The Blue Jays beat the Royals for the first time in four meetings this season, winning 5-3 as Barry Bonnell knocked in three runs. A run-scoring single by Bonnell broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning, a single by Damaso Garcia plated a sixth-inning run and Bonnell produced the final two runs in the eighth with a bases-loaded single. Roy Lee Jackson pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief to save the game for the Jays. [The Sporting News]
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 18, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays    0  1  0    1  0  1    0  2  0  -   5  9  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  7  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Ainge 3b              4   1   3   0     1   0   .198      McRae dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Moseby cf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .238      G. Brett 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .303
Wells 1b              4   2   0   0     0   0   .261      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Mayberry dh           3   2   2   0     0   0   .247      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .269
Garcia 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .252      White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Bonnell lf            4   0   2   3     0   0   .222      Quirk c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Bell rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Motley rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   5     1   3             Totals               34   3   7   3     1   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 26,952
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Royals 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 0
Errors: Griffin, G. Brett, Washington
Doubles: Mayberry (5), White (10)
Home Runs: Otis (6)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (13), Ainge (7)
Caught Stealing: Ainge (3), Garcia (3), G. Brett (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Moseby (3)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (7,by Jones), Aikens (1,by Leal)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal W(4-8)             7.2   7   3   3   1   1   1  32   3.27
Jackson SV(6)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.61
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   1   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(1-1)            7.2   8   5   3   1   3   0  33   2.16
Martin                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     9   5   3   1   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Leal (3), Jones (1)
Wild Pitches: Leal (6)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dan Morrison


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
singled to center; Ainge was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Moseby was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson made an out to third; McRae walked; Leal
threw a wild pitch [McRae to second]; G. Brett singled to center
[McRae scored]; G. Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Aikens was hit by a pitch; Otis struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Wells reached on an error by Washington; Mayberry
singled to right [Wells to third]; Garcia forced Mayberry (third
to second) [Wells scored (unearned)]; Bonnell flied out to
right; Garcia stole second; Bell flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: White popped to first in foul territory; Quirk
grounded out (first unassisted); Motley reached on an error by
Griffin; Washington singled to left [Motley to second]; Wilson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Martinez flied out to center; Griffin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ainge singled; Moseby struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae made an out to shortstop; G. Brett singled to
second; Aikens flied out to center; Otis forced G. Brett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Wells reached on an error by G. Brett; Mayberry
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wells to second]; Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell singled to right
[Wells scored (unearned), Bonnell to second (on throw to home)];
Bell made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to left; Quirk singled; Motley
popped to first in foul territory; Washington lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Martinez flied out to right; Griffin flied out to
center; Ainge walked; Ainge stole second; Moseby struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae flied
out to center; G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Wells grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
doubled to right; Garcia singled to center [Mayberry scored];
Garcia was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Bonnell lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens flied out to center; Otis grounded out (third
to first); White doubled to left; Quirk singled to center [White
scored]; Motley forced Quirk (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Martinez flied out to
right; Griffin flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
flied out to left; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ainge singled to center; Moseby out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ainge to second]; Wells
flied out to center; Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Garcia singled
to center [Ainge to third, Mayberry to second]; MARTIN REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); Bonnell singled to center [Ainge scored,
Mayberry scored, Garcia to third]; Bell lined to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett flied out to right; Aikens lined to left;
Otis homered; JACKSON REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Martinez lined to left; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ainge grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Quirk lined to third; Motley grounded out (shortstop
to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 3.
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