Blue Jays @ Royals
April 27, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 8 12 0
Royals 7 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 8 12 0
Royals 7 11 1

Joe Zdeb Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .100
OBP .000 .100
At Bats 1 10
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Mike Willis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 2
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Royals Stadium - April 27, 1978
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Out
Mike Willis
Rick Cerone
John Mayberry
Dave McKay
Roy Howell
Tim Nordbrook
Willie Upshaw
Bob Bailor
Otto Velez
Joe Zdeb
Amos Otis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Toronto Blue Jays 8 12 0 3
Kansas City Royals 7 11 1 8
Winning Pitcher Balor Moore
Losing Pitcher Doug Bird
Save Mike Willis
Game Winning RBI Willie Upshaw
Attendance 17,422
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zdeb hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Amos Otis pinch hits for Darrell Porter. Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Tim Nordbrook now playing shortstop. Dave McKay now playing second base. Mike Willis now pitching. Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McKay reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dave McKay pinch runs for Sam Ewing. Upshaw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Upshaw reaches second base with a double. Nordbrook scores. McKay goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Tim Nordbrook pinch runs for Tom Hutton. Sam Ewing pinch hits for Luis Gomez. Ewing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nordbrook moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Hutton pinch hits for Garth Iorg. Hutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cerone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Patek. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 8 White strikes out.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Howell hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second.
Top 8 Upshaw strikes out.
Top 8 Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Pete LaCock now playing first base. Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Zdeb. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Zdeb steals second.
Bottom 7 Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 7 Balor Moore now pitching. Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Brett reaches second base with a double. McRae scores.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette scores.
Bottom 6 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Poquette reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Brett. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Bottom 5 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Poquette scores.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Poquette moves to third.
Bottom 4 Poquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. Poquette reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Velez moves to third.
Top 4 Velez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Upshaw moves to third.
Top 3 Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Upshaw moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Upshaw hits a fly ball towards left. Poquette settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Poquette. Gomez moves to second.
Top 3 Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards second. Iorg scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Poquette scores. Hurdle moves to third.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. Poquette moves to third. Hurdle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to third. Poquette moves to second.
Bottom 2 Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cerone hits a popup towards first. Hurdle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Upshaw hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.