Completing the three-game series sweep, the Royals defeated the Blue Jays, 8-3, as Amos Otis led the attack with a single, double and three RBIs. His two-bagger came in the fifth inning and produced a 4-3 lead. Preceding that blow, George Brett walked and Hal McRae was hit by a pitch. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Royals       1  0  1    0  3  0    2  1  x  -   8  9  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            2   2   0   0     2   0   .200      Brett 3b              4   3   4   1     1   0   .462
Bailor 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      McRae dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .182
Bosetti cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .125      Otis cf               4   2   2   3     1   0   .455
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Porter c              2   1   1   2     2   0   .556
Velez lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      LaCock 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .222
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .500      Hurdle lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Cerone c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .200        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Brown rf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .167
Lemongello p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .455
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   5   1     5   3             Totals               33   8   9   8     5   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 23,477
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Royals 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 2
Errors: Velez, Porter, Patek
Doubles: Cerone (1), Otis (2), Brett (1), LaCock (1)
Triples: Brett (1)
Stolen Bases: Brett 2 (2), Otis (1), McRae (1), White (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bosetti (1)
GIDP: Carty (1), Bosetti (1)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (1,by Lemongello)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(0-1)       4.1   5   5   5   3   3   0  22  10.38
Lemanczyk               2.1   2   2   2   1   1   0  10   7.71
Moore                   1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   5.40
Murphy                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Totals                  8     9   8   8   5   4   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(1-0)       9     5   3   1   5   3   0  35   1.00
Totals                  9     5   3   1   5   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (1)
Wild Pitches: Moore (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Zirbel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bob Jones, 3B - Don Schulte


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin walked; Bailor grounded out (third to
first) [Griffin to second]; Bosetti singled to shortstop
[Griffin scored (error by Patek) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Carty
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Bosetti out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett tripled to right; McRae flied out to right;
Otis walked; Porter grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Brett scored, Otis to second]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher
to first); Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); White was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay flied out to left; Brown walked; Griffin
walked [Brown to second]; Bailor walked [Brown to third, Griffin
to second]; Bosetti hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brown scored,
Griffin scored (error by Porter) (unearned) (no RBI), Bailor to
third]; Carty grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek was called out on strikes; Brett walked; McRae
popped to second; Brett stole second; Otis singled to center
[Brett scored]; Otis stole second; Porter walked; LaCock popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez struck out; Mayberry struck out; Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens flied
out to left; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett singled
to right; McRae was hit by a pitch [Brett to second]; Brett
stole third and McRae stole second; Otis doubled to left [Brett
scored, McRae scored]; Porter singled to right [Otis scored,
Porter to second (on throw to home)]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED
LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); LaCock grounded out (second to first)
[Porter to third]; Hurdle flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Bailor lined
to left; Bosetti flied out to right; Carty grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); White flied
out to center; Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to center; Cerone walked; McKay singled to left
[Cerone to second]; Brown lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett doubled to center; McRae lined to right [Brett
to third]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [Brett out at home
(pitcher to third to catcher to shortstop to third), Otis to
second]; Porter walked; LaCock doubled to left [Otis scored,
Porter scored]; MOORE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Moore threw
a wild pitch [LaCock to third]; Wilson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
singled to right; Bosetti grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens flied out to right; White singled to center;
White stole second; Patek flied out to right; Brett singled to
left [White scored, Brett to second (error by Velez)]; McRae
walked; MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Otis forced McRae
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Royals 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Carty flied out to right; Velez popped to second;
Mayberry singled to right; Cerone doubled to left [Mayberry to
third]; McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 8.