Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 29, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1980 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0
  Terrell pr 0 0 0 0
  Detherage lf 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 1
Wathan c 3 0 1 0
LaCock lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 0 1 0
Washington ss 2 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 2 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Cannon pr 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw 1b 0 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 1
Velez dh 3 1 1 2
Woods lf 3 0 1 0
  Bailor lf 0 0 0 0
Bonnell rf 3 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 3 0 1 0
Whitt c 2 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
Kansas City 000 001 000160
Toronto 200 001 00x361
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (0-3) 8.0 6 3 3 4 5
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
4
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (1-1) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
3

  E–Howell (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Wathan (3,off Clancy); Hurdle (5,off Clancy), Toronto Garcia (6,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City McRae (2,6th inning off Clancy 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Velez (3,6th inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Velez (2,off Leonard).  CS–Woods (1,2nd base by Leonard/Wathan).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:21.  A–11,553.
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