Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 8, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1980 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 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 0 2 0
Washington ss 5 1 1 0
Brett 3b 3 1 2 0
Porter c 4 2 1 2
Aikens dh 4 2 2 1
Otis cf 5 1 2 3
Quirk rf 4 0 1 0
  Torres rf 1 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0
Chalk 2b 2 0 0 0
  White pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bailor ss,3b 5 0 1 2
Garcia 2b 5 0 2 0
Bonnell cf 5 0 1 0
Velez dh 5 2 2 0
Ault 1b 2 0 0 0
Woods lf 4 0 2 0
Iorg 3b 3 1 1 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin ss 0 0 0 0
Moseby rf 3 0 1 2
Davis c 1 1 0 0
  Howell ph 0 0 0 0
  Whitt c 1 0 0 0
Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Schrom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Kansas City 010 020 2027130
Toronto 010 210 0004101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   3.2 8 3 3 2 4
  Martin   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Pattin  W (3-0) 4.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Todd   6.1 7 4 3 5 2
  Garvin  L (3-7) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Willis   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Schrom   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
6
3

  E–Garcia (11).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Kansas City G Brett (25,off Todd), Toronto Velez 2 (11,off Splittorff,off Martin); Iorg (5,off Splittorff); Bailor (9,off Splittorff); Moseby (9,off Martin).  HR–Kansas City Otis (8,7th inning off Garvin 1 on, 2 out); Porter (7,9th inning off Willis 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Chalk (2,by Todd).  SH–Moseby (6,off Splittorff).  IBB–Howell (3,by Pattin).  SB–Wilson (47,2nd base off Todd/Davis); Aikens (1,2nd base off Todd/Davis).  CS–Woods (4,Home by Splittorff/Porter).  WP–Willis (1).  HBP–Todd (1,Chalk).  IBB–Pattin (5,Howell).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:57.  A–22,146.
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