A single by Rick Cerone with the bases loaded in the seventh inning drove in two runs and brought the Blue Jays an 8-6 victory over the Royals. A homer by Rico Carty sparked a five-run outburst by the Jays in the second. The Royals tied the score at 5-5, fell behind again and then drew even with a homer by Hal McRae in the seventh.

However, in the Blue Jays' eighth, John Mayberry walked and stopped at second on a single by Al Woods. Roy Howell bunted and all runners were safe on a late throw to third. After Dave McKay struck out, Cerone rapped his deciding single. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Kansas City Royals 6

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Royals       0  1  3    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  3
Blue Jays    0  5  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   8 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .393      Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .115
McRae dh              4   3   2   1     1   0   .308      Bailor rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .370      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Porter c              3   1   1   2     0   0   .348      Carty dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .292
LaCock 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Mayberry 1b           2   2   2   0     2   0   .458
Hurdle lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .118        Wilborn pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilson pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Velez 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cowens rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .167      Woods lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .364
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Howell 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .211
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .417      McKay 2b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .391
  Braun ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Cerone c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .292
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemongello p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  12   6     3   1             Totals               36   8  10   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,683
Left on Base: Royals 5, Blue Jays 7
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Porter, Patek, Mingori, Cerone
Doubles: Brett (4), McRae (3), LaCock (3), Mayberry (3), McKay (2), Bailor (1), Woods (3)
Home Runs: Cowens (1), McRae (1), Carty (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (2), White (2)
Caught Stealing: Brett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Porter (1)
GIDP: Cowens (2), Brett (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(1-1)          7     7   7   5   3   1   1  32   3.46
Mingori                 0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   5.40
Rodriguez               0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    10   8   6   3   3   1  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              7    11   6   6   3   0   2  33   8.74
Freisleben W(1-0)       2     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   1   2  38

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to left; McRae grounded out (pitcher to
first); Otis singled to right; Otis stole second; Porter
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
flied out to left; Cowens homered; White flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty homered; Mayberry doubled to right; Woods
flied out to right [Mayberry to third]; Howell walked; McKay
doubled to left [Mayberry scored, Howell scored]; Cerone reached
on an error by Patek [McKay scored (error by Porter; assist by
Hurdle) (unearned) (no RBI), Cerone to third]; Griffin flied out
to left; Bailor doubled to right [Cerone scored (unearned)];
Bosetti singled to left [Bailor to third, Bosetti to second (on
throw to home)]; Carty was called out on strikes; 5 R (3 ER), 5
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to second; Brett doubled to right;
McRae walked; Otis forced Brett (third unassisted) [McRae to
second]; Porter singled to left [McRae scored, Otis to second];
LaCock singled to center [Otis to third, Porter to second];
Hurdle walked [Otis scored, Porter to third, LaCock to second];
Cowens singled to right [Porter scored, LaCock out at home
(right to catcher), Hurdle to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Mayberry singled to right; Woods flied out to
left; Howell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Mayberry to second]; McKay popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to left; Patek popped to first;
Brett walked; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); Bailor grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae doubled to left; Otis flied out to right
[McRae to third]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to right [McRae
scored]; LaCock doubled to left; Hurdle popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty
flied out to center; Mayberry walked; Woods doubled to center
[Mayberry scored]; Howell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Blue Jays 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to center; White singled to center;
Patek flied out to right; White stole second [White to third
(error by Cerone)]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay flied out to right; Cerone lined to right;
Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Blue
Jays 6.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae homered; Otis flied out to center; Porter
grounded out (first to pitcher); LaCock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti
grounded out (second to first); Carty popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle singled to right; FREISLEBEN REPLACED
LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; Cowens grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Wilson out at
second]; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue
Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mayberry
walked; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); WILBORN RAN FOR
MAYBERRY; Woods singled to right [Wilborn to second]; Howell
reached on a fielder's choice [Wilborn to third (error by
Mingori), Woods to second]; McKay struck out; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Cerone singled to center [Wilborn scored,
Woods scored, Howell to second]; Griffin singled to right
[Howell to third, Cerone to second]; Bailor flied out to left;
Bosetti struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 8.

ROYALS 9TH: VELEZ REPLACED WILBORN (PLAYING 1B); BRAUN BATTED
FOR PATEK; Braun singled to left; Brett grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; McRae
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 8.

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