Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 2 0
Zdeb lf,rf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 1
  Wilson pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 0
Wathan c 3 0 2 0
  Porter ph,c 1 0 0 1
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0
Terrell 3b 3 0 1 0
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Quirk 3b 0 0 0 0
Washington 2b 3 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0
Bailor rf 5 1 4 1
Howell 3b 4 0 0 1
Carty dh 5 0 2 0
Velez lf 4 0 0 1
Ault 1b 2 0 1 0
  Upshaw pr 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ss 0 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 2 3 0
  Mayberry ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Kansas City 000 001 010 0291
Toronto 001 000 100 13111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   8.1 9 2 2 4 5
  Hrabosky  L (5-6) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
11
3
3
4
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood   7.0 8 2 1 3 2
  Cruz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Willis  W (2-5) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
9
2
1
3
5

  E–Terrell (2), Ault (4).  DP–Kansas City 2, Toronto 2.  PB–Ashby 2 (11).  2B–Kansas City Patek (18,off Willis).  HR–Kansas City Cowens (4,6th inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Patek (9,off Underwood); Ault (1,off Gura); McKay (9,off Gura).  SF–Howell (1,off Gura).  SB–Zdeb (3,2nd base off Underwood/Ashby); McRae (13,2nd base off Underwood/Ashby); Patek (33,2nd base off Underwood/Ashby); Gomez (2,2nd base off Gura/Wathan).  CS–Washington (6,2nd base by Underwood/Ashby); Patek (7,3rd base by Willis/Ashby).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:48.  A–30,270.
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