Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
August 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1978 at Royals 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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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 12

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Upshaw cf 2 2 0 0
Bailor rf 5 0 2 0
Howell 3b 5 0 1 1
Carty dh 5 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 1
Woods lf 5 0 3 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
McKay 2b 4 0 1 0
Gomez ss 4 1 2 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 5 1 0 0
Zdeb lf 4 3 2 0
McRae dh 4 2 3 3
Otis cf 3 1 0 0
  Wilson cf 1 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 3 3 4
Wathan c 4 1 1 1
LaCock 1b 3 1 2 2
Quirk 3b 2 0 0 0
Terrell 2b 3 0 1 2
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 12 12 12
Toronto 100 001 0035130
Kansas City 420 110 40x12122
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (5-3) 4.0 7 8 8 4 1
  Coleman   4.0 5 4 4 0 3
Totals
8.0
12
12
12
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  W (13-3) 6.0 8 2 2 1 2
  Mingori   3.0 5 3 3 3 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
2

  E–Washington (7), Zdeb (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City McRae (25,off Moore); Cowens (14,off Moore).  3B–Kansas City Zdeb (3,off Moore).  HR–Toronto Mayberry (18,6th inning off Gale 0 on, 1 out); Carty (17,9th inning off Mingori 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Cowens (3,1st inning off Moore 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Terrell (5,off Moore).  SF–McRae (8,off Moore); LaCock (3,off Coleman).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:22.  A–35,404.
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