The Athletics scored three runs in the second inning and Rick Langford protected the lead with a six-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Blue Jays. Earl Williams doubled, scoring Dick Allen, who had walked, and Tony Armas followed with a two-run homer to account for the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Monday, May       23, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alexander ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .163
  Picciolo ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Torres ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Sanguillen dh         4   0   2   0     0   0   .301      Howell 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .302
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Velez rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Allen 1b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .276      Fairly dh             2   0   1   0     2   0   .309
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Ewing lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
E. Williams c         4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Ault 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Tyrone rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Armas cf              4   1   2   2     0   2   .189        Bailor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .377
Scott 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .278        McKay 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .181
  Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     2   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 27,705
Left on Base: A's 6, Blue Jays 6
DP: A's 2, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: E. Williams (7)
Home Runs: Armas (2)
GIDP: Ault (6), Velez (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(4-3)         9     6   0   0   2   8   0  33   2.23
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   8   0  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(2-4)        9     8   3   3   2   6   1  36   3.34
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Langford (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


ATHLETICS 1ST: Alexander lined to center; Sanguillen flied out
to right; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING SS); Scott
struck out; Torres struck out; Howell singled to center;
Langford threw a wild pitch [Howell to second]; Velez flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Allen walked; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted) [Allen to second]; E. Williams doubled to right
[Allen scored]; Tyrone struck out; Armas homered [E. Williams
scored]; Scott singled to right; Scott was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly singled to center; Ewing singled to third
[Fairly to second]; Ault grounded into a double play (third to
third to second) [Fairly out at third, Ewing out at second];
Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled to left; Sanguillen singled to
center [Picciolo to second]; Page flied out to center; Allen
flied out to right; Gross grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia struck out; Scott flied out to center;
Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams struck out; Tyrone singled to third;
Armas singled to third [Tyrone to second]; Scott grounded out
(first unassisted) [Tyrone to third, Armas to second]; Picciolo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to center; Velez grounded into a
double play (third to second to second to first) [Howell out at
second]; Fairly walked; Ewing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sanguillen popped to shortstop; Page grounded out
(shortstop to first); Allen walked; Gross flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tyrone grounded out (pitcher to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Scott flied out to left; Torres flied out to
left; Howell singled to left; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Scott struck out; Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sanguillen singled to right; Page grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fairly walked; Ewing flied out to left; Ault
singled to right [Fairly to second]; Ashby forced Ault (second
to shortstop) [Fairly to third]; BAILOR BATTED FOR GARCIA;
Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MCKAY REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING 2B); Allen flied
out to center; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); E.
Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED E. WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Scott
struck out; Torres struck out; Howell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tyrone grounded out (third to first); Armas was
called out on strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: PEREZ REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 2B); Velez struck
out; Fairly flied out to center; Ewing flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.