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The Royals exploded for nine runs in the second inning and enjoyed an 11-2 opening-game romp over the Blue Jays. The big frame, which was highlighted by a bases-loaded triple by John Wathan, included nine hits, four walks and two Blue Jay errors. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2Game Played on Thursday, April 5, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumBlue Jays 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Royals 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 11 11 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Brett 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Bailor rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200 White 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Otis cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .333 Carty dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667 LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Woods pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Mayberry 1b 4 0 4 2 0 0 1.000 McRae dh 5 2 1 1 0 0 .200 Bosetti cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter c 3 1 2 3 1 1 .667 Wilborn cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Wilson pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wathan 1b,c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .500 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hurdle lf 2 2 0 0 2 0 .000 Cerone c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Patek ss 4 1 4 1 0 0 1.000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 7 2 3 6 Totals 36 11 11 9 6 3 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 37,754 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Royals 7 DP: Blue Jays 2, Royals 1 Errors: Howell 2, McKay, Brett 2 Doubles: Mayberry (1), McRae (1), Wathan (1), Porter (1) Triples: Wathan (1) GIDP: White (1), LaCock (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(0-1) 1.2 3 9 3 4 1 0 14 16.20 Moore 2.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 12 3.86 Murphy 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.00 Freisleben 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 11 11 5 6 3 0 42 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(1-0) 6 6 2 0 2 4 0 27 0.00 Mingori SV(1) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 0 3 6 0 38 Wild Pitches: Moore (1) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Harold Easley, 2B - Larry Zirbel, 3B - Don Schulte BLUE JAYS 1ST: Debut for umpires Harold Easley, John Shulock, Don Schulte and Larry Zirbel; Griffin walked; Bailor lined into a double play (second to first) [Griffin out at first]; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett popped to shortstop; White grounded out (second to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Mayberry doubled to left [Carty to third]; Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); Rick Bosetti ejected by HP umpire John Shulock; Brown reached on a fielder's choice [Carty out at home (pitcher to third to catcher)]; Debut game for Bobby Brown; McKay popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: WILBORN REPLACED BOSETTI (PLAYING CF); Cowens walked; Debut game for Ted Wilborn; McRae reached on an error by Howell [Cowens to second]; Porter walked [Cowens to third, McRae to second]; Wathan tripled to left [Cowens scored, McRae scored (unearned), Porter scored]; Hurdle walked; Patek singled to center [Wathan scored, Hurdle to second]; Brett flied out to left; White walked [Hurdle to third, Patek to second]; Otis reached on an error by McKay [Hurdle scored (unearned), Patek scored (unearned) (no RBI), White to second]; Cowens flied out to center; McRae doubled to left [White scored (unearned), Otis to third]; MOORE REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Porter singled to left [Otis scored (unearned), McRae scored (unearned)]; Wathan flied out to right; 9 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 9. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin flied out to left; Bailor reached on an error by Brett; Howell forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 9. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle walked; Patek singled to left [Hurdle to second]; Brett forced Patek (third to second) [Hurdle to third]; White popped to second; Otis walked [Brett to second]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Hurdle scored, Brett to third, Otis to second]; Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 10. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty singled to right; Mayberry singled to center [Carty to second]; Wilborn popped to shortstop; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 10. ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to left; Porter was called out on strikes; Wathan doubled to left; Hurdle reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 10. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone walked; Griffin struck out; Bailor singled to right [Cerone to second]; Howell flied to left in foul territory; Carty reached on an error by Brett [Cerone to third, Bailor to second]; Mayberry singled to center [Cerone scored (unearned), Bailor scored (unearned), Carty to second]; Wilborn struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 10. ROYALS 5TH: MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Patek singled to left; Brett struck out; White grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 10. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Brown grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay popped to shortstop; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 10. ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Cowens popped to shortstop; McRae grounded out (third to first) [Otis to second]; Porter doubled to right [Otis scored]; WILSON RAN FOR PORTER; Wathan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11. BLUE JAYS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING 1B); WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WATHAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Griffin flied out to center; Bailor flied out to right; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Patek singled to left; Brett singled to right [Patek to second]; White reached on an error by Howell [Patek to third, Brett to second]; LaCock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty walked; WOODS RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry singled to right [Woods to second]; Wilborn struck out; Brown flied out to center; McKay forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11. ROYALS 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FREISLEBEN REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (third to first); McRae popped to first in foul territory; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone grounded out (second to first); Griffin flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11. |
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