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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5

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Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Day

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (D) at Royals Stadium

TOR A    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   5 13  0
KC  A    4  2  0    1  1  0    4  0  x  -  12 12  2
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Upshaw cf                     2   2   0   0       3   0       3   0
Bailor rf                     5   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Howell 3b                     5   0   1   1       0   1       1   1
Carty dh                      5   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   1   2   1       1   0       7   1
A. Woods lf                   5   0   3   0       0   0       1   0
Ashby c                       4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
McKay 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Gomez ss                      4   1   2   0       0   0       4   2
Moore p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Coleman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       38   5  13   4       4   2      24   9
BATTING - 
HR: Mayberry (18,6th inning off Gale 0 on 1 out); Carty (17,9th inning off
Mingori 1 on 2 out).
GDP: McKay (10,off Mingori); Howell (11,off Mingori).
Team LOB: 10.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Washington ss                 5   1   0   0       0   1       5   1
Zdeb lf                       4   3   2   0       1   1       0   0
McRae dh                      4   2   3   3       0   0       0   0
Otis cf                       3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Wilson cf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cowens rf                     4   3   3   4       0   0       5   0
Wathan c                      4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
LaCock 1b                     3   1   2   2       0   1       8   1
Quirk 3b                      2   0   0   0       2   1       0   3
Terrell 2b                    3   0   1   2       0   0       4   6
Gale p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mingori p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33  12  12  12       4   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Quirk-Terrell-LaCock, Terrell-Washington-LaCock.
E: Washington (7), Zdeb (3).
BATTING - 
2B: McRae (25,off Moore); Cowens (14,off Moore).
3B: Zdeb (3,off Moore).
HR: Cowens (3,1st inning off Moore 3 on 1 out).
SH: Terrell (5,off Moore).
SF: McRae (8,off Moore); LaCock (3,off Coleman).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moore L(5-3)                  4     7   8   8   4   1   1  23
Coleman                       4     5   4   4   0   3   0  17
Totals                        8    12  12  12   4   4   1  40
Moore faced 1 batter in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Coleman 1-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gale W(13-3)                  6     8   2   2   1   2   1  27
Mingori                       3     5   3   3   3   0   1  15
Totals                        9    13   5   5   4   2   2  42

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 35404
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals       
1. Upshaw              cf        Washington          ss
2. Bailor              rf        Zdeb                lf
3. Howell              3b        McRae               dh
4. Carty               dh        Otis                cf
5. Mayberry            1b        Cowens              rf
6. A. Woods            lf        Wathan              c
7. Ashby               c         LaCock              1b
8. McKay               2b        Quirk               3b
9. Gomez               ss        Terrell             2b
   Moore               p         Gale                p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw walked; Bailor grounded out (second to
first) [Upshaw to second]; Howell singled to left [Upshaw
scored, Howell to second (on throw to home)]; Carty flied out to
right [Howell to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington flied out to right; Zdeb walked; McRae
singled to left [Zdeb to third]; Otis walked [McRae to second];
Cowens homered to left [Zdeb scored, McRae scored, Otis scored];
Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock struck out; 4 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods singled to center; Ashby forced A. Woods
(first to shortstop) [Ashby to second (error by Washington)];
McKay was called out on strikes; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Quirk to second]; Washington reached on a
fielder's choice [Quirk out at third (shortstop to third)]; Zdeb
singled to center [Washington to second]; McRae doubled to left
[Washington scored, Zdeb scored]; Otis lined to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Bailor
singled to left; Howell struck out; Carty grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock singled to left; Quirk
walked [LaCock to second]; Terrell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled to center; A. Woods popped to
shortstop; Ashby flied out to center; McKay forced Mayberry
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Zdeb
tripled to right; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Zdeb
scored]; Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Royals 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled to right; Upshaw flied out to
right; Bailor forced Gomez (third to second); Howell forced
Bailor (third to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens doubled to left; COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Wathan flied out to right [Cowens to third]; LaCock
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored]; Quirk struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry homered to
right; A. Woods singled to right; Ashby flied out to right;
McKay singled to center [A. Woods to second]; Gomez popped to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (first to pitcher); Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 8.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Upshaw walked;
Bailor popped to second; Howell flied out to center; Carty
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to center; Otis lined to shortstop;
Cowens singled to center [McRae to second]; Wathan singled to
left [McRae scored, Cowens to second]; LaCock singled to center
[Cowens scored, Wathan to third, LaCock to second (on throw to
home)]; Quirk popped to shortstop; Terrell singled to center
[Wathan scored, LaCock scored, Terrell to second (on throw to
home)]; Washington struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Royals 12.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Mayberry flied
out to center; A. Woods singled to left [A. Woods to second
(error by Zdeb)]; Ashby singled to left [A. Woods to third];
McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Royals 12.

ROYALS 8TH: Zdeb flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Wilson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Royals 12.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez singled to left; Upshaw walked [Gomez to
second]; Bailor singled to left [Gomez to third, Upshaw to
second]; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Gomez scored, Upshaw to third, Bailor out at second];
Carty homered to left [Upshaw scored]; Mayberry walked; A. Woods
flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals
12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        5  13   0   10
 Royals          12  12   2    4
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