George Brett went for 4-for-4 and drove in five runs while raising his average to .401 as the Royals downed the Blue Jays, 8-3. Brett singled in the third inning, got an infield hit in the fifth, two-run double in the seventh that snapped a 2-2 tie, and three-run double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 12  1
Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    3  3  x  -   8  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Wilson cf             1   1   0   0     1   1   .332
  Moseby rf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Otis cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Bailor rf,ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .213      Wathan lf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .312
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      G. Brett 3b           4   1   4   5     1   0   .401
Velez dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Porter c              4   0   1   1     1   1   .284
Garcia 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .266        Torres pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Iorg lf               2   0   0   1     0   1   .237      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Quirk rf              2   1   1   1     1   0   .268
Ainge cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .298        LaCock 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Whitt c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Chalk 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .263
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         3   1   1   0     0   1   .267
  Schrom p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  12   3     1   3             Totals               31   8   9   8     8   4

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 30,693
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Royals 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 1
Errors: Griffin, Chalk
Doubles: Ainge (4), Bailor (10), Moseby (11), G. Brett 2 (28)
Home Runs: Quirk (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (50), Quirk (3)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (19), G. Brett (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Iorg (1), Washington (9)
GIDP: Garcia (10)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(11-9)          6.2   5   5   5   6   4   1  30   3.28
Willis                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Schrom                  1     1   3   3   2   0   0   6   6.23
Barlow                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.50
Totals                  8     9   8   8   8   4   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(9-8)       7     9   3   3   1   3   0  30   4.60
Quisenberry SV(25)      2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.96
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dallas Parks


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Wathan popped to
second; G. Brett walked; Porter walked [Wilson to third, G.
Brett to second]; Aikens forced Porter (second to shortstop)
[Wilson scored, G. Brett to third]; McRae struck out; 1 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk walked; Quirk stole second; Chalk grounded out
(first unassisted) [Quirk to third]; Washington struck out;
Wilson was called out on strikes; Willie Wilson ejected by HP
umpire Mike Reilly; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: OTIS REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING CF); Iorg grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ainge doubled to left; Whitt singled
to left [Ainge to third]; Griffin reached on an error by Chalk
[Ainge scored, Whitt to second]; Bailor flied out to left;
Mayberry flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan singled to right; G. Brett singled to right
[Wathan to second]; Porter flied out to center; Griffin dropped
a foul fly hit by Aikens for an error; Aikens grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wathan to third, G. Brett to
second]; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: WHITE REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING 2B); Velez singled
to left; Dave Chalk left with injured right knee; Garcia
singled to right [Velez to third]; Howell struck out; Iorg out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Velez scored, Garcia to
second]; Ainge flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Quirk homered; White flied out to right; Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin
flied out to center; Bailor doubled to left; Mayberry grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (second to first); G. Brett
singled to second; G. Brett was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Porter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez walked; Garcia grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Velez out at second]; Howell
singled to center; Iorg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens lined to pitcher; McRae flied out to right;
Quirk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge flied to right in foul territory; Whitt
grounded out (second to first); Griffin singled to left; Griffin
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Alfredo
Griffin ejected by 2B umpire George Maloney; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: MOSEBY REPLACED GRIFFIN (PLAYING RF); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); White walked; Washington out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White to second]; Otis flied
out to right [White to third]; Wathan walked; G. Brett doubled
to right [White scored, Wathan scored]; WILLIS REPLACED CLANCY
(PITCHING); Porter singled to right [G. Brett scored]; Aikens
singled to right [Porter to second]; SCHROM REPLACED WILLIS
(PITCHING); TORRES RAN FOR AIKENS; McRae flied out to center; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LACOCK
REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 1B); Bailor singled to center; Mayberry
singled to center [Bailor to third]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Velez flied out to center; Garcia forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second) [Bailor scored]; Howell singled
to right [Garcia to third, Howell out at second (right to third
to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington singled to center; Otis walked
[Washington to second]; Wathan walked [Washington to third, Otis
to second]; BARLOW REPLACED SCHROM (PITCHING); G. Brett doubled
to left [Washington scored, Otis scored, Wathan scored]; Porter
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Royals 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR IORG; Braun grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first);
Whitt singled to right; Moseby doubled to left [Whitt to third];
Bailor popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Royals 8.