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Toronto Blue Jays @ 
Kansas City Royals
1978-04-27 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 17422 · 63°F, night · 2:21
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 8–7. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 8th. Balor Moore earned the win and Mike Willis picked up the save. Rico Carty went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
| KCA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
W: Balor Moore L: Doug Bird SV: Mike Willis
Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Terry Cooney · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Upshaw | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Bailor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Howell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Carty | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Otto Velez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Cerone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Garth Iorg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Gomez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Hutton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal McRae | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Brett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Poquette | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Clint Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Zdeb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Clancy | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Balor Moore | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Willis | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry Gura | 7.2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Hrabosky | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Bird | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Willie Upshaw: 8/L
- Bob Bailor: S7
- Roy Howell: 8
- Rico Carty: HR/7.1-H
- John Mayberry: 6/P
Bot 1
- Willie Wilson: 13
- Hal McRae: 63
- George Brett: 43
Top 2
- Otto Velez: 43
- Rick Cerone: 3/P
- Garth Iorg: 7
Bot 2
- Al Cowens: W
- Darrell Porter: S9.1-3
- Tom Poquette: S8.3-H;1-2
- Clint Hurdle: W.2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frank White: 4(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
- Willie Wilson: 43
Top 3
- Luis Gomez: S9
- Willie Upshaw: E7.1-2
- Bob Bailor: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
- Roy Howell: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Rico Carty: 63
Bot 3
- Hal McRae: 63
- George Brett: W
- Al Cowens: 4/P
- Darrell Porter: 6/P
Top 4
- John Mayberry: 3/G
- Otto Velez: S7
- Rick Cerone: S9.1-3
- Garth Iorg: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Tom Poquette: D9
- Clint Hurdle: 63.2-3
- Freddie Patek: 63.3-H
- Frank White: 8
Top 5
- Luis Gomez: 13
- Willie Upshaw: 13
- Bob Bailor: 7
Bot 5
- Willie Wilson: K
- Hal McRae: K
- George Brett: W
- Al Cowens: SB2
- Al Cowens: 63
Top 6
- Roy Howell: 7
- Rico Carty: 4/P
- John Mayberry: 43
Bot 6
- Darrell Porter: 43
- Tom Poquette: D7
- Clint Hurdle: 53
- Freddie Patek: S7.2-H
- Frank White: 63
Top 7
- Otto Velez: 53
- Rick Cerone: 13
- Garth Iorg: 8
Bot 7
- Willie Wilson: 7
- Hal McRae: D9
- George Brett: D7.2-H
- Al Cowens: S9.2-H
- Darrell Porter: S7.1-2
- Joe Zdeb: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Clint Hurdle: SB2
- Clint Hurdle: 13
Top 8
- Luis Gomez: S7
- Willie Upshaw: K
- Bob Bailor: S8.1-2
- Roy Howell: 6/P
- Rico Carty: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- John Mayberry: 8/L
Bot 8
- Freddie Patek: S8
- Frank White: K
- Willie Wilson: SB2
- Willie Wilson: 63
- Hal McRae: 63
Top 9
- Otto Velez: 9
- Rick Cerone: 4/P
- Tom Hutton: S9
- Sam Ewing: S7.1-2
- Willie Upshaw: D7.2-H;1-H
- Bob Bailor: 53
Bot 9
- George Brett: 4/L
- Al Cowens: 53
- Amos Otis: W
- Joe Zdeb: 8