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Friday, August 8, 1980, 5:32PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:15
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Royals
9
68-40
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
0
45-61
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
W: Rich Gale (10-7)
L: Jim Clancy (10-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   1  3  1   2  0  0    9 15  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .340 .829 -0.008 0.79 0.019 -0.027 -0.2 1 0
   Rusty Torres LF-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .463 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.6 1 0
John Wathan C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .322 .796 -0.061 0.62 0.038 -0.099 0.8 4 0
George Brett 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .387 1.111 0.143 0.62 0.153 -0.011 2.2 1 1
Darrell Porter DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .789 -0.080 0.55 0.000 -0.080 -2.0
Willie Aikens 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .279 .808 0.039 0.44 0.060 -0.021 0.4 7 1
   Pete LaCock 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .484 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Amos Otis CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .249 .706 0.046 0.51 0.058 -0.011 1.6 2 0
   Clint Hurdle RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .840 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 1 0
Jamie Quirk RF-LF 4 2 4 4 1 0 .279 .714 0.169 0.53 0.169 0.000 4.3 1 0 2·HR
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .636 -0.023 0.41 0.034 -0.057 -2.6 3 3 GDP
Rance Mulliniks SS 5 2 2 0 0 2 .150 .367 0.031 0.46 0.055 -0.024 -0.0 1 3
Rich Gale P 2 2
Team Totals 41 9 15 9 5 4 .366 .947 0.256 0.51 0.586 -0.330 4.3 27 10
HR: J Quirk 2 (4, 1 off J Clancy, 1 off J McLaughlin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Quirk 10; R Mulliniks 2; G Brett 2; J Wathan 2; W Aikens 2; A Otis 2; C Hurdle.
GIDP: F White (10).
RBI: J Quirk 4 (18); G Brett 2 (74); A Otis (26); J Wathan (47); W Aikens (56).
2-out RBI: G Brett.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Mulliniks-F White-W Aikens.

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 0 0 .240 .617 -0.045 0.43 0.000 -0.045 -1.1 4 3
Damaso Garcia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .721 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 4 5 2B
Al Woods LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .862 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -1.0 1 0
Otto Velez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .283 .918 -0.033 0.34 0.002 -0.034 -0.3
Roy Howell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .703 0.012 0.40 0.026 -0.013 -0.8 0 0 GDP
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .769 -0.026 0.49 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 9 0
Barry Bonnell CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .744 -0.030 0.44 0.005 -0.035 -0.5 2 0
Lloyd Moseby RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .621 -0.036 0.44 0.000 -0.036 -0.7 2 1
Ernie Whitt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .597 -0.007 0.31 0.012 -0.019 0.3 5 0 2B
Jim Clancy P 0 1
   Joey McLaughlin P 0 0
   Bob Bailor P 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 1 3 .133 .361 -0.246 0.40 0.045 -0.289 -4.8 27 10
2B: E Whitt (4, off R Gale); D Garcia (27, off R Gale).
TB: D Garcia 2; E Whitt 2; R Howell; B Bonnell.
GIDP: R Howell (8).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Griffin-D Garcia-J Mayberry.
E: J Mayberry (9); L Moseby (3).
Outfield Assists: L Moseby (J Quirk at 2nd base).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Gale, W (10-7) 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 3.70 31 81 0.244 0.40 4.8
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 31 81 0.244 0.51 4.8

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Clancy, L (10-8) 4 8 6 6 2 2 1 3.26 21 22 -0.226 0.97 -3.2
Joey McLaughlin 4 5 3 3 3 2 1 4.62 20 2 2 -0.030 0.15 -1.5
Bob Bailor 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 9 9 5 4 2 9.00 46 22 2 2 -0.256 0.40 -4.2
J Clancy faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 John Wathan C 2 Damaso Garcia 2B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Al Woods LF
4 Darrell Porter DH 4 Otto Velez DH
5 Willie Aikens 1B 5 Roy Howell 3B
6 Amos Otis CF 6 John Mayberry 1B
7 Jamie Quirk RF 7 Barry Bonnell CF
8 Frank White 2B 8 Lloyd Moseby RF
9 Rance Mulliniks SS 9 Ernie Whitt C
Rich Gale P Jim Clancy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 0 --- R KCR J. Quirk J. Clancy 11% 61% Home Run
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R KCR G. Brett J. Clancy 9% 70% Single to CF; Mulliniks Scores; Wathan to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 O KCR J. Wathan J. Clancy -8% 61% Fielder's Choice 2B; White out at Hm/2B-C; Mulliniks to 3B
t5 3-0 0 12- R KCR G. Brett J. Clancy 6% 94% Single to RF; Wilson Scores; Wathan to 3B
t3 1-0 0 1-- KCR R. Mulliniks J. Clancy 5% 70% Single to LF; White 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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Clancy -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Wathan J. Clancy -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Clancy -1% 45% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin R. Gale 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR D. Garcia R. Gale 2% 49% Foul Popfly: C
b1 0-0 2 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Gale 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
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 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Porter J. Clancy -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR W. Aikens J. Clancy -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Clancy -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR O. Velez R. Gale 2% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- TOR R. Howell R. Gale -3% 45% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Gale 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Howell to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O TOR B. Bonnell R. Gale 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- R KCR J. Quirk J. Clancy 11% 61% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 --- KCR F. White J. Clancy 3% 64% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- KCR R. Mulliniks J. Clancy 5% 70% Single to LF; White to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- O KCR W. Wilson J. Clancy -0% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted; White to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 O KCR J. Wathan J. Clancy -8% 61% Fielder's Choice 2B; White out at Hm/2B-C; Mulliniks to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R KCR G. Brett J. Clancy 9% 70% Single to CF; Mulliniks Scores; Wathan to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- O KCR D. Porter J. Clancy -3% 67% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O TOR L. Moseby R. Gale 3% 70% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 --- O TOR E. Whitt R. Gale 2% 71% Popfly: SS
b3 0-2 2 --- O TOR A. Griffin R. Gale 1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- KCR W. Aikens J. Clancy 3% 75% Single to RF
t4 2-0 0 1-- KCR A. Otis J. Clancy 4% 80% Single to LF; Aikens to 2B
t4 2-0 0 12- RO KCR J. Quirk J. Clancy 5% 84% Single to RF; Aikens Scores; Otis to 3B; Quirk out at 2B/RF-SS
t4 3-0 1 --3 O KCR F. White J. Clancy -4% 80% Popfly: 2B
t4 3-0 2 --3 O KCR R. Mulliniks J. Clancy -2% 78% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- O TOR D. Garcia R. Gale 3% 81% Flyball: RF
b4 0-3 1 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Gale 2% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-3 2 --- O TOR O. Velez R. Gale 1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson J. Clancy 2% 85% Walk
t5 3-0 0 1-- KCR J. Wathan J. Clancy 3% 88% Single to SS; Wilson to 2B
t5 3-0 0 12- R KCR G. Brett J. Clancy 6% 94% Single to RF; Wilson Scores; Wathan to 3B
Joey McLaughlin replaces Jim Clancy pitching
t5 4-0 0 1-3 O KCR D. Porter J. McLaughlin -2% 92% Popfly: 2B
t5 4-0 1 1-3 R KCR W. Aikens J. McLaughlin 3% 95% Single to RF; Wathan Scores; Brett to 3B/Adv on E9
t5 5-0 1 1-3 R KCR A. Otis J. McLaughlin 2% 97% Single to LF; Brett Scores; Aikens to 2B
t5 6-0 1 12- KCR J. Quirk J. McLaughlin 1% 97% Walk; Aikens to 3B; Otis to 2B
t5 6-0 1 123 OO KCR F. White J. McLaughlin -2% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
b5 0-6 0 --- O TOR R. Howell R. Gale 1% 96% Lineout: P
b5 0-6 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Gale 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-6 2 --- TOR B. Bonnell R. Gale -0% 96% Single to CF
b5 0-6 2 1-- O TOR L. Moseby R. Gale 1% 97% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Blue Jays' Joey McLaughlin facing 9-1-2
t6 6-0 0 --- KCR R. Mulliniks J. McLaughlin 0% 98% Single to RF
t6 6-0 0 1-- O KCR W. Wilson J. McLaughlin -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mulliniks to 2B
t6 6-0 1 -2- R KCR J. Wathan J. McLaughlin 1% 98% Single to CF; Mulliniks Scores
t6 7-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett J. McLaughlin 0% 99% Walk; Wathan to 2B
t6 7-0 1 12- O KCR D. Porter J. McLaughlin -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wathan to 3B; Brett to 2B
t6 7-0 2 -23 O KCR W. Aikens J. McLaughlin -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
Rusty Torres replaces Willie Wilson playing LF batting 1st
b6 0-7 0 --- TOR E. Whitt R. Gale -1% 97% Double to LF
b6 0-7 0 -2- O TOR A. Griffin R. Gale 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b6 0-7 1 -2- O TOR D. Garcia R. Gale 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b6 0-7 2 -2- O TOR A. Woods R. Gale 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Blue Jays' Joey McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
t7 7-0 0 --- KCR A. Otis J. McLaughlin 0% 99% Walk
t7 7-0 0 1-- RR KCR J. Quirk J. McLaughlin 1% 100% Home Run; Otis Scores
t7 9-0 0 --- O KCR F. White J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Popfly: SS
t7 9-0 1 --- O KCR R. Mulliniks J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Strikeout
t7 9-0 2 --- O KCR R. Torres J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
Jamie Quirk moves from RF to LF
Rusty Torres moves from LF to CF
Clint Hurdle replaces Amos Otis (CF) playing RF batting 6th
b7 0-9 0 --- TOR O. Velez R. Gale -0% 100% Walk
b7 0-9 0 1-- OO TOR R. Howell R. Gale 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 0-9 2 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Gale 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Blue Jays' Joey McLaughlin facing 2-3-4
t8 9-0 0 --- KCR J. Wathan J. McLaughlin 0% 100% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
t8 9-0 0 1-- O KCR G. Brett J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 9-0 1 1-- O KCR D. Porter J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Strikeout
t8 9-0 2 1-- O KCR W. Aikens J. McLaughlin -0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Rich Gale facing 7-8-9
Pete LaCock replaces Willie Aikens playing 1B batting 5th
b8 0-9 0 --- O TOR B. Bonnell R. Gale 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b8 0-9 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby R. Gale 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-9 2 --- O TOR E. Whitt R. Gale 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-0, Blue Jays' Bob Bailor facing 6-7-8
Bob Bailor replaces Joey McLaughlin pitching
t9 9-0 0 --- KCR C. Hurdle B. Bailor 0% 100% Single to RF
t9 9-0 0 1-- KCR J. Quirk B. Bailor 0% 100% Single to CF; Hurdle to 2B
t9 9-0 0 12- O KCR F. White B. Bailor -0% 100% Popfly: SS
t9 9-0 1 12- O KCR R. Mulliniks B. Bailor 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 9-0 2 12- O KCR R. Torres B. Bailor -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b9 0-9 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin R. Gale 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-9 1 --- TOR D. Garcia R. Gale -0% 100% Double to CF
b9 0-9 1 -2- O TOR A. Woods R. Gale 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 0-9 2 -2- O TOR O. Velez R. Gale 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 0.

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