1979 - 05 - 01 Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 01 of 05 1979, the Kansas City Royals attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Kansas City Royals were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/05/01 Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
Played at Royals Stadium with 20767 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Kansas City Royals30302001x9111
Texas Rangers000000021271
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Kansas City Royals -2Paul SplittorffWhitey Herzog
Texas Rangers -3Jon MatlackPat Corrales
 
Home Runs in game:
Kansas City Royals -2
Texas Rangers -0
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Frank White4Billy Sample7
George Brett5Buddy Bell5
Amos Otis8Al Oliver8
Al Cowens9Richie Zisk9
Hal McRae10John Ellis3
Darrell Porter2Gary Gray10
John Wathan3Jim Sundberg2
Freddie Patek6Bump Wills4
Willie Wilson7Nelson Norman6
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Ted Hendry Home Plate Umpire
Bob Jones First Base Umpire
Don Schulte Second Base Umpire
Al Purduski Third Base Umpire