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.

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