Jim Clancy allowed only two hits and pitched the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Royals in a game stopped by rain after 5½ innings. Roy Howell homered for the Jays' initial run in the third inning. John Mayberry knocked in a tally with a triple in the fourth and scored on a bunt by Al Woods.

A single by Freddie Patek, a walk, a wild pitch and a passed ball accounted for the Royals' run in the fifth, but the Blue Jays countered with their final marker in the home half on a double by Dave McKay and single by Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  2  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   4  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .417      Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .095
McRae dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Bailor rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .391      Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Porter c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .350      Carty dh              2   1   1   1     1   0   .300
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .409
Hurdle lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Woods lf              1   0   0   1     0   1   .286
Cowens rf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .100      Howell 3b             2   1   2   1     0   0   .250
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Cerone c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Patek ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .476      McKay 2b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .421
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               20   1   2   0     4   2             Totals               21   4   7   4     1   1

Time of Game: 1:26   Attendance: 40,035
Left on Base: Royals 5, Blue Jays 4
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Cerone (2), McKay (1)
Triples: Mayberry (1)
Home Runs: Howell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Woods (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(1-1)       5     7   4   4   1   1   1  23   3.21
Totals                  5     7   4   4   1   1   1  23

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(1-1)           6     2   1   0   4   2   0  24   3.00
Totals                  6     2   1   0   4   2   0  24

Passed Balls: Cerone (1)
Wild Pitches: Clancy (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Joe Sawchuk, 2B - Alan Contant, 3B - Rich Panas


ROYALS 1ST: Brett struck out; McRae walked; Otis singled to left
[McRae to second]; Porter flied out to center; LaCock grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin lined to shortstop; Bailor popped to
second; Bosetti flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens
walked; White popped to second in foul territory; Patek forced
Cowens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out to right;
Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell homered; Cerone doubled to left; McKay
popped to shortstop; Griffin popped to second; Bailor grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
1.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter flied out to right; LaCock grounded out
(third to first); Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Carty
walked; Mayberry tripled to left [Carty scored]; Woods out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Mayberry scored]; Howell
singled to center; Cerone grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens flied out to right; White lined to left;
Patek singled to center; Brett walked [Patek to second]; Clancy
threw a wild pitch [Patek to third, Brett to second]; Cerone
allowed a passed ball [Patek scored (unearned)]; McRae lined to
left; 28 minute rain delay at 4:41pm; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay doubled to left; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bailor singled to left [McKay to third];
Bosetti popped to second; Carty singled to left [McKay scored,
Bailor to second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Porter walked; LaCock flied out to
center; Hurdle flied out to center; game called after 1:11
rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 4.