Allowing only one hit, Larry Gura pitched the Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Blue Jays. It was Gura's third shutout in five starts. Damaso Garcia led off the seventh inning with a double to wreck Gura's no-hit bid. Loser Jesse Jefferson also flirted with a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings before giving up a single by Hal McRae. The Royals broke up the scoreless duel in the eighth when John Wathan singled and, after two out, Clint Hurdle homered. McRae added a round-tripper in the ninth for an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     30, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  4  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
McRae dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .275      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .197      Velez dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
  Detherage pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Wathan c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .405      Bonnell rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Quirk 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
LaCock lf,1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Bailor lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .125
Hurdle rf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .275      Davis c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Washington ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .255        Ainge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   4   3     2   2             Totals               28   0   1   0     1   2

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 14,029
Left on Base: Royals 1, Blue Jays 2
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Garcia (7)
Home Runs: Hurdle (3), McRae (3)
Stolen Bases: Washington (3)
Caught Stealing: Detherage (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Quirk (1)
GIDP: Aikens (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(3-1)             9     1   0   0   1   2   0  29   1.73
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   2   0  29

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-1)        7.2   3   2   2   1   2   1  26   6.00
McLaughlin              1.1   1   1   1   1   0   1   5   6.17
Totals                  9     4   3   3   2   2   2  31

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to
center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens struck out; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Howell grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to left; Hurdle flied out to
center; Washington lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Bailor
popped to second; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White
reached on an error by Griffin [White to first]; White was
picked off first (pitcher to first); McRae popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin lined to shortstop; Bosetti grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan struck
out; Quirk grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
grounded out (third to first); Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington walked; Washington stole
second; Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia doubled to left; Bailor walked; Davis
reached on a fielder's choice [Garcia out at third (pitcher to
third), Bailor to second]; Griffin flied out to center; Bosetti
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to left; McRae singled to left;
Aikens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Blue Jays 0.

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

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan singled to right; Quirk out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wathan to second]; LaCock grounded out
(first unassisted) [Wathan to third]; Hurdle homered [Wathan
scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Washington
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Garcia flied out to
left; Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied
out to center; McRae homered; Aikens walked; DETHERAGE RAN FOR
AIKENS; Detherage was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: DETHERAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LACOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); AINGE BATTED FOR DAVIS; Ainge
popped to first in foul territory; Griffin grounded out (third
to first); Bosetti popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.