In the first American League Championship Series featuring two expansion clubs and a best-of-seven format, Kansas City defeated Toronto four games to three. The Royals came back from a 3-1 deficit by posting wins in Games 5, 6 and 7 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Jim Sundberg's three-run triple highlighted a four-run sixth inning that sealed the victory in Game 7.
| Game 1 • at Toronto • Tuesday, Oct. 8 | |||||||||||||
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Blue Jays | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | - | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| LEIBRANDT, Farr (3), Gubicza (5), Jackson (8) and Sundberg; STIEB, Henke (9) and Whitt. HR: none. T-2:24 A-39,115. | |||||||||||||
| Game 2 • at Toronto • Wednesday, Oct. 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Black, QUISENBERRY (8) and Sundberg; Key, Lamp (4), Lavelle (8), HENKE (8) and Whitt. HR: Wilson, Sheridan. T-3:39 A-34,029. | ||||||||||||||
| Game 3 • at Kansas City • Friday, Oct.11 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | x | - | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Alexander, Lamp (6), CLANCY (8) and Whitt; Saberhagen, Black (5), FARR (5) and Sundberg. HR: Barfield, Mulliniks, Brett (2), Sundberg. T-2:51 A-40,224. | |||||||||||||
| Game 4 • at Kansas City • Saturday, Oct.12 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stieb, HENKE (7) and Whitt, Hearron (9); LEIBRANDT, Quisenberry (9) and Sundberg. HR: none. T-3:02 A-41,112. | |||||||||||||
| Game 5 • at Kansas City • Sunday, Oct.13 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Royals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | - | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| KEY, Acker (6) and Whitt; JACKSON and Sundberg. HR: none. T-2:21 A-40,064. | |||||||||||||
| Game 6 • at Toronto • Tuesday, Oct.15 | |||||||||||||
| Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| GUBICZA, Black (6), Quisenberry (9) and Sundberg; ALEXANDER, Lamp (6) and Whitt, Hearron (8). HR: Brett. T-3:12 A-37,557. | |||||||||||||
| Game 7 • at Toronto • Wednesday, Oct.16 | |||||||||||||
| Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Saberhagen, LEIBRANDT (4), Quisenberry (9) and Sundberg; STIEB, Acker (6) and Whitt. HR: Sheridan. T-2:49 A-32,084 (264,185). | |||||||||||||
