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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

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Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

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Game Played on Wednesday, August 1, 1979 (N) at Royals Stadium

TOR A    0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
KC  A    1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Griffin ss                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   4
Bosetti cf                    5   0   2   0       0   0       5   0
Howell 3b                     3   1   1   1       1   0       0   1
Carty dh                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   3   0   2   0       1   0       7   1
  Bailor pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Velez rf                      4   1   3   1       0   0       4   0
Woods lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Cerone c                      4   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Gomez 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
  Solaita ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Cannon pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Huffman p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Freisleben p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   3  10   3       3   0      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gomez-Griffin-Mayberry.
E: Griffin (23).
BATTING - 
2B: Velez 2 (16,off Gale 2); Woods (16,off Gale).
3B: Howell (3,off Gale).
SH: Griffin (13,off Quisenberry).
SF: Howell (2,off Gale).
GDP: Velez (6,off Quisenberry).
Team LOB: 9.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
White 2b                      4   1   0   0       0   1       3   0
Otis cf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Brett dh                      4   1   3   2       0   0       0   0
Porter c                      3   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
LaCock 1b                     4   1   1   0       0   0      12   0
Cowens rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Quirk 3b                      4   0   3   1       0   0       0   3
  Terrell 3b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Patek ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       2   5
Gale p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Quisenberry p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Hrabosky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4  10   4       1   1      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Quisenberry-Patek-LaCock.
BATTING - 
2B: Brett 2 (31,off Huffman 2).
SH: Patek (10,off Freisleben).
GDP: Wilson (1,off Huffman).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wilson (45,2nd base off Huffman/Cerone); White (18,2nd base off Huffman/Cerone).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Huffman L(4-12)               4.1   9   4   3   1   1   0  23
Freisleben                    3.2   1   0   0   0   0   0  12
Totals                        8    10   4   3   1   1   0  35
Inherited Runners - Scored: Freisleben 1-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gale W(9-8)                   7     9   3   3   2   0   0  32
Quisenberry                   1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Hrabosky SV(10)               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    10   3   3   3   0   0  39
Gale faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Quisenberry 1-0; Hrabosky 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock
Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24077
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals       
1. Griffin             ss        Wilson              lf
2. Bosetti             cf        White               2b
3. Howell              3b        Otis                cf
4. Carty               dh        Brett               dh
5. Mayberry            1b        Porter              c
6. Velez               rf        LaCock              1b
7. Woods               lf        Cowens              rf
8. Cerone              c         Quirk               3b
9. Gomez               2b        Patek               ss
   Huffman             p         Gale                p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin popped to second; Bosetti lined to
center; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; White
struck out; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilson to
third]; Brett singled to left [Wilson scored]; Porter walked
[Brett to second]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty lined to right; Mayberry singled to left;
Velez doubled to right [Mayberry to third]; Woods grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Quirk
singled to left; Patek flied out to center; On a bunt Wilson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White lined to center; Otis flied out to right;
Brett doubled to right; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell walked; Carty lined to center; Mayberry
singled to right [Howell to third]; Velez doubled to right
[Howell scored, Mayberry to third]; Woods popped to shortstop;
Cerone popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to right; Cowens singled to left
[LaCock to third]; Quirk singled to right [LaCock scored, Cowens
to third]; Patek popped to second; Wilson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Quirk out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez lined to right; Griffin singled to right;
Bosetti singled to center [Griffin to third, Bosetti to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Howell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffin
scored]; Carty popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White reached on an error by Griffin; White stole
second; Otis lined to center [White to third]; Brett doubled to
left [White scored (unearned)]; Porter singled to left [Brett
scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); LaCock flied
out to right; Cowens forced Porter (shortstop to second); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry lined to center; Velez singled to third;
Woods doubled to left [Velez to third]; Cerone grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Velez scored]; Gomez popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Quirk singled to center; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Quirk to second]; Wilson grounded out
(second to first) [Quirk to third]; White flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti
lined to second; Howell tripled to left; Carty lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Brett grounded out (third
to first); Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE
(PITCHING); BAILOR RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bailor out at
second]; Woods lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING 1B); LaCock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to right;
Quirk grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 3B); Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); SOLAITA BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Solaita walked; CANNON RAN FOR SOLAITA; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cannon to second]; Bosetti
singled to left [Cannon to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED QUISENBERRY
(PITCHING); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        3  10   1    9
 Royals           4  10   0    7
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