Rallying for four runs in the eighth inning, the Royals outlasted the Blue Jays, 12-10, in a 34-hit slugfest. After the Jays took the lead, 10-8, in the seventh, doubles by George Brett and Hal McRae and a single by Amos Otis knotted the count. Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 10Game Played on Sunday, April 15, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition StadiumRoyals 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 - 12 18 2 Blue Jays 0 3 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 - 10 15 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 6 2 2 2 0 0 .382 Griffin ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 .103 McRae dh 3 2 3 2 3 0 .379 Bailor rf 5 2 2 1 1 0 .306 Washington pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bosetti cf 6 0 2 2 0 0 .250 Otis cf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .344 Carty dh 4 2 3 2 1 0 .357 Porter c 5 0 1 3 0 0 .321 Mayberry 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .414 Cowens rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .214 Woods lf 3 1 3 2 1 0 .500 LaCock 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Howell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Wathan ph,1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .375 McKay 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .393 Hurdle lf 4 1 3 3 0 1 .238 Cerone c 4 2 2 1 1 0 .321 Wilson pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Huffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .214 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .429 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Throop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 12 18 11 7 3 Totals 40 10 15 9 6 0 Time of Game: 3:43 Attendance: 12,287 Left on Base: Royals 9, Blue Jays 11 DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Hurdle, Gale, Jefferson Doubles: Patek (2), Brett (5), McRae (4), Hurdle (2), Woods (4) Home Runs: Carty (3) Caught Stealing: Hurdle (1), Griffin (1) Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (1), Woods (1) GIDP: Wathan (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale 3 9 6 6 0 0 1 18 8.38 Throop 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 27.00 Mingori 3.2 3 2 1 3 0 0 17 4.15 Rodriguez W(2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Hrabosky SV(2) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 15 10 9 6 0 1 48 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Huffman 1.2 6 6 6 3 0 0 13 8.22 Jefferson 2.2 6 2 2 2 1 0 14 7.71 Willis 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 11 4.15 Murphy L(1-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 3.38 Freisleben 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 18 12 12 7 3 0 48 Wild Pitches: Willis (2) Umpires: HP - Alan Contant, 1B - Rich Panas, 2B - Dick Nelson, 3B - Joe Sawchuk ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to left; McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to second)]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin reached on an error by Gale; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bailor grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens singled to center; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cowens to second]; Hurdle singled to center [Cowens scored]; White walked [Hurdle to second]; Patek walked [Hurdle to third, White to second]; Brett singled to right [Hurdle scored, White scored, Patek to second]; McRae singled to right [Patek scored, Brett to third, McRae to second (on throw to home)]; Otis walked; Porter singled to center [Brett scored, McRae scored, Otis to third, Porter to second (on throw to home)]; JEFFERSON REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Cowens struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to second]; Woods doubled to left [Carty scored, Mayberry to third]; Howell popped to shortstop; McKay singled to right [Mayberry scored, Woods to third]; Cerone singled to left [Woods scored, McKay to second]; Griffin forced Cerone (first to second) [McKay to third]; Bailor popped to first; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 3. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle singled to left; Hurdle was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); White singled; Patek doubled to right [White out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Carty homered; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods singled to left; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 4. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae walked; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [McRae to second]; Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay singled to left; Cerone singled to left [McKay to second]; THROOP REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Griffin walked [McKay to third, Cerone to second]; Bailor singled to left [McKay scored, Cerone to third, Griffin to second]; Bosetti singled to right [Cerone scored, Griffin to third, Bailor to second]; Carty walked [Griffin scored, Bailor to third, Bosetti to second]; MINGORI REPLACED THROOP (PITCHING); Mayberry popped to third; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bailor scored, Bosetti to third]; Howell forced Carty (second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens walked; LaCock singled to left [Cowens to second]; Cowens was picked off second but was safe on an error by Jefferson [Cowens to third]; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored]; White singled to left [LaCock to second]; Patek singled to left [LaCock to third, White to second]; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Willis threw a wild pitch [LaCock scored, White to third, Patek to second]; Brett popped to shortstop; McRae walked; Otis forced McRae (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone flied out to left; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 6TH: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens singled to center; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bailor singled to center; Bosetti popped to second; Carty singled to left [Bailor to second]; Mayberry popped to second; Woods walked [Bailor to third, Carty to second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle struck out; White popped to shortstop; Patek popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Cerone to second]; Bailor was walked intentionally; Bosetti singled to left [Cerone scored, Bailor scored (error by Hurdle) (unearned) (no RBI), Bosetti to third]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Carty grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 10. ROYALS 8TH: Brett doubled to right; McRae doubled to left [Brett scored]; MURPHY REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Otis singled to right [McRae to third]; Porter grounded out (second to first) [McRae scored, Otis to second]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled to center [Otis scored]; Hurdle doubled to right [Wathan scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; White struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Blue Jays 10. BLUE JAYS 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HRABOSKY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods singled to right; Howell lined to left; McKay lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Blue Jays 10. ROYALS 9TH: Patek flied out to center; Brett grounded out (third to first); McRae walked; WASHINGTON RAN FOR MCRAE; Otis forced Washington (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Blue Jays 10. BLUE JAYS 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cerone flied out to right; Griffin walked; Bailor grounded out (third to first) [Griffin to second]; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Blue Jays 10. |
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