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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 30, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 30, 1980 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 14,029 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
John Wathan | Catcher |
Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
Pete LaCock | Left Fielder |
Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Otto Velez | DH |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Barry Bonnell | Right Fielder |
Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Bob Bailor | Left Fielder |
Bob Davis | Catcher |
Bobby Mattick | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 30, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jefferson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jefferson
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jefferson
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gura
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
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Jefferson
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Jefferson
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Jefferson
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Gura
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gura
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Gura
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Jefferson
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Jefferson
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jefferson
Washington hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Gura
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gura
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jefferson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jefferson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Jefferson
Jefferson fires to first and picks off White. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jefferson
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gura
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Jefferson
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Jefferson
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Jefferson
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first, with Jefferson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gura
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Gura
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Jefferson
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Jefferson
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jefferson
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Jefferson
There goes Washington. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Jefferson
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Gura
Garcia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LaCock. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Gura
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to third for the out. Bailor moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jefferson
White hits a fly ball into left field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jefferson
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Jefferson
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gura
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gura
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Jefferson
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Jefferson
Quirk bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Jefferson
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurdle vs. Jefferson
Hurdle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. McLaughlin
Joey McLaughlin now pitching.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Gura
Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Gura
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Gura
Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McLaughlin
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McLaughlin
White hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McLaughlin
McRae hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. McLaughlin
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. McLaughlin
Bob Detherage pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
There goes Detherage. The throw from Davis and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Gura
Bob Detherage now playing left field. Pete LaCock now playing first base. Danny Ainge pinch hits for Bob Davis.
Ainge hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gura
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gura
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/30/1980 -- Kansas City at Toronto (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 2 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Velez O, dh 3 0 0 0 Detherage B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 3 1 1 0 Bonnell B, rf 3 0 0 0 Quirk J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Garcia D, 2b 3 0 1 0 LaCock P, lf-1b 3 0 0 0 Bailor B, lf 2 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 3 1 1 2 Davis B, c 2 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 2 0 0 0 Ainge D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 3 4 3 28 0 1 0 Kansas City 000 000 021 -- 3 Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gura L (W) 9.0 1 0 0 1 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Jefferson J (L) 7.2 3 2 2 1 2 McLaughlin J 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 E -- Griffin A DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Kansas City 1, Toronto 2 2B -- Garcia D HR -- Hurdle C, McRae H SB -- Washington U CS -- Detherage B SH -- Quirk J T -- 1:54 A -- 14029
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