez (third to second); Howell forced
Bailor (third to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens doubled to left; COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Wathan flied out to right [Cowens to third]; LaCock
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored]; Quirk struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry homered; A.
Woods singled to right; Ashby flied out to right; McKay singled
to center [A. Woods to second]; Gomez popped to second; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (first to pitcher); Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 8.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Upshaw walked;
Bailor popped to second; Howell flied out to center; Carty
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to center; Otis lined to shortstop;
Cowens singled to center [McRae to second]; Wathan singled to
left [McRae scored, Cowens to second]; LaCock singled to center
[Cowens scored, Wathan to third, LaCock to second (on throw to
home)]; Quirk popped to shortstop; Terrell singled to center
[Wathan scored, LaCock scored, Terrell to second (on throw to
home)]; Washington struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Royals 12.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Mayberry flied
out to center; A. Woods singled to left [A. Woods to second
(error by Zdeb)]; Ashby singled to left [A. Woods to third];
McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Royals 12.

ROYALS 8TH: Zdeb flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Wilson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Royals 12.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez singled to left; Upshaw walked [Gomez to
second]; Bailor singled to left [Gomez to third, Upshaw to
second]; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Gomez scored, Upshaw to third, Bailor out at second];
Carty homered [Upshaw scored]; Mayberry walked; A. Woods flied
out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 12.