Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
August 18, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1981 at Royals 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 0 0
Ainge 3b 4 1 3 0
Moseby cf 3 0 0 0
Wells 1b 4 2 0 0
Mayberry dh 3 2 2 0
Garcia 2b 4 0 2 2
Bonnell lf 4 0 2 3
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 2 1
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
White 2b 4 1 1 0
Quirk c 4 0 2 1
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Toronto 010 101 020591
Kansas City 100 001 010372
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal  W (4-8) 7.2 7 3 3 1 1
  Jackson  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (1-1) 7.2 8 5 3 1 3
  Martin   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
1
3

  E–Griffin (18), G Brett (6), Washington (5).  2B–Toronto Mayberry (5,off Jones), Kansas City White (10,off Leal).  HR–Kansas City Otis (6,8th inning off Leal 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Moseby (3,off Jones).  HBP–Mayberry (7,by Jones); Aikens (1,by Leal).  SB–Garcia (13,2nd base off Jones/Quirk); Ainge (7,2nd base off Jones/Quirk).  CS–Ainge (3,2nd base by Jones/Quirk); Garcia (3,2nd base by Jones/Quirk); G Brett (3,2nd base by Leal/Martinez).  WP–Leal (6).  HBP–Leal (3,Aikens); Jones (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:20.  A–26,952.
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