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Monday, April 17, 1978, 4:04PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 10,169, Time of Game: 2:07
Royals
3
7-1
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
1
2-7
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Larry Gura (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    3  5  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 .509 -0.070 1.40 0.059 -0.129 -0.4 1 0 CS
   Pete LaCock 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 4 0
Hal McRae DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .296 1.202 -0.055 1.03 0.025 -0.080 -0.6
George Brett 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .233 .748 0.553 1.49 0.590 -0.037 2.5 2 1 HR,2B
Al Cowens RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .400 1.109 -0.047 1.02 0.030 -0.077 -0.4 2 0 SF
Darrell Porter C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 .969 -0.085 0.78 0.010 -0.095 -0.8 2 0
Amos Otis CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .958 -0.006 0.83 0.042 -0.048 -0.3 0 0 SB
Clint Hurdle 1B-LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .683 -0.038 1.06 0.013 -0.051 -0.4 9 1
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .600 -0.106 1.41 0.000 -0.106 -0.7 1 4
Frank White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .523 -0.057 1.17 0.026 -0.082 -0.2 5 6 SB
Larry Gura P 1 2
   Doug Bird P 0 0
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 5 3 4 1 .172 .575 0.089 1.12 0.795 -0.705 -1.3 27 14
2B: G Brett (2, off J Jefferson).
HR: G Brett (1, off J Jefferson; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: A Cowens (1, off J Jefferson).
TB: G Brett 6; A Cowens; D Porter; W Wilson.
RBI: G Brett 2 (3); A Cowens (4).
2-out RBI: G Brett 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-F White-P LaCock.
Baserunning
SB: A Otis (1, 2nd base off J Jefferson/R Cerone); F White (1, 2nd base off J Jefferson/R Cerone).
CS: W Wilson (3, 2nd base by J Jefferson/R Cerone).
Pickoffs: D Porter (1st base by J Jefferson); A Cowens (1st base by J Jefferson).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Bosetti CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 .650 0.016 0.83 0.076 -0.059 0.1 4 0 2B
Bob Bailor 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .458 1.102 0.169 1.17 0.204 -0.035 1.0 2 2 2B
Roy Howell RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .817 -0.081 0.70 0.000 -0.081 -0.8 0 0
   Tom Hutton RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .736 0.141 3.40 0.141 0.000 0.6 2 0
Rico Carty DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .628 -0.273 1.91 0.032 -0.305 -1.0 GDP
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .673 -0.139 1.40 0.000 -0.139 -1.2 10 0
Rick Cerone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 -0.078 1.04 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 1 1
Al Woods LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .284 -0.066 0.87 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 2 0
Garth Iorg 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .423 -0.032 0.66 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 3 1
   Willie Upshaw PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.041 1.66 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
   Dave McKay 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .517 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Luis Gomez SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .317 0.000 0.44 0.012 -0.012 0.0 3 2
   Doug Ault PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.027 1.11 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Tim Nordbrook SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jesse Jefferson P 0 2
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 3 2 .103 .360 -0.411 1.17 0.465 -0.875 -3.3 27 8
2B: R Bosetti (4, off L Gura); B Bailor (3, off L Gura).
TB: R Bosetti 2; B Bailor 2; L Gomez.
GIDP: R Carty (1).
RBI: B Bailor (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
PB: R Cerone (1).
E: J Mayberry (2).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, W (1-0) 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 1.17 25 68 0.240 0.88 2.3
Doug Bird, H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.06 6 0 0 0.125 2.29 0.6
Al Hrabosky, S (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.045 1.66 0.4
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 3 2 0 1.00 32 68 1 0 0.410 1.12 3.3

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jesse Jefferson, L (0-2) 9 5 3 2 4 1 1 5.31 34 64 -0.090 1.12 1.3
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 4 1 1 2.00 34 64 -0.090 1.17 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Jefferson 2 (3; A Cowens, 1st base, D Porter, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 10,169.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 55° F, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Rick Bosetti CF
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Bob Bailor 3B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Roy Howell RF
4 Al Cowens RF 4 Rico Carty DH
5 Darrell Porter C 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Amos Otis CF 6 Rick Cerone C
7 Clint Hurdle 1B 7 Al Woods LF
8 Freddie Patek SS 8 Garth Iorg 2B
9 Frank White 2B 9 Luis Gomez SS
Larry Gura P Jesse Jefferson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-1 2 1-- RR KCR G. Brett J. Jefferson 41% 85% Home Run; McRae Scores
b9 1-3 0 12- OO TOR R. Carty D. Bird 27% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bailor to 3B
b9 1-3 0 1-- TOR T. Hutton D. Bird -14% 68% Walk; Bailor to 2B
t7 0-1 0 --- KCR G. Brett J. Jefferson 12% 42% Double to LF
b4 0-0 0 -2- R TOR B. Bailor L. Gura -11% 25% Double to LF; Bosetti Scores

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Jefferson -2% 48% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Jefferson -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Jefferson -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti L. Gura 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor L. Gura 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O TOR R. Howell L. Gura 1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens J. Jefferson -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Porter J. Jefferson -2% 46% Foul Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Jefferson -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Carty L. Gura 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry L. Gura 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O TOR R. Cerone L. Gura 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle J. Jefferson -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Jefferson -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- KCR F. White J. Jefferson 1% 47% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t3 0-0 2 1-- KCR W. Wilson J. Jefferson 1% 48% White Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- KCR W. Wilson J. Jefferson 1% 49% Walk
t3 0-0 2 12- O KCR H. McRae J. Jefferson -5% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Woods L. Gura 2% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O TOR G. Iorg L. Gura 2% 49% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-0 2 --- O TOR L. Gomez L. Gura 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Jefferson -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- KCR A. Cowens J. Jefferson 3% 50% Single to LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O KCR D. Porter J. Jefferson -3% 47% Popfly: SS
t4 0-0 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis J. Jefferson -3% 44% Cowens Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- TOR R. Bosetti L. Gura -8% 37% Double to LF
b4 0-0 0 -2- R TOR B. Bailor L. Gura -11% 25% Double to LF; Bosetti Scores
b4 1-0 0 -2- O TOR R. Howell L. Gura 6% 31% Fielder's Choice P; Bailor out at 3B/P-3B
b4 1-0 1 1-- TOR R. Carty L. Gura -3% 27% Walk; Howell to 2B
b4 1-0 1 12- O TOR J. Mayberry L. Gura 4% 31% Popfly: SS
b4 1-0 2 12- O TOR R. Cerone L. Gura 4% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Jefferson -3% 32% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-1 1 --- O KCR C. Hurdle J. Jefferson -2% 30% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 2 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Jefferson -1% 29% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O TOR A. Woods L. Gura 2% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- O TOR G. Iorg L. Gura 1% 32% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- TOR L. Gomez L. Gura -1% 31% Single to RF
b5 1-0 2 1-- O TOR R. Bosetti L. Gura 2% 33% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O KCR F. White J. Jefferson -4% 30% Popfly: 2B
t6 0-1 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Jefferson -3% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-1 2 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Jefferson -2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- O TOR B. Bailor L. Gura 2% 27% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 1 --- O TOR R. Howell L. Gura 1% 29% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 2 --- O TOR R. Carty L. Gura 1% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 3-4-5
Tom Hutton replaces Roy Howell playing RF batting 3rd
t7 0-1 0 --- KCR G. Brett J. Jefferson 12% 42% Double to LF
t7 0-1 0 -2- KCR A. Cowens J. Jefferson 6% 48% Passed Ball; Brett to 3B
t7 0-1 0 --3 RO KCR A. Cowens J. Jefferson -2% 46% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores/unER
t7 1-1 1 --- O KCR D. Porter J. Jefferson -3% 43% Flyball: RF
t7 1-1 2 --- KCR A. Otis J. Jefferson 2% 46% Walk
t7 1-1 2 1-- KCR C. Hurdle J. Jefferson 2% 48% Otis Steals 2B
t7 1-1 2 -2- KCR C. Hurdle J. Jefferson 1% 49% Walk
t7 1-1 2 12- O KCR F. Patek J. Jefferson -7% 41% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
b7 1-1 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry L. Gura 4% 45% Lineout: 2B
b7 1-1 1 --- O TOR R. Cerone L. Gura 3% 48% Popfly: 3B
b7 1-1 2 --- O TOR A. Woods L. Gura 2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 9-1-2
t8 1-1 0 --- O KCR F. White J. Jefferson -5% 45% Foul Popfly: 1B
t8 1-1 1 --- KCR W. Wilson J. Jefferson 5% 50% Single to LF
t8 1-1 1 1-- O KCR H. McRae J. Jefferson -8% 42% Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 1-1 2 --- KCR H. McRae J. Jefferson 2% 45% Walk
t8 1-1 2 1-- RR KCR G. Brett J. Jefferson 41% 85% Home Run; McRae Scores
t8 3-1 2 --- O KCR A. Cowens J. Jefferson -1% 85% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
Doug Bird replaces Larry Gura pitching
Pete LaCock replaces Willie Wilson (LF) playing 1B batting 1st
Clint Hurdle moves from 1B to LF
Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Garth Iorg (2B) batting 8th
b8 1-3 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw D. Bird 4% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
Doug Ault pinch hits for Luis Gomez (SS) batting 9th
b8 1-3 1 --- O TOR D. Ault D. Bird 3% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-3 2 --- O TOR R. Bosetti D. Bird 2% 93% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 5-6-7
Dave McKay replaces Willie Upshaw (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Tim Nordbrook replaces Doug Ault (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- KCR D. Porter J. Jefferson 1% 94% Single to RF
t9 3-1 0 1-- O KCR A. Otis J. Jefferson -2% 92% Porter Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t9 3-1 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Jefferson -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-1 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle J. Jefferson -0% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Doug Bird facing 2-3-4
b9 1-3 0 --- TOR B. Bailor D. Bird -9% 82% Walk
b9 1-3 0 1-- TOR T. Hutton D. Bird -14% 68% Walk; Bailor to 2B
b9 1-3 0 12- OO TOR R. Carty D. Bird 27% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bailor to 3B
Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching
b9 1-3 2 --3 O TOR J. Mayberry A. Hrabosky 5% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

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