A bases-loaded triple by George Brett capped a four-run, eighth-inning rally that carried the Royals to a 7-4 decision over the Blue Jays. The Royals trailed, 4-3, going into the bottom of the eighth but tied the game on a double by John Wathan and single by Frank White.

An error and a walk then loaded the bases before Brett, hitting just .209 entering the game, unleashed his three-bagger to left-center. Rookie reliever Gary Christenson picked up his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Wednesday, April 23, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 7 1 Royals 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 x - 7 11 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 1 .200 Wilson cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .291 Bosetti cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .234 Braun lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 G. Brett 3b 5 1 3 4 0 0 .250 Howell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .295 Aikens 1b 2 1 1 0 3 0 .239 Velez dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Bonnell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Wathan c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Hurdle rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Upshaw lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Chalk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bailor lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Detherage pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Whitt c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 LaCock ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Woods ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 White 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .275 Davis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mulliniks ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 8 Totals 36 7 11 7 4 1 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 18,855 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Royals 9 DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 1 Errors: Griffin Doubles: Bosetti (2), Bonnell (4), G. Brett (3), White (2), McRae (7), Wilson (3), Wathan (2) Triples: Howell (1), G. Brett (2) Home Runs: Bosetti (2) Stolen Bases: Bosetti (2), McRae (1), G. Brett (3) GIDP: Velez (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 5.1 6 2 2 2 1 0 24 4.82 Garvin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.91 McLaughlin L(0-1) 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 14 9.95 Moore 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.63 Totals 8 11 7 4 4 1 0 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 7 7 4 4 2 6 1 29 6.39 Christenson W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.50 Quisenberry SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.45 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 8 1 35 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin was called out on strikes; Bosetti doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bosetti to third]; Howell tripled to right [Bosetti scored]; Velez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bonnell struck out; Garcia flied out to center; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; McRae made an out to shortstop; Wathan flied out to right; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt flied out to center; Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White made an out to third; Mulliniks flied out to center; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; Howell struck out; Velez grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Brett doubled to left; Aikens singled to right [G. Brett to third]; McRae forced Aikens (shortstop to second) [G. Brett scored, McRae to first]; McRae stole second; Wathan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Garcia made an out to shortstop; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle flied out to center; White doubled to right; Mulliniks singled to third [White to third]; Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [White out at home (shortstop to catcher), Mulliniks to second]; Braun grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti singled to center; Bosetti stole second; Mayberry walked; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens walked; McRae doubled to left [Aikens to third]; Wathan singled to right [Aikens scored, McRae to third]; GARVIN REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); CHALK BATTED FOR HURDLE; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at home (third to catcher), Wathan to second]; DETHERAGE RAN FOR CHALK; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); White forced Detherage (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: DETHERAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Velez lined to center; Bonnell doubled to left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Upshaw flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Mulliniks lined to right; Wilson doubled to left; Braun made an out to shortstop; G. Brett singled to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett stole second; Aikens was walked intentionally; McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: WOODS BATTED FOR WHITT; Woods walked; Griffin singled to right [Woods to second]; Bosetti homered [Woods scored, Griffin scored]; CHRISTENSON REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; Howell grounded out (second to first); Velez struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: BAILOR REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING LF); DAVIS REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING C ); Wathan doubled to right; LACOCK BATTED FOR DETHERAGE; LaCock made an out to first; White singled to center [Wathan scored]; QUIRK BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Quirk reached on a fielder's choice [White to third (error by Griffin), Quirk to second]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR QUIRK; Wilson was walked intentionally; Braun made an out to shortstop; G. Brett tripled to right [White scored (unearned), Washington scored (unearned), Wilson scored (unearned)]; MOORE REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Aikens made an out to shortstop; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 7. BLUE JAYS 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); QUISENBERRY REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Bonnell popped to first in foul territory; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 7.

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