Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
August 19, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 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 9, Kansas City Royals 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 6 3 3 0
Ainge 3b 5 1 1 0
Moseby cf 5 2 3 6
Mayberry dh 5 1 2 0
Woods lf 5 0 3 3
Wells 1b 6 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 5 0 1 0
Bonnell rf 5 1 1 0
Martinez c 4 1 2 0
Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 9 17 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 1 0
McRae dh 5 1 2 1
Brett G. 3b 4 1 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 0 1
White 2b 1 0 0 1
Quirk c 4 0 1 0
Motley rf 4 0 1 1
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Brett K. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Toronto 003 202 2009171
Kansas City 200 010 010474
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer  W (2-4) 7.0 5 4 2 6 2
  McLaughlin   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
6
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (7-8) 4.0 9 5 3 1 5
  Wright   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Brett   3.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
17
9
7
3
6

  E–Griffin (19), G Brett 2 (8), Aikens (4), Washington (6).  2B–Toronto Martinez (4,off Leonard); Ainge (5,off Wright); Garcia (8,off K Brett), Kansas City Motley (2,off Berenguer).  HR–Kansas City McRae (6,5th inning off Berenguer 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Martinez (1,off K Brett).  HBP–Moseby (1,by K Brett).  IBB–Mayberry (3,by Leonard); Woods (4,by Wright); Ainge (1,by K Brett).  SF–White (3,off Berenguer).  SB–Moseby (8,2nd base off Leonard/Quirk); G Brett (6,2nd base off Berenguer/Martinez).  HBP–K Brett (1,Moseby).  IBB–Leonard (5,Mayberry); Wright (7,Woods); K Brett (3,Ainge).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:57.  A–28,174.
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