Rapping out four hits and knocking in three runs, John Wathan paced the Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays. A double by Wathan drove home the first tally in a three-run second inning and Wathan also collected run-scoring singles in the sixth and eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     22, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   7 12  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .196      Wilson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .186      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      G. Brett 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Velez dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .324      McRae lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .304
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .300        Hurdle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Bonnell rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Aikens 1b             2   2   1   0     2   1   .227
Garcia 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .306        Mulliniks pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Ainge lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .462        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Davis c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .250      Wathan c              4   2   4   3     0   0   .500
Mirabella p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .200
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Detherage rf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .364
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph,lf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .100
                                                          Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     0   1             Totals               34   7  12   7     2   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 16,993
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Royals 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, Royals 1
Errors: Bosetti, G. Brett 2
Doubles: Ainge (2), McRae (6), Wathan (1), Aikens (4)
Stolen Bases: Detherage (1)
GIDP: Bonnell (2), Chalk (1), Washington (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mirabella L(1-1)        5     6   3   3   1   1   0  21   1.71
Jefferson               2.1   4   4   4   1   1   0  12  12.46
Buskey                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.57
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   2   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(2-0)       8     7   2   2   0   1   0  30   3.60
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.84
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   1   0  34

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin lined to second; Bosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayberry made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (third to first); G. Brett lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez singled to center; Howell made an out to
second; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to left; Aikens walked; Wathan doubled
to left [McRae scored, Aikens to third]; Chalk grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Aikens scored, Wathan to third]; Detherage
singled to center [Wathan scored]; Washington flied out to
right; Detherage stole second; Wilson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia singled to left; Ainge lined to center;
Davis grounded out (catcher to first) [Garcia to second];
Griffin made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; G. Brett grounded out (second
to first) [White to second]; McRae grounded out (third to
first); Aikens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti lined to right; Mayberry flied out to
center; Velez singled to third [Velez to second (error by G.
Brett)]; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to center; Chalk grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wathan out at
second]; Detherage grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ainge flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington flied out to right; Wilson singled to
left; White reached on an error by Bosetti [Wilson to second,
White to first]; G. Brett hit into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Wilson out at home (shortstop to catcher), White out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Davis lined to left; Griffin made an out to
second; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens doubled to right;
Wathan singled to center [Aikens scored]; Chalk grounded out
(third to first) [Wathan to second]; Detherage flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Velez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to center; Wilson struck out;
White popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Garcia singled to
right; Ainge doubled to right [Garcia to third]; Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Garcia scored]; Griffin singled to
left [Ainge scored]; Bosetti singled to center [Griffin to
second]; Mayberry lined to pitcher; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae
singled to left; Aikens walked [McRae to second]; MULLINIKS RAN
FOR AIKENS; Wathan singled to center [McRae scored, Mulliniks to
third, Wathan to second (on throw)]; BUSKEY REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Chalk singled to center [Mulliniks scored, Wathan to
third]; BRAUN BATTED FOR DETHERAGE; Braun singled to center
[Wathan scored, Chalk to second]; Washington grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Braun out at
second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 7.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HURDLE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); LACOCK
REPLACED MULLINIKS (PLAYING 1B); BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Velez grounded out
(third to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); Bonnell
reached on an error by G. Brett [Bonnell to first]; Garcia made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals
7.