Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1979 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 16, Toronto Blue Jays 12

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf,cf 6 3 2 1
McRae dh 4 1 1 1
Brett 3b 4 2 2 4
  Terrell 3b 1 0 1 0
Porter c 3 1 0 1
LaCock 1b 6 1 4 2
Cowens rf 5 1 0 1
Otis cf 2 2 0 0
  Wathan lf 2 1 1 0
White 2b 5 2 3 1
  Washington pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 2 3 5
  Cruz pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 16 17 16
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 3 1
Woods lf 3 0 0 0
  Bailor ph,rf 3 0 0 1
Howell 3b 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 2 2 3
Solaita dh 2 0 0 0
  Cannon pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Carty ph,dh 2 2 2 2
Velez rf,lf 4 2 1 0
Bosetti cf 5 2 3 1
Cerone c 5 1 3 4
Ainge 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gomez 2b 2 0 1 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 16 12
Kansas City 000 003 112016170
Toronto 003 002 03412163
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   5.2 7 5 5 4 2
  Mingori  W (3-2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.1 3 4 4 2 1
  Quisenberry   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
6
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (3-3) 6.0 5 6 6 4 2
  Freisleben   0.0 3 5 4 1 0
  Jefferson   0.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Todd   2.1 6 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
16
15
7
2

  E–Howell (10), Ainge (9), Freisleben (1).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Bosetti 3 (23,off Gale 2,off Mingori); Carty (24,off Rodriguez).  HR–Toronto Mayberry (16,3rd inning off Gale 2 on, 2 out); Carty (8,8th inning off Mingori 0 on, 0 out).  SH–McRae (1,off Freisleben); Ainge (4,off Gale).  SF–Cowens (4,off Stieb).  HBP–Otis (1,by Stieb).  SB–Porter (3,2nd base off Stieb/Cerone).  CS–Griffin (12,2nd base by Gale/Porter).  BK–Stieb (1).  HBP–Stieb (2,Otis).  T–3:29.  A–15,108.
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