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Wednesday August 19, 1981
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Knocking in six runs with three singles and a groundout, Lloyd Moseby led the Blue Jays to a 9-4 victory over the Royals. Every Toronto starter had at least one hit as the Jays pounded out 17 hits.

Moseby, Al Woods and Alfredo Griffin collected three hits apiece and K.C. was guilty of four errors. Moseby drove in single runs in the third and fourth innings and stroked two-run singles in both the sixth and seventh frames. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 9, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 19, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  3    2  0  2    2  0  0  -   9 17  1
Royals       2  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  4


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            6   3   3   0     0   1   .200      Wilson lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Ainge 3b              5   1   1   0     1   1   .198      McRae dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .274
Moseby cf             5   2   3   6     0   0   .246      G. Brett 3b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .297
Mayberry dh           5   1   2   0     1   1   .251      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .260
Woods lf              5   0   3   3     1   0   .222      Otis cf               3   1   0   1     2   0   .265
Wells 1b              6   0   1   0     0   2   .241      White 2b              1   0   0   1     2   0   .256
Garcia 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Quirk c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Bonnell rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .221      Motley rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .182
Martinez c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .238      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Berenguer p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   9  17   9     3   6             Totals               34   4   7   4     6   2

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 28,174
Left on Base: Blue Jays 15, Royals 10
DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 0
Errors: Griffin, G. Brett 2, Aikens, Washington
Doubles: Martinez (4), Ainge (5), Garcia (8), Motley (2)
Home Runs: McRae (6)
Stolen Bases: Moseby (8), G. Brett (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: White (3)
Hit by Pitch: Moseby (1,by K. Brett)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer W(2-4)        7     5   4   2   6   2   1  33   5.73
McLaughlin              2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.32
Totals                  9     7   4   2   6   2   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(7-8)          4     9   5   3   1   5   0  24   3.79
Wright                  2     3   2   2   1   0   0  10   3.28
K. Brett                3     5   2   2   1   1   0  17   4.70
Totals                  9    17   9   7   3   6   0  51

Hit by Pitch: K. Brett (1)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin was called out on strikes; Ainge struck
out; Moseby reached on an error by G. Brett; Mayberry struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; McRae flied out to right;
G. Brett reached on an error by Griffin [Wilson to second];
Aikens walked [Wilson to third, G. Brett to second]; Otis walked
[Wilson scored (unearned), G. Brett to third, Aikens to second];
White hit a sacrifice fly to center [G. Brett scored
(unearned)]; Quirk flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods singled to center; Wells flied out to left;
Garcia flied out to right; Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Motley doubled to left; Washington popped to catcher
in foul territory; Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [Motley
out at third (pitcher to third)]; McRae lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Martinez singled to center; Griffin singled to
center [Martinez to second]; Ainge forced Martinez (pitcher to
third) [Griffin to second]; Moseby forced Ainge (second to
shortstop) [Griffin scored]; Mayberry singled [Moseby to third
(error by Aikens), Mayberry to second (on throw to 3b)]; Woods
singled to center [Moseby scored (unearned), Mayberry scored
(unearned)]; Wells singled to left [Woods to second]; Garcia
reached on an error by G. Brett [Woods to third, Wells to
second]; Bonnell forced Wells (third unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 5
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett walked; Aikens flied out to left; Otis
flied out to center; G. Brett stole second; White flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Martinez doubled to left; Griffin flied out to
right [Martinez to third]; Ainge grounded out (third to first);
Moseby singled to center [Martinez scored]; Moseby stole second;
Mayberry was walked intentionally; Woods singled to second
[Moseby scored, Mayberry to second]; Wells struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Quirk singled to center; Motley struck out;
Washington flied out to left; Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: WRIGHT REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Garcia lined
to left; Bonnell made an out to second; Martinez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae homered; G. Brett flied out to right; Aikens
struck out; Otis made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 5, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin singled to right; Ainge doubled to right
[Griffin to third]; Moseby singled to right [Griffin scored,
Ainge scored, Moseby to second (on throw to home)]; Mayberry
lined to shortstop; Woods was walked intentionally; Wells forced
Moseby (third unassisted) [Woods to second]; Garcia lined to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: White walked; Quirk made an out to shortstop; Motley
flied out to center; Washington grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: K. BRETT REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Bonnell
singled to right; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Bonnell to second]; Griffin singled to left [Bonnell to
third, Griffin to second (on throw to home)]; Ainge was walked
intentionally; Moseby singled to right [Bonnell scored, Griffin
scored, Ainge to third]; Mayberry made an out to second; Woods
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
9, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
singled to center; G. Brett flied out to left; Aikens popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9,
Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Wells reached on an error by Washington; Garcia
doubled to right [Wells to third]; Bonnell flied out to left;
Martinez reached on a fielder's choice [Wells out at home
(shortstop to catcher to third)]; Griffin grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis walked; White walked [Otis to second];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Quirk forced White
(second to shortstop) [Otis to third]; Motley grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Otis scored, Quirk to second]; Washington
singled to shortstop [Quirk to third]; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge lined to shortstop; Moseby was hit by a
pitch; Mayberry singled to right [Moseby to third]; Woods popped
to catcher in foul territory; Wells struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett
popped to catcher in foul territory; Aikens singled to right;
Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9,
Royals 4.



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