Daring baserunning gave the Blue Jays a 3-2, 10-inning triumph over the Royals. The score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th when Bob Bailor opened by drawing a base on balls and moving to second on a single by Rico Carty. Otto Velez then grounded to third baseman Jamie Quirk, who tossed to second baseman U.L. Washington for a forceout on Carty. Bailor, after reaching third, kept running and scored ahead of Washington's throw to the plate. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  -   2  9  1
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   3 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .282      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Zdeb lf,rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Bailor rf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .272
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Howell 3b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .277
Cowens rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .277      Carty dh              5   0   2   0     0   1   .284
  Wilson pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .224      Velez lf              4   0   0   1     1   2   .290
Otis cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Ault 1b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .197
Wathan c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .287        Upshaw pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Porter ph,c         1   0   0   1     0   0   .265        Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Terrell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
  Braun ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Gomez ss              3   2   3   0     0   0   .227
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .275        Mayberry ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Quirk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington 2b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .286        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2   9   2     3   5             Totals               34   3  11   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 30,270
Left on Base: Royals 9, Blue Jays 9
DP: Royals 2, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Terrell, Ault
Doubles: Patek (18)
Home Runs: Cowens (4)
Stolen Bases: Zdeb (3), McRae (13), Patek (33), Gomez (2)
Caught Stealing: Washington (6), Patek (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (9), Ault (1), McKay (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Howell (1)
GIDP: Terrell (4), Ashby (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    8.1   9   2   2   4   5   0  35   2.55
Hrabosky L(5-6)         1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.89
Totals                  9.2  11   3   3   4   5   0  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               7     8   2   1   3   2   1  31   4.33
Cruz                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.91
Willis W(2-5)           2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   7   5.57
Totals                 10     9   2   1   3   5   1  41

Passed Balls: Ashby 2 (11)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Zdeb forced Patek (third to
second); Zdeb stole second; McRae reached on an error by Ault
[Zdeb to third]; Cowens struck out; McRae stole second; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti was called out on strikes; Bailor singled
to left; Howell flied out to center; Carty singled to right
[Bailor to third]; Velez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan flied to right in foul territory; LaCock
struck out; Terrell singled to center; Washington flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault singled to left; McKay flied out to center;
Ashby grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ault out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to first in foul territory; Zdeb
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to right; Bosetti popped to
shortstop; Bailor singled to left [Gomez to third]; Howell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Gomez scored]; Carty struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens popped to first; Otis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wathan singled to left; LaCock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez walked; Ault out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Velez to second]; McKay singled to center
[Velez to third]; Ashby lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [McKay out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Terrell lined to right; Washington walked;
Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Patek walked; Patek stole second; Ashby allowed a passed ball
[Patek to third]; Zdeb walked; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled to center; Bosetti forced Gomez
(pitcher to shortstop); Bailor flied out to center; Howell
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens homered; Otis singled to center; Wathan
singled to center [Otis to second]; LaCock flied out to left;
Terrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Wathan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty popped to catcher in foul territory; Velez
flied out to center; Ault reached on an error by Terrell [Ault
out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington singled to left; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to second]; Zdeb grounded
out (third to first); McRae lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay popped to catcher in foul territory; Ashby
struck out; Gomez singled to left; Gomez stole second; Bosetti
walked; Bailor singled to left [Gomez scored, Bosetti out at
third (left to third to second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to left; CRUZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR COWENS; Ashby allowed a passed ball
[Wilson to second]; Otis grounded out (second to first) [Wilson
to third]; PORTER BATTED FOR WATHAN; Porter reached on a
fielder's choice [Wilson scored (unearned)]; LaCock popped to
shortstop; BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; WILLIS REPLACED CRUZ
(PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR BRAUN; White struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ZDEB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WILSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
QUIRK REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 3B); Howell popped to shortstop;
Carty popped to catcher; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Washington struck out; Patek doubled to left; Zdeb
struck out while Patek was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ault walked; UPSHAW RAN FOR AULT; McKay out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Upshaw to second]; Ashby
walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 10TH: JOHNSON REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING SS); MAYBERRY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); McRae grounded out (third to
first); Wilson popped to first in foul territory; Otis flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Bailor singled to right; Howell flied out to
left; Carty singled to left [Bailor to second]; Velez forced
Carty (third to second) [Bailor scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Blue Jays 3.