Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 1 0
Zdeb lf 2 1 1 0
  Hurdle ph,lf 3 2 3 4
McRae dh 5 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 2
Otis cf 4 1 3 3
  Wilson cf 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
  Porter ph,c 1 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 4 1 0 0
Terrell 3b 1 0 0 0
  Braun ph,3b 1 0 1 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Quirk 3b 1 0 0 0
Washington 2b 5 0 2 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  McGilberry p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 16 9
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 3 0 1 1
Bailor rf 4 1 0 0
Howell 3b 5 1 1 0
Carty dh 3 1 1 2
  Velez ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 3 2
Woods lf 5 1 2 0
McKay 2b 4 1 1 0
Ashby c 4 2 2 3
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Ault ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Cerone ph 1 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Kansas City 021 021 020 19161
Toronto 231 100 100 08121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   2.1 7 6 6 1 1
  McGilberry   2.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Mingori   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Pattin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hrabosky  W (5-5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
8
8
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   2.1 5 3 3 2 1
  Murphy   3.0 5 3 2 2 1
  Willis   3.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Cruz  L (3-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
16
9
8
5
5

  E–Quirk (2), Bosetti (4).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Kansas City Wathan (7,off Moore); Braun (11,off Murphy), Toronto Bosetti (19,off Leonard); Howell (24,off Leonard); A Woods (5,off Leonard); Ashby (9,off McGilberry).  HR–Kansas City Otis (15,2nd inning off Moore 1 on, 0 out); Hurdle (5,8th inning off Willis 1 on, 2 out), Toronto Ashby (7,2nd inning off Leonard 2 on, 0 out); Carty (20,3rd inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out); Mayberry (19,7th inning off Mingori 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Cowens (8,off Murphy); Otis (7,off Murphy); Hurdle (5,off Willis).  SH–Gomez (15,off McGilberry); Bosetti (5,off McGilberry); Ashby (4,off Mingori).  HBP–McKay (1,by Leonard).  SB–Patek (32,2nd base off Cruz/Ashby).  CS–Otis (5,2nd base by Cruz/Ashby); Bosetti (7,2nd base by Leonard/Wathan).  HBP–Leonard (7,McKay).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:22.  A–20,602.
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