Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 0 1 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 2
Cowens rf 3 0 1 1
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Hurdle 1b,lf 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Bailor 3b 3 0 1 1
Howell rf 3 0 0 0
  Hutton rf 0 0 0 0
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Woods lf 3 0 0 0
Iorg 2b 2 0 0 0
  Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0
  McKay 2b 0 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 0 1 0
  Ault ph 1 0 0 0
  Nordbrook ss 0 0 0 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Kansas City 000 000 120350
Toronto 000 100 000131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (1-0) 7.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Bird   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Hrabosky  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  L (0-2) 9.0 5 3 2 4 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
4
1

  E–Mayberry (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Cerone (1).  2B–Kansas City Brett (2,off Jefferson), Toronto Bosetti (4,off Gura); Bailor (3,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Brett (1,8th inning off Jefferson 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Cowens (1,off Jefferson).  SB–White (1,2nd base off Jefferson/Cerone); Otis (1,2nd base off Jefferson/Cerone).  CS–Wilson (3,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:07.  A–10,169.
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