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In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Royals outlasted the Blue Jays, 16-12. K.C. scored 11 runs in the seventh, three driven home on two singles by Freddie Patek. George Brett had a pair of two-run singles in the same frame and Pete LaCock stroked a two-run single. Patek added a two-run single in the eighth. All 17 Royal hits were singles. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 16, Toronto Blue Jays 12Game Played on Monday, August 6, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2 0 - 16 17 0 Blue Jays 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 4 - 12 16 3 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf,cf 6 3 2 1 0 0 .303 Griffin ss 4 1 3 1 2 0 .264 McRae dh 4 1 1 1 1 0 .248 Woods lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Brett 3b 4 2 2 4 1 0 .327 Bailor ph,rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .223 Terrell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .350 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 2 0 .255 Porter c 3 1 0 1 3 0 .291 Mayberry 1b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .279 LaCock 1b 6 1 4 2 0 0 .293 Solaita dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Cowens rf 5 1 0 1 0 0 .296 Cannon pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 Otis cf 2 2 0 0 1 1 .284 Carty ph,dh 2 2 2 2 0 0 .264 Wathan lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Velez rf,lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .297 White 2b 5 2 3 1 0 1 .249 Bosetti cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .272 Washington pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cerone c 5 1 3 4 0 0 .225 Patek ss 4 2 3 5 1 0 .249 Ainge 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Cruz pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Gomez 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stieb 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 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 16 17 16 7 2 Totals 41 12 16 12 6 3 Time of Game: 3:29 Attendance: 15,108 Left on Base: Royals 9, Blue Jays 9 DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Howell, Ainge, Freisleben Doubles: Bosetti 3 (23), Carty (24) Home Runs: Mayberry (16), Carty (8) Stolen Bases: Porter (3) Caught Stealing: Griffin (12) Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1), Ainge (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (4) GIDP: McRae (4) Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Stieb) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale 5.2 7 5 5 4 2 1 27 5.35 Mingori W(3-2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 8 4.25 Rodriguez 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 0 9 4.95 Quisenberry 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.42 Totals 9 16 12 12 6 3 2 48 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stieb L(3-3) 6 5 6 6 4 2 0 27 4.29 Freisleben 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 5 5.53 Jefferson 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 7 5.12 Todd 2.1 6 2 2 0 0 0 13 7.71 Totals 9 17 16 12* 7 2 0 52 Hit by Pitch: Stieb (2) Balks: Stieb (1) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe ROYALS 1ST: Wilson reached on an error by Ainge; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Woods flied out to center; Howell walked; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Porter stole second; LaCock grounded out (third to first) [Porter to third]; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [Porter out at home (third to catcher to third), Cowens to second (error by Howell)]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita struck out; Velez flied out to center; Bosetti doubled; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. ROYALS 3RD: White struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge flied out to right; Griffin singled to center; Woods flied out to left; Howell walked [Griffin to second]; Mayberry homered [Griffin scored, Howell scored]; Solaita flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3. ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Brett flied out to left; Porter grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez popped to third in foul territory; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3. ROYALS 5TH: LaCock singled to left; Cowens flied out to right; Otis struck out; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge flied out to left; Griffin walked; Woods struck out; Howell singled to right [Griffin to second]; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3. ROYALS 6TH: Patek walked; Stieb balked [Patek to second]; Wilson singled to center [Patek to third]; McRae singled to right [Patek scored, Wilson to third]; Brett walked [McRae to second]; Porter walked [Wilson scored, McRae to third, Brett to second]; LaCock forced McRae (pitcher to catcher) [Brett to third, Porter to second]; Cowens sacrifice flied into a double play (right to first to third) [Brett scored, Porter out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Solaita walked; CANNON RAN FOR SOLAITA; Velez flied out to center; Bosetti doubled [Cannon to third]; Cerone singled to center [Cannon scored, Bosetti scored]; Ainge out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cerone to second]; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Griffin grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5. ROYALS 7TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GOMEZ REPLACED AINGE (PLAYING 2B); Otis was hit by a pitch; White singled to right [Otis to second]; Patek singled to left [Otis scored, White to second]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Wilson singled to left [White scored, Patek to second]; McRae reached on an error by Freisleben on a sacrifice bunt [Patek to third, Wilson to second]; Brett singled [Patek scored, Wilson scored, McRae to third]; Porter walked [Brett to second]; LaCock singled to center [McRae scored (unearned), Brett scored, Porter to third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Otis walked [LaCock to second]; White singled to left [Porter scored, LaCock to third, Otis to second]; Patek singled to center [LaCock scored, Otis scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), White to second]; Wilson forced Patek (pitcher to second to shortstop) [White to third]; McRae walked [Wilson to second]; Brett singled to right [White scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Wilson scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), McRae to third]; TODD REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Porter flied out to center; 11 R (10 ER), 8 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 14, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: WATHAN REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING LF); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAILOR BATTED FOR WOODS; Bailor flied out to left; Howell lined to third; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 14, Blue Jays 5. ROYALS 8TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); VELEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LaCock singled to right; Cowens forced LaCock (shortstop to second); Wathan singled to center [Cowens to second]; White singled [Cowens to third, Wathan to second]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR WHITE; Patek singled to left [Cowens scored, Wathan scored, Washington to second]; CRUZ RAN FOR PATEK; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Washington to third, Cruz to second]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); CARTY BATTED FOR CANNON; Carty homered; Velez singled to right; Bosetti doubled to right [Velez scored]; Cerone singled to right [Bosetti scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Gomez popped to third in foul territory; Griffin walked [Cerone to second]; Bailor struck out; Howell flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 9TH: Terrell singled to center; Porter popped to third in foul territory; LaCock singled to left [Terrell to second]; Cowens flied out to right; Wathan forced LaCock (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry singled to right; Carty doubled to right [Mayberry scored]; Velez walked; Bosetti flied out to center [Carty to third]; Cerone singled to left [Carty scored, Velez to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Gomez singled to right [Velez to third, Cerone to second]; Griffin singled to center [Velez scored, Cerone to third, Gomez to second]; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Cerone scored, Gomez to third, Griffin to second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Blue Jays 12. |
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