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A bases-loaded double by Otto Velez in the sixth inning capped a five-run outburst and clinched the Blue Jays' 8-1 victory over the Athletics. The Blue Jays put together singles by Roy Howell, Hector Torres, Rick Cerone and Steve Bowling for two runs in the second. In the sixth, Cerone drove in a run with a single and Steve Staggs walked with the bases loaded before Velez cleared the sacks with his double. Doug Rader accounted for the Blue Jays' final tally with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Toronto Blue Jays 8, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 23, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumBlue Jays 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 - 8 14 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 North cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .243 A. Woods ph,lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .270 Murray cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 Staggs 2b 4 1 0 1 2 1 .263 Scott 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .254 Velez rf 3 1 2 3 2 0 .257 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Rader dh 5 0 1 1 0 2 .249 Tabb 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Ault 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Tyrone rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .234 Howell 3b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .300 Sanguillen dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Torres ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 .249 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Cerone c 4 1 3 2 1 0 .242 Newman c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Bowling cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .165 Picciolo ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dunning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 8 14 8 8 6 Totals 30 1 5 0 5 4 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 3,797 Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, A's 7 DP: Blue Jays 2, A's 1 Errors: Staggs, Tyrone, Picciolo Doubles: Velez (15), Rader (13), Tabb (3) Stolen Bases: North (13), Page (30) GIDP: Scott (3), Gross (4), Picciolo (6) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy W(2-4) 8 5 1 0 5 3 0 32 5.77 Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.13 Totals 9 5 1 0 5 4 0 35 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Umbarger L(1-5) 5.2 10 5 5 2 4 0 27 6.55 Dunning 3.1 4 3 3 6 2 0 20 4.32 Totals 9 14 8 8 8 6 0 47 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Staggs was called out on strikes; Velez singled to right [Velez to second (error by Tyrone)]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Scott walked; Page popped to catcher in foul territory; Tabb lined to center; Tyrone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault struck out; Howell singled; Torres singled to left [Howell to second]; Cerone singled to right [Howell scored, Torres to third]; Bowling singled to pitcher [Torres scored, Cerone to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bowling out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen singled to center; Gross lined to center; Newman flied out to center; Picciolo singled to center [Sanguillen to second]; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs flied out to center; Velez walked; Rader flied out to right; Ault singled to center [Velez to third]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Scott singled to center; Page forced Scott (shortstop to second); Page stole second; Tabb grounded out (first unassisted) [Page to third]; Tyrone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone grounded out (third to first); Bowling singled to left [Bowling out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Gross grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Staggs walked; Velez lined to left; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo flied out to right; North grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Ault grounded out (third to first); Howell singled to shortstop [Howell to second (error by Picciolo)]; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howell to third]; Cerone singled to pitcher [Howell scored]; Bowling singled to left [Cerone to third]; DUNNING REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); A. WOODS BATTED FOR SCOTT; A. Woods was walked intentionally [Bowling to second]; Staggs walked [Cerone scored, Bowling to third, A. Woods to second]; Velez doubled to center [Bowling scored, A. Woods scored, Staggs scored]; Rader lined to center; 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: A. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Page struck out; Tabb doubled to center; Tyrone flied out to center [Tabb to third]; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault struck out; Howell singled to center; Torres walked [Howell to second]; Cerone walked [Howell to third, Torres to second]; Bowling was called out on strikes; A. Woods lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross walked; Newman popped to first in foul territory; Picciolo grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Staggs grounded out (third to first); Velez walked; Rader doubled to center [Velez scored]; Ault flied out to right; Howell popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murray walked; Scott walked [Murray to second]; Page forced Scott (shortstop to second) [Murray scored (error by Staggs) (unearned), Page to second]; Tabb flied out to left; Tyrone flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Athletics 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Torres walked; Cerone singled to left [Torres to second]; Bowling made an out to first; A. Woods forced Cerone (first to shortstop) [Torres to third]; Staggs forced A. Woods (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Athletics 1. |
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