The first career grand slam by Al Cowens came in the first inning and triggered the Royals to a 12-5 rout of the Blue Jays. Cowens and Hal McRae each collected three hits and McRae also knocked in three runs with a double and sacrifice fly. John Mayberry hit a solo homer for the Jays and Rico Carty hit a ninth-inning two-run round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 13 0 Royals 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 x - 12 12 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Upshaw cf 2 2 0 0 3 0 .249 Washington ss 5 1 0 0 0 1 .267 Bailor rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Zdeb lf 4 3 2 0 1 1 .277 Howell 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .280 McRae dh 4 2 3 3 0 0 .280 Carty dh 5 1 1 2 0 0 .281 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .272 Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .257 Wilson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 A. Woods lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .241 Cowens rf 4 3 3 4 0 0 .267 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Wathan c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 LaCock 1b 3 1 2 2 0 1 .314 Gomez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .220 Quirk 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .222 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 2b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .181 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 13 4 4 2 Totals 33 12 12 12 4 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 35,404 Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Royals 4 DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 2 Errors: Washington, Zdeb Doubles: McRae (25), Cowens (14) Triples: Zdeb (3) Home Runs: Mayberry (18), Carty (17), Cowens (3) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (5) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (8), LaCock (3) GIDP: McKay (10), Howell (11) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(5-3) 4 7 8 8 4 1 1 23 4.50 Coleman 4 5 4 4 0 3 0 17 3.18 Totals 8 12 12 12 4 4 1 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(13-3) 6 8 2 2 1 2 1 27 2.59 Mingori 3 5 3 3 3 0 1 15 2.38 Totals 9 13 5 5 4 2 2 42 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw walked; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Upshaw to second]; Howell singled to left [Upshaw scored, Howell to second (on throw to home)]; Carty flied out to right [Howell to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Washington flied out to right; Zdeb walked; McRae singled to left [Zdeb to third]; Otis walked [McRae to second]; Cowens homered [Zdeb scored, McRae scored, Otis scored]; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 4. BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods singled to center; Ashby forced A. Woods (first to shortstop) [Ashby to second (error by Washington)]; McKay was called out on strikes; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 2ND: Quirk walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Quirk to second]; Washington reached on a fielder's choice [Quirk out at third (shortstop to third)]; Zdeb singled to center [Washington to second]; McRae doubled to left [Washington scored, Zdeb scored]; Otis lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Bailor singled to left; Howell struck out; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock singled to left; Quirk walked [LaCock to second]; Terrell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled to center; A. Woods popped to shortstop; Ashby flied out to center; McKay forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 4TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Zdeb tripled to right; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Zdeb scored]; Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 7. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled to right; Upshaw flied out to right; Bailor forced Gomez (third to second); Howell forced Bailor (third to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens doubled to left; COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Wathan flied out to right [Cowens to third]; LaCock hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored]; Quirk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 8. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry homered; A. Woods singled to right; Ashby flied out to right; McKay singled to center [A. Woods to second]; Gomez popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 8. BLUE JAYS 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Upshaw walked; Bailor popped to second; Howell flied out to center; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to center; Otis lined to shortstop; Cowens singled to center [McRae to second]; Wathan singled to left [McRae scored, Cowens to second]; LaCock singled to center [Cowens scored, Wathan to third, LaCock to second (on throw to home)]; Quirk popped to shortstop; Terrell singled to center [Wathan scored, LaCock scored, Terrell to second (on throw to home)]; Washington struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 12. BLUE JAYS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Mayberry flied out to center; A. Woods singled to left [A. Woods to second (error by Zdeb)]; Ashby singled to left [A. Woods to third]; McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 12. ROYALS 8TH: Zdeb flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); Wilson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 12. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez singled to left; Upshaw walked [Gomez to second]; Bailor singled to left [Gomez to third, Upshaw to second]; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gomez scored, Upshaw to third, Bailor out at second]; Carty homered [Upshaw scored]; Mayberry walked; A. Woods flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 12.

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