Scattering 10 hits, Larry Gura pitched the Royals to a 10-3 decision over the Blue Jays. The Royals scored three runs in the third inning when Hal McRae and George Brett rapped consecutive doubles, Darrell Porter tripled and Otto Velez dropped a fly ball by Pete LaCock. Amos Otis clouted a two-run homer in the eighth and Al Cowens followed with another round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    9, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  1  3    0  0  0    3  3  0  -  10 13  1
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .299      Griffin ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .268
McRae dh              5   1   3   2     0   1   .256      Bailor rf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .226
Brett 3b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .325      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .257
Porter c              5   2   2   1     0   0   .290      Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .262
LaCock 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .293      Velez lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Otis cf               3   1   1   3     0   0   .283      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Cowens rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .292      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .249      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Gomez 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
  Cruz ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13   9     1   1             Totals               38   3  10   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 20,102
Left on Base: Royals 3, Blue Jays 8
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Gura, Velez 2
Doubles: Porter (15), McRae (18), Brett (32), Wilson (10), Carty (25), Bailor (6)
Triples: Porter (8)
Home Runs: Otis (13), Cowens (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (4)
GIDP: Porter (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(8-8)             9    10   3   2   0   4   0  38   4.70
Totals                  9    10   3   2   0   4   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(4-13)         6.1   9   7   6   0   1   0  28   6.08
Jefferson               0.2   3   3   3   1   0   2   6   5.38
Freisleben              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.34
Totals                  9    13  10   9   1   1   2  40

Passed Balls: Porter (10)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Blue Jays Manager Roy Hartsfield ejected by HP
umpire Ken Kaiser sometime in game; Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); McRae struck out; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Bailor
singled to left; Howell struck out; Carty flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter doubled to right; LaCock singled to right
[Porter to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter
scored]; Cowens popped to second; White singled to center
[LaCock to third, White out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (third to first); Bosetti
popped to first; Mayberry singled to left; Cerone flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to center; Wilson flied out to left;
McRae doubled to right; Brett doubled to right [McRae scored];
Porter tripled [Brett scored]; LaCock reached on an error by
Velez [Porter scored (unearned) (no RBI), LaCock to third]; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to left; Griffin singled to
center; Bailor forced Griffin (first to shortstop); Howell
singled to right [Bailor to third]; Carty doubled to right
[Bailor scored, Howell to third]; Velez popped to second; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti struck out; Mayberry flied out to right;
Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to center; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez lined to shortstop; Griffin singled to
left; Bailor flied out to left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter flied out to left; LaCock flied out to
center; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty popped to second; Velez singled to left;
Bosetti flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; White
singled to shortstop; Patek singled to center [White to third];
Wilson doubled to left [White scored, Patek to third]; JEFFERSON
REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); McRae singled to left [Patek
scored, Wilson scored, McRae to third (error by Velez)]; Brett
reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at home (second to
third)]; Porter flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone popped to shortstop; Gomez singled to
right; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gomez to
second]; Bailor doubled to left [Gomez scored]; Howell reached
on an error by Gura (assist by LaCock) [Bailor to third]; Porter
allowed a passed ball [Bailor scored (unearned)]; Carty grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
7, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock walked; Otis homered [LaCock scored]; Cowens
homered; FREISLEBEN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); White popped
to second; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
10, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Velez flied out
to left; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
singled to right; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 10, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to right; Brett flied out to right;
Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez flied out to center; Griffin popped to
first in foul territory; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Blue Jays 3.