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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 26, 1978
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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 April 26, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,545 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Al Clark |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 26, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Splittorff
Bosetti 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Splittorff
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Splittorff
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Underwood
McRae 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Underwood
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Splittorff
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Splittorff
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Underwood
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Underwood
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Wathan moves to third. Patek moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Underwood
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Splittorff
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Splittorff
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Splittorff
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Underwood
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Underwood
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Underwood
Brett hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Underwood
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Splittorff
Bosetti 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Splittorff
Bailor hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Splittorff
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Underwood
Wathan hits a line drive towards short. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Splittorff
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Splittorff
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Splittorff
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Splittorff
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Underwood
White hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Splittorff
Gomez 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, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Splittorff
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Splittorff
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Splittorff
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Rick Bosetti.
Howell hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Underwood
Willie Upshaw now playing left field. Bob Bailor now playing center field. Otto Velez now playing right field.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Underwood
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Underwood
Cowens hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Splittorff
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Splittorff
Mayberry 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 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Underwood
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Splittorff
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Splittorff
Iorg hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Splittorff
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Murphy
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Murphy
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Murphy
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Murphy
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Splittorff
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Splittorff
Bailor bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Splittorff
Howell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Splittorff
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Splittorff
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Murphy
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Murphy
Clint Hurdle pinch hits for John Wathan.
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Murphy
Porter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iorg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1978 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 3 0 1 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 2 0
Upshaw W, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0
Bailor B, rf-cf 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 1 1 2 Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 0 0
Velez O, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Wathan J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Hurdle C, ph 1 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 2 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 0 1 0
Iorg G, 2b 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 1 1
Gomez L, ss 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 4 3 32 1 4 1
Toronto 000 010 002 -- 3
Kansas City 010 000 000 -- 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T 7.0 3 1 0 1 3
Murphy T (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L) 9.0 4 3 3 2 2
E -- Howell R
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Toronto 2, Kansas City 6
2B -- Wilson W
HR -- Mayberry J, Howell R
SB -- Wilson W
SH -- Bailor B
T -- 1:54
A -- 19545
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