Extending their winning skein to four games, the Blue Jays topped the Royals, 3-1. The Jays scored twice in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk to Roy Howell and sacrifice fly by Otto Velez. Velez also cracked a solo homer in the sixth. Jim Clancy scattered six hits in posting his first win of the year. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     29, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .219
G. Brett 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .200
Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .207        Cannon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Detherage lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Howell 3b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .288
McRae dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .262      Velez dh              3   1   1   2     0   1   .300
Wathan c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .412      Woods lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
LaCock lf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .151        Bailor lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Hurdle rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .270      Bonnell rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Washington ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .236
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Whitt c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .286
  Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     3   3             Totals               27   3   6   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 11,553
Left on Base: Royals 8, Blue Jays 5
DP: Royals 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Howell
Doubles: Wathan (3), Hurdle (5), Garcia (6)
Home Runs: McRae (2), Velez (3)
Caught Stealing: Woods (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Velez (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-3)          8     6   3   3   4   5   1  32   5.67
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   5   1  32

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(1-1)           9     6   1   1   3   3   1  36   2.95
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   1  36

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson made an out to shortstop; White struck out;
G. Brett singled to right; Aikens lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Bosetti singled to left
[Griffin to third]; Mayberry walked [Bosetti to second]; Howell
walked [Griffin scored, Bosetti to third, Mayberry to second];
Velez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bosetti scored, Mayberry to
third, Howell to second]; Woods struck out; Bonnell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays
2.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae reached on an error by Howell [McRae to
first]; Wathan popped to third; LaCock flied out to center;
Hurdle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Garcia struck out; Whitt walked; Griffin popped
to shortstop; Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington flied out to left; Wilson singled to
right [Wilson out at second (right to shortstop)]; White lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Howell
flied out to center; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens
singled to right; McRae flied out to center; Wathan doubled to
right [Aikens to third]; LaCock grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods flied out to center; Bonnell flied out to
left; Garcia doubled to left; Whitt lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle walked; Washington struck out; Wilson
grounded out (second to first) [Hurdle to second]; White flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett popped to shortstop; Aikens grounded out
(first to pitcher); McRae homered; Wathan flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell made an out to second; Velez homered;
Woods singled to center; Bonnell struck out while Woods was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 7TH: BAILOR REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING LF); LaCock grounded
out (second to first); Hurdle doubled to right; BRAUN BATTED FOR
WASHINGTON; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Hurdle to
third]; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Garcia
popped to second; Whitt lined to center; Griffin singled to
right; Griffin was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 8TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; G. Brett
flied out to left; Aikens walked; TERRELL RAN FOR AIKENS; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DETHERAGE REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING LF); LACOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bosetti lined to center;
Mayberry walked; CANNON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Howell struck out;
Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING 1B); Wathan walked;
LaCock popped to third; Hurdle popped to catcher in foul
territory; QUIRK BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Quirk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays
3.