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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 8, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 8, 1983 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Gott |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 25,753 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Steve Palermo |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Simpson | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 8, 1983
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gott
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gott
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Gott
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Renko
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Renko
Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Renko
Upshaw hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gott
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Gott
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Aikens reaches second base with a double. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Gott
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Gott
White hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Gott
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. Aikens scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Gott
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to third for the out. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Gott
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Renko
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Renko
Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Renko
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gott
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Gott
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gott
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Gott
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aikens is thrown out after the base hit. McRae scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Renko
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Renko
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Renko
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Gott
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gott
White hits a line drive into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Gott
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Gott
Washington hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Renko
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Renko
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Renko
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Renko
Orta strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gott
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Gott covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Gott
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Gott
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gott
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Morgan
Mike Morgan now pitching.
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Morgan
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morgan
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Morgan
Wathan takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Washington vs. Morgan
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Renko
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Renko
Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Renko
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Renko
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Renko
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Renko
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Morgan
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Morgan
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin misplays the ball. That's an error on Griffin. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Morgan
Brett hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Morgan
McRae hits a popup towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Renko
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Renko
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Renko
Orta hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Renko
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Morgan
Aikens hits a line drive into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Morgan
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morgan
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Morgan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Renko
Joe Simpson now playing center field. Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Whitt hits a line drive towards first. Aikens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Renko
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Renko
Barfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Acker
Jim Acker now pitching.
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Acker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Acker
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Acker
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Renko
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Renko
Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Renko
Garcia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Renko
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Renko
Orta takes first base on ball four. Garcia moves to third. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moseby vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Acker
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Acker
Aikens is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Acker
Greg Pryor pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
Geronimo hits a line drive towards first. Upshaw catches it and steps on first to double up Pryor. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Quisenberry
Greg Pryor now playing first base.
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Quisenberry
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. Quisenberry
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Quisenberry
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Quisenberry
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1983 -- Kansas City at Toronto (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 0 0 0 Collins D, lf 5 0 1 0
Simpson J, rf-cf 4 1 0 0 Garcia D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Brett G, 3b 5 1 1 2 Upshaw W, 1b 3 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 5 3 2 0 Orta J, dh 3 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 1 2 1 Moseby L, cf 4 0 0 0
Pryor G, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 1 1 1
Otis A, cf 2 0 1 1 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 2 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0
Wathan J, c 3 0 1 2
Washington U, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 35 1 7 1
Kansas City 021 030 000 -- 6
Toronto 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (W) 7.2 6 1 1 2 4
Quisenberry D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Gott J (L) 4.1 6 6 5 3 3
Morgan M 2.2 3 0 0 1 0
Acker J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Griffin A 2, Washington U, White F
DP -- Kansas City 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Toronto 9
2B -- Aikens W, McRae H, Mulliniks R, White F, Garcia D
HR -- Brett G, Whitt E
HBP -- by Acker J (Aikens W)
T -- 2:40
A -- 25753
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