The decisive run scored on a passed ball as the Blue Jays snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 triumph over the Royals. The game was tied, 3-3, when Otto Velez began Toronto's eighth with a two-bagger and reached third on a sacrifice by Lloyd Moseby. George Bell then went in to run for Velez and scored when catcher Jamie Quirk let a pitch get away from him. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, August    28, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Blue Jays    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Griffin ss            4   2   2   0     0   1   .205
White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Ainge 2b,3b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .190
G. Brett 3b           2   0   2   1     2   0   .296      Velez dh              3   0   2   1     1   0   .238
Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Bell pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .259
McRae dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Moseby cf             1   0   0   1     1   0   .245
Quirk c               4   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Wathan rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .253        Wells ph,1b         3   0   0   1     0   0   .220
Geronimo lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Mulliniks ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Upshaw rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Washington pr,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Macha 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .230
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Iorg pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .226
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   2     4   2             Totals               27   4   7   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 13,230
Left on Base: Royals 8, Blue Jays 5
DP: Royals 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Quirk, Washington
Doubles: Wathan 2 (6), G. Brett (16), Aikens (13), Velez (8)
Stolen Bases: G. Brett (8), Macha (1)
Caught Stealing: G. Brett (4), Ainge (4)
Sacrifice Hits: White (4), Whitt (4), Moseby (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Moseby (3)
GIDP: Mayberry (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ainge (1,by Gale)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    2     4   3   3   2   1   0  12   6.01
Splittorff              5     2   0   0   0   4   0  17   4.52
K. Brett L(1-1)         1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.62
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   5   0  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal                    6     8   3   3   3   1   0  28   3.54
Garvin                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.33
McLaughlin W(1-5)       2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.55
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   2   0  38

Passed Balls: Quirk 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Gale (1)
Wild Pitches: Leal (7)
Balks: Leal (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Al Clark


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); White flied to
center; G. Brett walked; G. Brett stole second; Aikens flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Ainge grounded out
(second to first) [Griffin to second]; Velez singled to center
[Griffin scored]; Moseby walked [Velez to second]; Mayberry
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Moseby out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Blue
Jays 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Quirk singled to right [McRae to
second]; Wathan doubled to left [McRae scored, Quirk to third];
Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Leal threw a wild
pitch [Quirk scored, Wathan to third]; Mulliniks grounded out
(third to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods lined to left; Upshaw grounded out
(shortstop to first); Macha singled to right; Whitt struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Leal balked [White to
second]; G. Brett doubled to left [White scored]; Aikens flied
to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); Quirk popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin singled to left; Ainge was hit by a pitch
[Griffin to second]; Quirk allowed a passed ball [Griffin to
third, Ainge to second]; Velez walked; SPLITTORFF REPLACED GALE
(PITCHING); Moseby hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffin
scored, Ainge to third, Velez to second]; WELLS BATTED FOR
MAYBERRY; Wells grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ainge scored,
Velez to third]; Woods was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 4TH: WELLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wathan doubled to
left; Geronimo flied to center; Mulliniks flied to left; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw popped to second; Macha singled to right;
Macha stole second [Macha to third (error by Quirk)]; Whitt
struck out; Griffin popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White popped to first; G. Brett singled to right; G.
Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Aikens
doubled to left; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge singled to center; Ainge was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Velez lined
to second; Moseby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Quirk struck out; Wathan lined to right; Geronimo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Wells grounded out (third to first); Woods popped
to third; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Mulliniks singled to right; WASHINGTON RAN FOR
MULLINIKS; Wilson walked [Washington to second]; GARVIN REPLACED
LEAL (PITCHING); White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Washington to third, Wilson to second]; G. Brett was
walked intentionally; Aikens popped to catcher in foul
territory; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); McRae grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Macha
reached on an error by Washington; IORG RAN FOR MACHA; Whitt out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Iorg to second];
Griffin struck out (catcher to first); Ainge struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 3.

ROYALS 8TH: IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); AINGE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Quirk struck out; Wathan flied to right;
Geronimo flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: K. BRETT REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Velez
doubled to left; BELL RAN FOR VELEZ; Moseby out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bell to third]; Quirk allowed a
passed ball [Bell scored]; Wells lined to center; Woods grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue
Jays 4.

ROYALS 9TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson flied to center; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 4.