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.

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