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Toronto Blue Jays @
Kansas City Royals
1977-08-03 Β· Night game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 16775 Β· 90Β°F Β· 2:24
Kansas City Royals defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7β4. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 4th. Paul Splittorff earned the win and Doug Bird picked up the save. Frank White went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
W: Paul Splittorff L: Jerry Garvin SV: Doug Bird
Umpires β HP: Bill Kunkel Β· 1B: Bill Deegan Β· 2B: Dale Ford Β· 3B: Jim McKean Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Bailor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Otto Velez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Fairly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Al Woods | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hector Torres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan Ashby | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Roy Howell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
John Wathan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Mayberry | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Joe Zdeb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Freddie Patek | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Frank White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerry Garvin | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Pete Vuckovich | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Splittorff | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Doug Bird | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Steve Staggs: 8
- Bob Bailor: 7
- Otto Velez: K/C
Bot 1
- George Brett: 63
- Hal McRae: 163
- Amos Otis: S7
- Al Cowens: W.1-2
- John Wathan: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Doug Rader: 63
- Ron Fairly: S7
- Doug Ault: 7/L
- Al Woods: 63
Bot 2
- John Mayberry: 5/P
- Joe Zdeb: E5
- Freddie Patek: W.1-2
- Frank White: 3/FL/P
- George Brett: FC.2-3;1-2
- Hal McRae: K
Top 3
- Hector Torres: S7
- Alan Ashby: 3/SH.1-2
- Steve Staggs: 4/P
- Bob Bailor: S7.2XH(72)
Bot 3
- Amos Otis: K
- Al Cowens: 8
- John Wathan: 4/L
Top 4
- Otto Velez: D7
- Doug Rader: 43.2-3
- Ron Fairly: FC3.3XH(32)
- Doug Ault: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- John Mayberry: W
- Joe Zdeb: 9/L
- Freddie Patek: S8.1-2
- Frank White: HR.2-H;1-H
- George Brett: HR/9
- Hal McRae: W
- Amos Otis: S7.1-2
- Al Cowens: 7
- John Wathan: 9/L
Top 5
- Al Woods: S9
- Hector Torres: 54(1)/FO
- Alan Ashby: D7.1-H
- Steve Staggs: 53
- Bob Bailor: W
- Otto Velez: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- John Mayberry: S7
- Joe Zdeb: 3/G.1-2
- Freddie Patek: E5
- Frank White: 8/L
- George Brett: 9
Top 6
- Doug Rader: 9
- Ron Fairly: 2/FL/P
- Doug Ault: K
Bot 6
- Hal McRae: 3/G
- Amos Otis: 3/P
- Al Cowens: 3/P
Top 7
- Al Woods: 43
- Hector Torres: 9
- Alan Ashby: W
- Steve Staggs: 8
Bot 7
- John Wathan: 53
- John Mayberry: S8
- Joe Zdeb: D7.1-H
- Freddie Patek: S.2-3;B-2(THH)
- Frank White: FC4.3-H;2-H(E4/TH3);B-2
- George Brett: IW
- Hal McRae: 9
- Amos Otis: 13
Top 8
- Bob Bailor: D8
- Otto Velez: W
- Doug Rader: 7/L
- Ron Fairly: S9.2-H;1-2
- Doug Ault: S7.2-3;1-2
- Al Woods: 9/FL
- Roy Howell: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Alan Ashby: 13
Bot 8
- Al Cowens: 6/L
- John Wathan: 8/L
- John Mayberry: W
- Joe Zdeb: K
Top 9
- Steve Staggs: 13
- Bob Bailor: 8
- Otto Velez: K




















