Used as a designated hitter because of his injured thumb, George Brett collected three hits, drove in two runs and scored the game-winner as the Royals defeated the Blue Jays, 4-3. Brett hit an RBI single in the first inning and then broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth with a double. Darrell Porter then followed with a run-scoring single to insure the Royals' three-game sweep of the Jays. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Royals       1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Bosetti cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .268      White 2b              4   1   0   0     0   1   .245
Howell 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .255      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Brett dh              4   1   3   2     0   0   .329
Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .275      Porter c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .295
  Bailor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      LaCock 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Johnson 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .119      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Velez rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .291      Quirk 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .326
Woods lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279        Terrell 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .385
Cerone c              4   0   0   1     0   0   .221      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Gomez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solaita ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .286        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cannon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     3   0             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24,077
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Royals 7
DP: Blue Jays 1, Royals 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Velez 2 (16), Woods (16), Brett 2 (31)
Triples: Howell (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (45), White (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (13), Patek (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Howell (2)
GIDP: Velez (6), Wilson (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(4-12)         4.1   9   4   3   1   1   0  23   5.95
Freisleben              3.2   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   5.19
Totals                  8    10   4   3   1   1   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(9-8)             7     9   3   3   2   0   0  32   5.26
Quisenberry             1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.65
Hrabosky SV(10)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.14
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   0   0  39

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin popped to second; Bosetti lined to
center; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty lined to right; Mayberry singled to left;
Velez doubled to right [Mayberry to third]; Woods grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Quirk
singled to left; Patek flied out to center; On a bunt Wilson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White lined to center; Otis flied out to right;
Brett doubled to right; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell walked; Carty lined to center; Mayberry
singled to right [Howell to third]; Velez doubled to right
[Howell scored, Mayberry to third]; Woods popped to shortstop;
Cerone popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to right; Cowens singled to left
[LaCock to third]; Quirk singled to right [LaCock scored, Cowens
to third]; Patek popped to second; Wilson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Quirk out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez lined to right; Griffin singled to right;
Bosetti singled to center [Griffin to third, Bosetti to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Howell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffin
scored]; Carty popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White reached on an error by Griffin; White stole
second; Otis lined to center [White to third]; Brett doubled to
left [White scored (unearned)]; Porter singled to left [Brett
scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); LaCock flied
out to right; Cowens forced Porter (shortstop to second); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry lined to center; Velez singled to third;
Woods doubled to left [Velez to third]; Cerone grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Velez scored]; Gomez popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Quirk singled to center; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Quirk to second]; Wilson grounded out
(second to first) [Quirk to third]; White flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti
lined to second; Howell tripled to left; Carty lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Brett grounded out (third
to first); Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE
(PITCHING); BAILOR RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bailor out at
second]; Woods lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING 1B); LaCock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to right;
Quirk grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 3B); Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); SOLAITA BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Solaita walked; CANNON RAN FOR SOLAITA; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cannon to second]; Bosetti
singled to left [Cannon to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED QUISENBERRY
(PITCHING); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.