Accounting for his fourth RBI of the game, Clint Hurdle singled in the 10th inning to bring the Royals a 9-8 victory over the Blue Jays. With two out, Freddie Patek drew a walk and stole second ahead of Hurdle's hit. Hurdle drove in one run with a sacrifice fly in the second and tied the score at 8-8 with a two-run homer in the eighth.

Amos Otis also homered for the Royals, while the Blue Jays had round-trippers by Alan Ashby, Rico Carty and John Mayberry. Carty's homer was his 20th, setting a Toronto club record. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  2  1    0  2  1    0  2  0    1  -   9 16  1
Blue Jays    2  3  1    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   8 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   1   0     2   2   .278      Bosetti cf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .270
Zdeb lf               2   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Bailor rf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .260
  Hurdle ph,lf        3   2   3   4     0   0   .276      Howell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .279
McRae dh              5   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Carty dh              3   1   1   2     0   0   .283
Cowens rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .271        Velez ph,dh         1   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Otis cf               4   1   3   3     0   0   .276      Mayberry 1b           5   1   3   2     0   0   .262
  Wilson cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      A. Woods lf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .237
Wathan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      McKay 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .240
  Porter ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Ashby c               4   2   2   3     0   0   .263
LaCock 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .321      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Terrell 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .181        Ault ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Braun ph,3b         1   0   1   0     1   0   .241        Johnson pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Cerone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Quirk 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington 2b         5   0   2   0     0   1   .282        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  16   9     5   5             Totals               38   8  12   8     3   3

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 20,602
Left on Base: Royals 9, Blue Jays 7
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Quirk, Bosetti
Doubles: Wathan (7), Braun (11), Bosetti (19), Howell (24), A. Woods (5), Ashby (9)
Home Runs: Otis (15), Hurdle (5), Ashby (7), Carty (20), Mayberry (19)
Stolen Bases: Patek (32)
Caught Stealing: Otis (5), Bosetti (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (15), Bosetti (5), Ashby (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (8), Otis (7), Hurdle (5)
GIDP: Otis (8)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (1,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 2.1   7   6   6   1   1   2  14   3.76
McGilberry              2.1   3   1   1   1   0   0  11   9.53
Mingori                 2.2   2   1   1   0   1   1  11   2.42
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.74
Hrabosky W(5-5)         1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.80
Totals                 10    12   8   8   3   3   3  45

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   2.1   5   3   3   2   1   1  13   4.68
Murphy                  3     5   3   2   2   1   0  15   4.32
Willis                  3     4   2   2   0   2   1  13   5.78
Cruz L(3-1)             1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   0.93
Totals                 10    16   9   8   5   5   2  48

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Zdeb lined into a double play (third
to first) [Patek out at first]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor reached on a
fielder's choice [Bosetti out at third (pitcher to third)];
Howell doubled to right [Bailor to third]; Carty grounded out
(third to first) [Bailor scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry
singled to center [Howell scored]; Mayberry was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Otis homered [Cowens
scored]; Wathan doubled to left; LaCock popped to third; Terrell
lined to center; Washington popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods doubled to right; McKay was hit by a
pitch; Ashby homered [A. Woods scored, McKay scored]; Gomez
flied out to right; Bosetti walked; Bosetti was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Bailor flied out to center; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; Zdeb singled to left; McRae walked
[Zdeb to second]; Cowens singled to center [Zdeb scored, McRae
to second]; MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Otis grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell struck out; Carty homered; Mayberry
singled to right; MCGILBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); A.
Woods popped to third in foul territory; McKay grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays
6.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to left; LaCock popped to catcher
in foul territory; BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun doubled to
left; Washington singled to center [Braun to third]; Patek
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ashby doubled
to right; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Ashby to third]; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Ashby scored]; Bailor walked; Howell flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 7.

ROYALS 5TH: HURDLE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Hurdle singled to right;
McRae singled to center [Hurdle to third (error by Bosetti),
McRae to second]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hurdle
scored, McRae to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right
[McRae scored (unearned)]; Wathan lined to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carty
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry popped to shortstop; A.
Woods singled to right; McKay singled to right [A. Woods to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Ashby flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Blue Jays 7.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock walked; Braun walked [LaCock to second];
Washington singled to left [LaCock to third, Braun to second];
Patek struck out; WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Hurdle hit
a sacrifice fly to center [LaCock scored]; McRae lined to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti
flied out to left; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens flied out to center; Otis singled to left;
Wathan struck out; LaCock lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); VELEZ
BATTED FOR CARTY; Velez popped to shortstop; Mayberry homered;
A. Woods was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Blue Jays 8.

ROYALS 8TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WHITE BATTED FOR
BRAUN; White flied out to center; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); Patek singled to center; Hurdle homered
[Patek scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 3B); McKay reached
on an error by Quirk; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [McKay to second]; AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault singled to
left [McKay to third]; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
JOHNSON RAN FOR AULT; Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8,
Blue Jays 8.

ROYALS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cowens struck
out; Otis singled to left; CRUZ REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING);
PORTER BATTED FOR WATHAN; Otis was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Porter singled to center; LaCock flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILSON
REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Howell popped to third; Velez
walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded
out (second to first) [Velez to second]; A. Woods popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Blue
Jays 8.

ROYALS 10TH: Quirk flied out to right; Washington struck out;
Patek walked; Patek stole second; Hurdle singled to left [Patek
scored]; McRae forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: McKay struck out; Ashby grounded out (third to
first); CERONE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Cerone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Blue Jays 8.