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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		1
7
TOR
@KCR		2
11
MIL
@NYY		5
1
NYM
@CHC		10
6
SDP
@LAD		4
3
Thursday, April 5, 1979, 7:35PM
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 37,754, Time of Game: 2:36
Blue Jays
2
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
11
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
L: Tom Underwood (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  7  3
Royals          0  9  1   0  0  1   0  0  X   11 11  2

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 0.030 0.21 0.035 -0.005 -0.6 4 2
Bob Bailor RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.070 0.30 0.004 -0.074 -0.6 3 0
Roy Howell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.016 0.15 0.000 -0.016 -1.0 1 3
Rico Carty DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667 1.417 0.043 0.27 0.043 0.000 1.5
   Al Woods PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 4 2 0 0 1.000 2.250 0.118 0.46 0.118 0.000 4.0 8 0 2B
Rick Bosetti CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.053 1.43 0.000 -0.053 -0.6 0 0
   Ted Wilborn CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.012 0.16 0.000 -0.012 -1.6 1 0
Bobby Brown LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.102 0.44 0.000 -0.102 -2.1 2 0
Dave McKay 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.050 0.48 0.000 -0.050 -1.7 2 3
Rick Cerone C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.002 0.06 0.002 -0.004 -0.2 3 0
Tom Underwood P 0 0
   Balor Moore P 0 0
   Tom Murphy P 0 1
   Dave Freisleben P 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 7 2 3 6 .200 .492 -0.114 0.31 0.202 -0.316 -2.8 24 9
2B: J Mayberry (1, off D Leonard).
TB: J Mayberry 5; R Carty 2; B Bailor.
RBI: J Mayberry 2 (2).
2-out RBI: J Mayberry 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Murphy-A Griffin-J Mayberry; D McKay-A Griffin-J Mayberry.
E: D McKay (1); R Howell 2 (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
George Brett 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.043 0.31 0.000 -0.043 -1.1 0 2
Frank White 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 0.002 0.30 0.022 -0.020 -0.1 3 2 GDP
Amos Otis CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .333 .833 0.032 0.34 0.043 -0.011 1.9 0 0
   Pete LaCock 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -1.6 2 0 GDP
Al Cowens RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 0.028 0.26 0.037 -0.009 -1.3 1 0
Hal McRae DH 5 2 1 1 0 0 .200 .600 0.077 0.36 0.077 0.000 1.1 2B
Darrell Porter C 3 1 2 3 1 1 .667 1.750 0.092 0.53 0.092 0.000 3.3 5 0 2B
   Willie Wilson PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 3 0
John Wathan 1B-C 4 1 2 3 0 0 .500 1.750 0.152 0.51 0.154 -0.001 1.7 7 1 3B,2B
Clint Hurdle LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 0.018 0.15 0.018 0.000 1.1 2 0
Freddie Patek SS 4 1 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.028 0.19 0.028 0.000 1.9 3 3
Dennis Leonard P 1 3
   Steve Mingori P 0 0
Team Totals 36 11 11 9 6 3 .306 .849 0.386 0.31 0.471 -0.084 6.7 27 11
2B: D Porter (1, off T Murphy); J Wathan (1, off B Moore); H McRae (1, off T Underwood).
3B: J Wathan (1, off T Underwood).
TB: J Wathan 5; F Patek 4; D Porter 3; H McRae 2; A Otis; G Brett.
GIDP: F White (1); P LaCock (1).
RBI: D Porter 3 (3); J Wathan 3 (3); F Patek (1); H McRae (1); A Otis (1).
2-out RBI: D Porter 3; H McRae.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. F White-J Wathan.
E: G Brett 2 (2).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Underwood, L (0-1) 1.2 3 9 3 4 1 0 16.20 14 22 -0.364 0.88 -6.6
Balor Moore 2.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 3.86 12 2 2 -0.021 0.05 -1.3
Tom Murphy 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 13 0 0 0.000 0.02 0.6
Dave Freisleben 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 11 5 6 3 0 5.62 42 22 2 2 -0.385 0.31 -6.7

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard, W (1-0) 6 6 2 0 2 4 0 0.00 27 58 0.113 0.43 1.2
Steve Mingori, S (1) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 11 0 0 0.003 0.03 1.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 0 3 6 0 0.00 38 58 0 0 0.116 0.31 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: B Moore (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Harold Easley, 2B - Larry Zirbel, 3B - Don Schulte.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 37,754.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 46° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Kansas City Royals
1 Alfredo Griffin SS 1 George Brett 3B
2 Bob Bailor RF 2 Frank White 2B
3 Roy Howell 3B 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Rico Carty DH 4 Al Cowens RF
5 John Mayberry 1B 5 Hal McRae DH
6 Rick Bosetti CF 6 Darrell Porter C
7 Bobby Brown LF 7 John Wathan 1B
8 Dave McKay 2B 8 Clint Hurdle LF
9 Rick Cerone C 9 Freddie Patek SS
Tom Underwood P Dennis Leonard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 123 RRR KCR J. Wathan T. Underwood 15% 87% Triple to LF; Cowens Scores; McRae Scores/unER; Porter Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- TOR J. Mayberry D. Leonard -10% 36% Double to LF; Carty to 3B
t2 0-0 1 -23 O TOR B. Brown D. Leonard 10% 51% Fielder's Choice P; Carty out at Hm/P-3B-C
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO TOR B. Bailor D. Leonard 7% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 0 12- KCR D. Porter T. Underwood 7% 71% Walk; Cowens to 3B; McRae to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TOR A. Griffin D. Leonard -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO TOR B. Bailor D. Leonard 7% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TOR R. Howell D. Leonard 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Underwood -2% 53% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. White T. Underwood -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Underwood -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- TOR R. Carty D. Leonard -4% 46% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- TOR J. Mayberry D. Leonard -10% 36% Double to LF; Carty to 3B
t2 0-0 0 -23 O TOR R. Bosetti D. Leonard 5% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 -23 O TOR B. Brown D. Leonard 10% 51% Fielder's Choice P; Carty out at Hm/P-3B-C
t2 0-0 2 12- O TOR D. McKay D. Leonard 4% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
Ted Wilborn replaces Rick Bosetti playing CF batting 6th
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR A. Cowens T. Underwood 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- KCR H. McRae T. Underwood 6% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cowens to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- KCR D. Porter T. Underwood 7% 71% Walk; Cowens to 3B; McRae to 2B
b2 0-0 0 123 RRR KCR J. Wathan T. Underwood 15% 87% Triple to LF; Cowens Scores; McRae Scores/unER; Porter Scores
b2 3-0 0 --3 KCR C. Hurdle T. Underwood 1% 88% Walk
b2 3-0 0 1-3 R KCR F. Patek T. Underwood 3% 91% Single to CF; Wathan Scores; Hurdle to 2B
b2 4-0 0 12- O KCR G. Brett T. Underwood -2% 89% Flyball: LF
b2 4-0 1 12- KCR F. White T. Underwood 2% 91% Walk; Hurdle to 3B; Patek to 2B
b2 4-0 1 123 RR KCR A. Otis T. Underwood 4% 95% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hurdle Scores/unER; Patek Scores/No RBI/unER; White to 2B
b2 6-0 1 12- O KCR A. Cowens T. Underwood -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b2 6-0 2 12- R KCR H. McRae T. Underwood 2% 97% Double to LF; White Scores/unER; Otis to 3B
Balor Moore replaces Tom Underwood pitching
b2 7-0 2 -23 RR KCR D. Porter B. Moore 2% 99% Single to LF; Otis Scores/unER; McRae Scores/unER
b2 9-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Wathan B. Moore -0% 98% Flyball: RF
9 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 9.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
t3 0-9 0 --- O TOR R. Cerone D. Leonard 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-9 1 --- O TOR A. Griffin D. Leonard 0% 99% Flyball: LF
t3 0-9 2 --- TOR B. Bailor D. Leonard -0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t3 0-9 2 1-- O TOR R. Howell D. Leonard 0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 8-9-1
b3 9-0 0 --- KCR C. Hurdle B. Moore 0% 99% Walk
b3 9-0 0 1-- KCR F. Patek B. Moore 0% 99% Single to LF; Hurdle to 2B
b3 9-0 0 12- O KCR G. Brett B. Moore -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hurdle to 3B
b3 9-0 1 1-3 O KCR F. White B. Moore -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
b3 9-0 2 1-3 KCR A. Otis B. Moore 0% 99% Walk; Brett to 2B
b3 9-0 2 123 R KCR A. Cowens B. Moore 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Hurdle Scores; Brett to 3B; Otis to 2B
b3 10-0 2 -23 O KCR A. Cowens B. Moore -0% 99% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 10.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-10, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
t4 0-10 0 --- TOR R. Carty D. Leonard -0% 99% Single to RF
t4 0-10 0 1-- TOR J. Mayberry D. Leonard -1% 99% Single to CF; Carty to 2B
t4 0-10 0 12- O TOR T. Wilborn D. Leonard 1% 99% Popfly: SS
t4 0-10 1 12- O TOR B. Brown D. Leonard 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B; Carty to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
t4 0-10 2 -23 O TOR D. McKay D. Leonard 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 10.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-0, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 5-6-7
b4 10-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae B. Moore -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b4 10-0 1 --- O KCR D. Porter B. Moore -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b4 10-0 2 --- KCR J. Wathan B. Moore 0% 100% Double to LF
b4 10-0 2 -2- O KCR C. Hurdle B. Moore -0% 100% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Wathan out at 3B/3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 10.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-10, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
t5 0-10 0 --- TOR R. Cerone D. Leonard -0% 99% Walk
t5 0-10 0 1-- O TOR A. Griffin D. Leonard 0% 100% Strikeout
t5 0-10 1 1-- TOR B. Bailor D. Leonard -0% 99% Single to RF; Cerone to 2B
t5 0-10 1 12- O TOR R. Howell D. Leonard 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 0-10 2 12- TOR R. Carty D. Leonard -0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cerone to 3B; Bailor to 2B
t5 0-10 2 123 RR TOR J. Mayberry D. Leonard -1% 99% Single to CF; Cerone Scores/unER; Bailor Scores/unER; Carty to 2B
t5 2-10 2 12- O TOR T. Wilborn D. Leonard 1% 99% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 10.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Blue Jays' Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
Tom Murphy replaces Balor Moore pitching
b5 10-2 0 --- KCR F. Patek T. Murphy 0% 99% Single to LF
b5 10-2 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett T. Murphy -0% 99% Strikeout
b5 10-2 1 1-- OO KCR F. White T. Murphy -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 10.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-10, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
t6 2-10 0 --- O TOR B. Brown D. Leonard 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2-10 1 --- O TOR D. McKay D. Leonard 0% 100% Popfly: SS
t6 2-10 2 --- O TOR R. Cerone D. Leonard 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Blue Jays' Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
b6 10-2 0 --- KCR A. Otis T. Murphy 0% 100% Single to LF
b6 10-2 0 1-- O KCR A. Cowens T. Murphy -0% 100% Popfly: SS
b6 10-2 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae T. Murphy -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Otis to 2B
b6 10-2 2 -2- R KCR D. Porter T. Murphy 0% 100% Double to RF; Otis Scores
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Darrell Porter (C) batting 6th
b6 11-2 2 -2- O KCR J. Wathan T. Murphy -0% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-11, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 1-2-3
Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
John Wathan moves from 1B to C
Pete LaCock replaces Amos Otis (CF) playing 1B batting 3rd
Willie Wilson moves from PR to CF
t7 2-11 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin S. Mingori 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 2-11 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor S. Mingori 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t7 2-11 2 --- O TOR R. Howell S. Mingori 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-2, Blue Jays' Tom Murphy facing 8-9-1
b7 11-2 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle T. Murphy -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 11-2 1 --- KCR F. Patek T. Murphy 0% 100% Single to LF
b7 11-2 1 1-- KCR G. Brett T. Murphy 0% 100% Single to RF; Patek to 2B
b7 11-2 1 12- KCR F. White T. Murphy 0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Patek to 3B; Brett to 2B
b7 11-2 1 123 OO KCR P. LaCock T. Murphy -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-11, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 4-5-6
t8 2-11 0 --- TOR R. Carty S. Mingori -0% 100% Walk
Al Woods pinch runs for Rico Carty (DH) batting 4th
t8 2-11 0 1-- TOR J. Mayberry S. Mingori -0% 100% Single to RF; Woods to 2B
t8 2-11 0 12- O TOR T. Wilborn S. Mingori 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 2-11 1 12- O TOR B. Brown S. Mingori 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 2-11 2 12- O TOR D. McKay S. Mingori 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-2, Blue Jays' Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6
Dave Freisleben replaces Tom Murphy pitching
b8 11-2 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens D. Freisleben 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 11-2 1 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Freisleben 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B
b8 11-2 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Freisleben 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-11, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 9-1-2
t9 2-11 0 --- O TOR R. Cerone S. Mingori 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-11 1 --- O TOR A. Griffin S. Mingori 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 2-11 2 --- O TOR B. Bailor S. Mingori 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 11.

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