A single by pinch-hitter Steve Braun in the 11th inning drove in Alfredo Griffin and enabled the Blue Jays to snap a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Royals, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. Griffin led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Damaso Garcia. After an intentional pass to Al Woods, Braun laced his single. George Brett had one hit in five trips and extended his batting streak to 22 games for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  8  1
Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 17  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf,cf          6   0   0   0     0   2   .336      Griffin ss            6   2   3   0     1   1   .244
Washington ss         5   1   2   0     0   1   .263      Garcia 2b             6   0   2   0     0   1   .293
  Mulliniks ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Woods lf              6   1   1   2     1   1   .307
G. Brett 3b           5   0   1   1     1   0   .386      Velez dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Porter c              6   0   0   0     0   2   .289        Bailor pr,dh        2   1   0   0     0   1   .186
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Braun ph,dh         1   0   1   1     0   0   .129
Aikens dh             6   2   3   1     0   1   .285      Howell 3b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .262
Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .252      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .229
  Torres lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .190        Iorg pr,1b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Wathan 1b,c           6   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Bonnell cf            6   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Quirk rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Moseby rf             4   0   1   0     2   0   .226
White 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Whitt c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cannon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .065
  Twitty p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               51   3   8   3     1  12             Totals               51   4  17   4     4   6

Time of Game: 3:38   Attendance: 21,300
Left on Base: Royals 7, Blue Jays 14
DP: Royals 3, Blue Jays 0
Errors: White, Griffin, Whitt, Davis
Doubles: Washington (14), Otis (8), White (14), Aikens (21), Howell (16), Whitt (5), Velez (12)
Home Runs: Aikens (12), Woods (14)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (12)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Howell (2), Davis (7), Garcia (3)
GIDP: Woods (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   6.1   8   2   2   0   2   1  25   6.23
Twitty                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   7.15
Quisenberry             5     6   1   1   3   3   0  24   2.88
Eastwick L(0-1)         0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.32
Totals                 13.1  17   4   4   4   6   1  58

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb                  10     8   3   3   1   9   1  39   3.07
Willis W(1-0)           4     0   0   0   0   3   0  13   3.60
Totals                 14     8   3   3   1  12   1  52

Wild Pitches: Busby (4), Stieb (4)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; Washington doubled
to right; G. Brett singled to center [Washington scored]; Stieb
threw a wild pitch [G. Brett to second]; Porter grounded out
(first to pitcher) [G. Brett to third]; Aikens struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Griffin was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Garcia grounded out (third to
first); Woods homered; Velez lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 2ND: On a bunt Otis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Wathan grounded out (third to first); Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell flied out to center; Mayberry singled to
center; Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mayberry to
second]; Moseby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt popped to shortstop; Griffin singled to
left; Garcia singled to third [Griffin to second]; Busby threw a
wild pitch [Griffin to third, Garcia to second]; Woods grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Griffin scored, Garcia to third];
Velez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Porter
struck out; Aikens singled to left; Otis doubled to left [Aikens
scored, Otis to third (error by Whitt)]; Wathan struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first) [Howell to third]; Bonnell flied into a double
play (center to catcher) [Howell out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk flied out to left; White doubled to left;
Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby grounded out (second to first); Whitt
grounded out (third to first); Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett flied out to center; Porter struck out;
Aikens doubled to left; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia popped to second; Woods struck out; Velez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Quirk lined to
shortstop; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell singled to left; Mayberry flied out to
center; Bonnell singled to left [Howell to second]; TWITTY
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Moseby lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett walked; Porter
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Whitt doubled; CANNON RAN FOR WHITT; Griffin
struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cannon to
third]; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 2.

ROYALS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING C ); Aikens homered;
Otis struck out; Wathan flied out to left; Quirk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED TWITTY (PITCHING); WILSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); TORRES REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING
LF); Velez doubled to right; Amos Otis ejected by HP umpire
Fred Spenn from bench; BAILOR RAN FOR VELEZ; Howell out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bailor to third]; Mayberry
reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor scored, Mayberry to second
(error by White)]; IORG RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Bonnell grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Iorg to third]; Moseby was walked
intentionally; Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 10TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); IORG STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); White grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wilson flied out to left; Washington singled to shortstop; G.
Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS);
Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Garcia singled to
second; Woods grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue
Jays 3.

ROYALS 11TH: WILLIS REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Porter grounded
out (first to pitcher); Aikens popped to third in foul
territory; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
singled to center; Iorg grounded out (third to first) [Howell to
second]; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 12TH: Wathan reached on an error by Griffin; Wathan stole
second [Wathan to third (error by Davis)]; Quirk struck out;
White reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan out at home (pitcher
to catcher)]; Wilson forced White (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Moseby singled to center; Davis out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Moseby to second]; Griffin was
walked intentionally; Garcia struck out; Woods grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays
3.

ROYALS 13TH: Mulliniks struck out; G. Brett grounded out (first
to pitcher); Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: On a bunt Bailor struck out; LACOCK REPLACED
PORTER (PLAYING 1B); WATHAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Darrell Porter left
with leg injury; Iorg singled to left; Bonnell singled to
center [Iorg to third]; Moseby was walked intentionally [Bonnell
to second]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 14TH: Aikens flied out to center; Torres grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Wathan flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 14TH: EASTWICK REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING);
Griffin singled to right; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Griffin to second]; Woods was walked intentionally;
BRAUN BATTED FOR BAILOR; Braun singled to left [Griffin scored,
Woods to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 4.