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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 9, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 20,102 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Russ Goetz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Second Baseman |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 9, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Huffman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Huffman
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Huffman
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Gura
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Huffman
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Huffman
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Huffman
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Porter tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Huffman
Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Huffman
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti throws the ball in to Griffin who tags White trying to catch an extra base, for the out. LaCock moves to third. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a popup towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gura
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Huffman
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Huffman
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Huffman
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Brett reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Huffman
Porter hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Porter reaches third base with a triple. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCock vs. Huffman
LaCock hits a fly ball towards left. Velez settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Velez. Porter scores. LaCock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Huffman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gura
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Gura
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Carty reaches second base with a double. Bailor scores. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Velez vs. Gura
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Huffman
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Huffman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Huffman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gura
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Huffman
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. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Huffman
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Huffman
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gura
Gomez hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Gura
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Huffman
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Huffman
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Huffman
Otis 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
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Velez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Gura
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Huffman
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Huffman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Huffman
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Huffman
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. Wilson reaches second base with a double. White scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Jefferson
Jesse Jefferson now pitching.
McRae hits a line drive into left field. Velez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Velez. Patek scores. Wilson scores. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Jefferson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez has McRae trapped. There's the throw to Howell, who tags McRae for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Jefferson
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gura
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bailor reaches second base with a double. Gomez scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Gura
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Gura drops the ball. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Gura
The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Bailor scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Jefferson
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Jefferson
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jefferson
Cowens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Freisleben
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Freisleben
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Todd Cruz now playing shortstop.
Velez hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gura
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Freisleben
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Freisleben
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Freisleben
Porter 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
Bottom 9
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Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gura
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor 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 8/9/1979 -- Kansas City at Toronto (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 1 1 1 Griffin A, ss 5 0 2 0
McRae H, dh 5 1 3 2 Bailor B, rf 5 2 2 1
Brett G, 3b 5 1 1 1 Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Porter D, c 5 2 2 1 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 1
LaCock P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Velez O, lf 4 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 3 1 1 3 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0
Cowens A, rf 4 1 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 0
White F, 2b 4 1 2 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 Gomez L, 2b 4 1 1 0
Cruz T, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 10 13 9 38 3 10 2
Kansas City 013 000 330 -- 10
Toronto 001 000 200 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 9.0 10 3 2 0 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman P (L) 6.1 9 7 6 0 1
Jefferson J* 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Freisleben D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Velez O 2, Gura L
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Toronto 8
2B -- Porter D, McRae H, Brett G, Carty R, Wilson W, Bailor B
3B -- Porter D
HR -- Otis A, Cowens A
SF -- Otis A
PB -- Porter D
T -- 2:15
A -- 20102
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