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.

After two out, a single by John Wathan plated Otis with the Royals' go-ahead run and a double by Clint Hurdle scored Wathan with an insurance marker. K.C. scored six times in the second inning with Brett and Darrell Porter each driving in two runs. Rico Carty had a solo homer for the Jays in the third and an RBI single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 10
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       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.