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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 3Game Played on Sunday, August 17, 1980 (Night game) at Royals StadiumBlue 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. |
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