A three-run homer by Willie Crawford in a four-run seventh inning carried the Athletics to a 5-2 triumph over the Blue Jays that ended their 12-game losing streak at the Oakland Coliseum. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Monday, August    22, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   5  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Scott 2b,ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .252
A. Woods lf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .271      Murray cf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Howell 3b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .293      Page lf               1   0   0   0     2   0   .299
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Alexander cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Fairly 1b,rf          4   1   0   0     0   0   .278      Tabb 1b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .203
Rader dh              2   0   1   1     1   0   .250      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Ewing rf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .289      Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .224
  Ault ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Mallory pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .229
McKay ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .182        Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .172      Tyrone rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Bowling cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .135      Hosley dh             2   1   0   0     1   0   .205
Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .162
                                                            Crawford ph         1   1   1   3     0   0   .221
                                                            McKinney 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     6   2             Totals               27   5   7   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,429
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, A's 3
DP: Blue Jays 1, A's 1
Doubles: Tyrone (3)
Home Runs: Crawford (1)
Stolen Bases: A. Woods (8), Mallory (10)
Caught Stealing: Scott (14), Page (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Murray (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (4)
GIDP: Ault (15), Sanguillen (11)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(10-11)      8     7   5   5   4   2   1  32   4.42
Totals                  8     7   5   5   4   2   1  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(6-6)           7     6   2   2   5   1   0  32   4.55
Lacey SV(7)             2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.97
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (13), Lacey (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (first unassisted); A. Woods
grounded out (second to first); Howell walked; Fairly lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott singled to pitcher; Murray out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Scott to second]; Page
walked; Tabb singled to right [Scott scored, Page to third];
Sanguillen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Tabb out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Ewing
singled to left; McKay struck out; Cerone walked [Ewing to
second]; Bowling walked [Ewing to third, Cerone to second];
Staggs forced Cerone (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; Tyrone grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hosley popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods flied out to center; Howell singled to
center; Fairly forced Howell (first to shortstop); Rader singled
to left [Fairly to second]; Ewing singled to center [Fairly
scored, Rader to third]; McKay grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo made an out to shortstop; Scott singled
to left; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowling
grounded out (second to first); Staggs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Tabb flied
out to left; Sanguillen walked; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods singled to left; A. Woods stole second;
Howell walked; Fairly flied out to center [A. Woods to third,
Howell to second]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to right [A. Woods
scored, Howell to third]; Ewing grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosley
flied out to center; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowling grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Scott made an out to third; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first); Page walked; Page was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Staggs made an out to first; A. Woods singled to
left; Howell flied out to left; Fairly flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tabb made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Gross singled to shortstop;
MALLORY RAN FOR GROSS; Mallory stole second; Tyrone doubled
[Mallory scored]; Hosley walked; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR PICCIOLO;
Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Tyrone to third, Hosley to
second]; Crawford homered [Tyrone scored, Hosley scored]; Scott
singled to shortstop; Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ
REPLACED MALLORY (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); MURRAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ALEXANDER REPLACED
PAGE (PLAYING CF); Rader walked; LACEY REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); AULT BATTED FOR EWING; Ault grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Rader out at second]; McKay
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FAIRLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Alexander grounded out (second to
first); Tabb made an out to second; Sanguillen flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Bowling
flied out to center; Staggs singled to center; Lacey threw a
wild pitch [Staggs to second]; A. Woods walked; VELEZ BATTED FOR
HOWELL; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 5.