Royals @ Blue Jays
April 18, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 9 2
Blue Jays 0 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 9 2
Blue Jays 0 5 1

Doug Ault Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .571
OBP .667 .571
At Bats 3 7
Hits 2 4
• Singles 2 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Exhibition Stadium - April 18, 1978
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Out
Paul Splittorff
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Doug Ault
Bob Bailor

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 9 2 6
Toronto Blue Jays 0 5 1 5
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Dave Lemanczyk
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 10,218
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ault hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 9 Bailor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. Patek moves to second.
Top 9 White hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out.
Bottom 8 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Ault settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Porter hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cerone hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ault hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a line drive towards short. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McRae strikes out.
Top 7 Mike Willis now pitching. Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Bailor moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pete LaCock now playing first base. Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White strikes out.
Top 6 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ault. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cerone hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ault moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ault hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirkwood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brett is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Bosetti moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Top 4 McRae is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into left field. Ault settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 McKay hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Patek hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. Porter moves to third.
Top 3 Don Kirkwood now pitching. Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores.
Top 3 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Brett. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ault strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Patek. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bosetti strikes out.
Top 1 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Porter is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Cowens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Brett strikes out.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.