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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 1, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 1, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,077 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: John Shulock |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Second Baseman |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | DH |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 1, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gale
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gale
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gale
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Huffman
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Huffman
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Huffman
White strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Huffman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Huffman
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Huffman
Porter takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Huffman
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Gale
Carty hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gale
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Gale
Velez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Velez reaches second base with a double. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Gale
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Gale
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Huffman
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Huffman
Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Huffman
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Huffman
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gale
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gale
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gale
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Huffman
White hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Huffman
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Huffman
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Huffman
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Huffman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gale
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Gale
Carty hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Gale
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Velez vs. Gale
Velez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Velez reaches second base with a double. Howell scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Gale
Woods hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Gale
Cerone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Huffman
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Huffman
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. Huffman
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock scores. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Huffman
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Huffman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gale
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gale
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Gale
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Gale
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Gale
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Huffman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Huffman
There goes White. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Huffman
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Huffman
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Brett reaches second base with a double. White scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Huffman
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
LaCock hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Freisleben
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gale
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gale
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Gale
Woods hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Woods reaches second base with a double. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Gale
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Velez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Gale
Gomez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Freisleben
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Freisleben
Patek bunts towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Freisleben
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Freisleben
White hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gale
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gale
Bosetti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gale
Howell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Howell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Gale
Carty hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Freisleben
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Freisleben
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Freisleben
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gale
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Bob Bailor pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Quisenberry
Woods hits a line drive towards first. LaCock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Freisleben
Tim Johnson now playing first base.
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Freisleben
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Freisleben
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Quisenberry
Jerry Terrell now playing third base.
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Quisenberry
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Quisenberry
Joe Cannon pinch runs for Tony Solaita.
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. Cannon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Quisenberry
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cannon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1979 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 1 1 0 Wilson W, lf 4 1 1 0
Bosetti R, cf 5 0 2 0 White F, 2b 4 1 0 0
Howell R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Brett G, dh 4 1 3 2
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 2 0 Porter D, c 3 0 1 1
Bailor B, pr 0 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 0
Velez O, rf 4 1 3 1 Quirk J, 3b 4 0 3 1
Woods A, lf 4 0 1 0 Terrell J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 4 0 0 1 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0
Gomez L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Solaita T, ph 0 0 0 0
Cannon J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 10 3 33 4 10 4
Toronto 000 111 000 -- 3
Kansas City 100 120 00x -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman P (L) 4.1 9 4 3 1 1
Freisleben D 3.2 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gale R (W)* 7.0 9 3 3 2 0
Quisenberry D 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Hrabosky A (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Griffin A
DP -- Toronto 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Kansas City 7
2B -- Velez O 2, Brett G 2, Woods A
3B -- Howell R
SB -- Wilson W, White F
SH -- Patek F, Griffin A
SF -- Howell R
T -- 2:29
A -- 24077
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