With two out in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays rallied for two runs to defeat the Royals, 2-1, behind the seven-hit pitching of rookie Jerry Garvin, who gained his fourth straight victory. The Royals scored their run in the third on a double by Fred Patek and single by Buck Martinez.

Paul Splittorff, pitching for the Royals, seemed to have the game in hand until Bailor awoke the Blue Jays with a single. Otto Velez followed with a double to tie the score. After an intentional pass to Doug Ault, Al Woods singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 9 0 Royals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .188 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .325 Torres 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 McRae lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .367 Bailor ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .319 Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Velez dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 .442 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .243 Ault 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .342 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 A. Woods rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Wathan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G. Woods cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .220 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Ashby c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .232 Rojas dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 McKay 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .297 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .235 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 9 2 3 1 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 4 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 15,301 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Royals 6 DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Velez (7), Patek (6) Caught Stealing: Velez (2), Rojas (1), Brett (2), Otis (1) GIDP: Torres (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin W(4-0) 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 34 2.14 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(1-2) 9 9 2 2 3 1 0 34 4.01 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 1 0 34 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott singled to center; Torres grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; Bailor singled to right; Velez singled to center [Bailor to third]; Ault grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods flied out to left; G. Woods popped to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to first); Rojas singled to left; Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled to left; Martinez singled to right [Patek scored]; White forced Martinez (third to second); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; McRae grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor flied out to left; Velez singled to right; Ault popped to first in foul territory; Velez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis popped to second; Mayberry walked; Cowens struck out; Rojas singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Patek walked [Mayberry to third, Rojas to second]; Martinez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods popped to shortstop; G. Woods was called out on strikes; Ashby walked; McKay forced Ashby (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to right; Brett walked; Brett was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second to shortstop); McRae popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Scott flied out to center; Torres flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Mayberry popped to first; Otis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Cowens popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez flied out to right; Ault flied out to center; A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to right; Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: G. Woods flied out to left; Ashby walked; Ashby was picked off first (pitcher to first); McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: White popped to second; Brett was called out on strikes; McRae popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Scott singled to left; Scott was picked off first (pitcher to first); Torres flied out to center; Bailor singled to left; Velez doubled to right [Bailor scored]; Ault was walked intentionally; A. Woods singled to left [Velez scored, Ault to second]; G. Woods singled to right [Ault out at home (right to catcher), A. Woods to second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to left; Mayberry forced Otis (shortstop to second); WATHAN RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Cowens singled to right [Wathan to second]; Rojas popped to third; Patek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

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