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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 30, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 30, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,572 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: John Shulock 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Terry Cooney |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | DH |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 30, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Gura
Ainge hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Gura
Howell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stieb
Wilson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Stieb
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Stieb
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Stieb
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Stieb
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Stieb
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Stieb
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Stieb
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Velez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Gura
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stieb
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stieb
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stieb
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Stieb
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Gura
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Gura
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stieb
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stieb
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Stieb
There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Stieb
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops it up and throws to first, with Ainge covering, for the out. Brett scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stieb
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gura
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stieb
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Stieb
Quirk takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Stieb
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stieb
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Stieb
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Gura
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stieb
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stieb
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stieb
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Gura
Woods hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Gura
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stieb
Luis Gomez now playing second base.
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stieb
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Stieb
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Stieb
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. Patek reaches second base with a double. Cowens scores. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Wilson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Freisleben
White takes first base on ball four. Quirk scores. Patek moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Freisleben
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Patek scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Freisleben
Brett takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Freisleben
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Otis scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching. George Scott pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
There's a wild pitch. Brett scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Moore
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gura
George Scott now playing first base.
Howell hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Gura
Carty hits a line drive towards first. Scott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Moore
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Moore
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Moore
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Todd Cruz now playing shortstop.
Bosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Gura
Kusick hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Moore
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Moore
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Moore
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Gura
Jerry Terrell now playing third base.
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Gura
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1979 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 0 2 0 Wilson W, lf 3 2 0 0
Ainge D, 2b 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 1 1 1
Gomez L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 5 1 0 2
Howell R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 2 1 0
Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0 Terrell J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Velez O, rf 3 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 0 1 3
Bosetti R, cf 3 0 1 0 LaCock P, 1b 3 0 1 1
Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Scott G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Kusick C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 1 1 0
Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0 Quirk J, dh 3 1 1 0
Patek F, ss 4 1 2 1
Cruz T, ss 0 0 0 0
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28 0 3 0 32 9 8 8
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 201 006 00x -- 9
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (L) 5.1 7 6 6 3 2
Freisleben D 0.1 1 3 3 3 0
Moore B 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 2
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Toronto 2, Kansas City 6
2B -- Brett G, Patek F
SB -- Wilson W
HBP -- by Stieb D (Wilson W)
WP -- Stieb D, Moore B
T -- 2:13
A -- 31572
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