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NYY
@CHW		2
12
BAL
@MIL		3
9
CAL
@OAK		10
1
MIN
@SEA		8
2
DET
@TEX		4
5
KCR
@TOR		1
4		 
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@LAD		2
1
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@PIT		6
7
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@SDP		4
2
HOU
@SFG		7
8
Friday, April 13, 1979, 3:30PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 40,035, Time of Game: 1:26
Royals
1
4-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
4
3-3
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Jim Clancy (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  0    1  2  0
Blue Jays       0  0  1   2  1  X    4  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
George Brett 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .417 1.106 -0.027 0.87 0.021 -0.048 -0.3 0 3
Hal McRae DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .771 -0.032 0.89 0.024 -0.057 -0.2
Amos Otis CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .391 1.070 -0.001 0.85 0.035 -0.037 0.0 0 0
Darrell Porter C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .350 .930 -0.046 1.22 0.027 -0.073 -0.5 1 0
Pete LaCock 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .631 -0.093 1.22 0.000 -0.093 -0.9 8 0
Clint Hurdle LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .421 -0.059 0.73 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 0 0
Al Cowens RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .317 0.002 0.79 0.026 -0.024 0.0 1 0
Frank White 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .382 -0.045 0.93 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 3 3
Freddie Patek SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .476 1.024 0.055 1.20 0.079 -0.024 0.8 2 0
Paul Splittorff P 0 2
Team Totals 20 1 2 0 4 2 .100 .350 -0.246 0.98 0.212 -0.460 -2.1 15 8
TB: F Patek; A Otis.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .412 -0.082 0.91 0.000 -0.082 -1.1 0 1
Bob Bailor RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .718 -0.016 0.84 0.031 -0.047 0.0 4 0
Rick Bosetti CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .513 -0.076 0.82 0.000 -0.076 -1.1 3 0
Rico Carty DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 .300 .890 0.068 0.91 0.092 -0.024 1.0
John Mayberry 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .409 1.049 0.098 0.84 0.133 -0.036 0.8 4 0 3B
Al Woods LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286 1.016 0.008 0.71 0.020 -0.011 0.0 3 0 SH
Roy Howell 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .806 0.118 0.60 0.118 0.000 1.1 0 1 HR
Rick Cerone C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .300 1.091 0.044 0.61 0.056 -0.012 0.4 2 0 2B
Dave McKay 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .421 .950 0.002 0.83 0.041 -0.038 0.2 2 1 2B
Jim Clancy P 0 2
Team Totals 21 4 7 4 1 1 .333 1.030 0.164 0.80 0.491 -0.326 1.4 18 5
2B: D McKay (1, off P Splittorff); R Cerone (2, off P Splittorff).
3B: J Mayberry (1, off P Splittorff).
HR: R Howell (1, off P Splittorff; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: A Woods (1, off P Splittorff).
TB: R Howell 5; J Mayberry 3; D McKay 2; R Cerone 2; R Carty; B Bailor.
RBI: A Woods (1); J Mayberry (5); R Carty (2); R Howell (3).
2-out RBI: R Carty.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
PB: R Cerone (1).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff, L (1-1) 5 7 4 4 1 1 1 3.21 23 37 -0.164 0.80 -1.4
Team Totals 5 7 4 4 1 1 1 7.20 23 37 -0.164 0.98 -1.4

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Clancy, W (1-1) 6 2 1 0 4 2 0 3.00 24 64 0.246 0.98 2.1
Team Totals 6 2 1 0 4 2 0 0.00 24 64 0.246 0.80 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Clancy (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Joe Sawchuk, 2B - Alan Contant, 3B - Rich Panas.
Time of Game: 1:26.
Attendance: 40,035.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 43° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 George Brett 3B 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Bob Bailor RF
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Rick Bosetti CF
4 Darrell Porter C 4 Rico Carty DH
5 Pete LaCock 1B 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Clint Hurdle LF 6 Al Woods LF
7 Al Cowens RF 7 Roy Howell 3B
8 Frank White 2B 8 Rick Cerone C
9 Freddie Patek SS 9 Dave McKay 2B
Paul Splittorff P Jim Clancy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 1 1-- R TOR J. Mayberry P. Splittorff 13% 82% Triple to LF; Carty Scores
b3 0-0 0 --- R TOR R. Howell P. Splittorff 11% 67% Home Run
b5 3-1 2 1-3 R TOR R. Carty P. Splittorff 7% 88% Single to LF; McKay Scores; Bailor to 2B
b3 1-0 0 --- TOR R. Cerone P. Splittorff 6% 72% Double to LF
t5 0-3 2 -23 R KCR H. McRae J. Clancy -5% 77% Passed Ball; Patek Scores/unER

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' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Clancy 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR H. McRae J. Clancy -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR A. Otis J. Clancy -4% 46% Single to LF; McRae to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O KCR D. Porter J. Clancy 4% 51% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCR P. LaCock J. Clancy 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin P. Splittorff -2% 53% Lineout: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor P. Splittorff -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O TOR R. Bosetti P. Splittorff -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle J. Clancy 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR A. Cowens J. Clancy -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR F. White J. Clancy 3% 53% Foul Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR F. Patek J. Clancy 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Carty P. Splittorff -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry P. Splittorff -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O TOR A. Woods P. Splittorff -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Clancy 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Clancy 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Clancy 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- R TOR R. Howell P. Splittorff 11% 67% Home Run
b3 1-0 0 --- TOR R. Cerone P. Splittorff 6% 72% Double to LF
b3 1-0 0 -2- O TOR D. McKay P. Splittorff -4% 69% Popfly: SS
b3 1-0 1 -2- O TOR A. Griffin P. Splittorff -3% 65% Popfly: 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- O TOR B. Bailor P. Splittorff -3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- O KCR D. Porter J. Clancy 3% 65% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- O KCR P. LaCock J. Clancy 2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle J. Clancy 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti P. Splittorff -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- TOR R. Carty P. Splittorff 2% 69% Walk
b4 1-0 1 1-- R TOR J. Mayberry P. Splittorff 13% 82% Triple to LF; Carty Scores
b4 2-0 1 --3 RO TOR A. Woods P. Splittorff 2% 84% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Mayberry Scores
b4 3-0 2 --- TOR R. Howell P. Splittorff 1% 85% Single to CF
b4 3-0 2 1-- O TOR R. Cerone P. Splittorff -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens J. Clancy 2% 86% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 1 --- O KCR F. White J. Clancy 2% 87% Lineout: LF
t5 0-3 2 --- KCR F. Patek J. Clancy -1% 86% Single to CF
t5 0-3 2 1-- KCR G. Brett J. Clancy -2% 84% Walk; Patek to 2B
t5 0-3 2 12- KCR H. McRae J. Clancy -2% 82% Wild Pitch; Patek to 3B; Brett to 2B
t5 0-3 2 -23 R KCR H. McRae J. Clancy -5% 77% Passed Ball; Patek Scores/unER
t5 1-3 2 -2- O KCR H. McRae J. Clancy 4% 81% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
b5 3-1 0 --- TOR D. McKay P. Splittorff 4% 85% Double to LF
b5 3-1 0 -2- O TOR A. Griffin P. Splittorff -3% 82% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-1 1 -2- TOR B. Bailor P. Splittorff 3% 85% Single to LF; McKay to 3B
b5 3-1 1 1-3 O TOR R. Bosetti P. Splittorff -4% 81% Popfly: 2B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 R TOR R. Carty P. Splittorff 7% 88% Single to LF; McKay Scores; Bailor to 2B
b5 4-1 2 12- O TOR J. Mayberry P. Splittorff -2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
t6 1-4 0 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Clancy 2% 88% Strikeout
t6 1-4 1 --- KCR D. Porter J. Clancy -3% 86% Walk
t6 1-4 1 1-- O KCR P. LaCock J. Clancy 3% 89% Flyball: CF
t6 1-4 2 1-- O KCR C. Hurdle J. Clancy 2% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197904130
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