Mitchell Page drove in three runs and scored twice to lead the Athletics' attack in an 8-4 victory over the Blue Jays. The first five runs in the game were unearned with the A's leading, 3-2. The A's made it 5-2 in the fourth inning. Jim Tyrone tripled and scored on a single by Rob Picciolo. Before the inning ended, Picciolo crossed the plate on an infield out by Page.

After the Blue Jays narrowed the gap with a pair in the fifth, Page knocked in two runs with a double in the sixth and scored on a single by Earl Williams to clinch the A's victory. Steve Bowling hit his first major league homer for the Blue Jays. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Friday, August    26, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  3    2  0  3    0  0  0  -   8 13  2
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .247      Staggs 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Murray cf,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .177      A. Woods lf           5   2   2   0     0   1   .273
Scott 2b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .254      Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Page lf               4   2   2   3     1   0   .293      Fairly 1b,rf          3   0   2   2     1   0   .282
  Mallory pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Rader dh              4   0   0   0     0   4   .251
  Alexander cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Ewing rf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Tabb 1b               5   0   0   1     0   1   .217        Ault ph,1b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .251
E. Williams dh        5   1   2   1     0   1   .243      Torres ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Sanguillen c          5   0   3   1     0   0   .266      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Gross 3b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .225      Bowling cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .169
Tyrone rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .234      Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .171        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  13   7     5   5             Totals               36   4   7   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 22,536
Left on Base: A's 12, Blue Jays 7
DP: A's 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Scott, Gross, A. Woods, Howell, Torres
Doubles: Sanguillen (11), Page (25), Howell (11), Ault (18)
Triples: Tyrone (1)
Home Runs: Bowling (1)
Stolen Bases: Scott (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (3)
GIDP: Picciolo (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford                4.1   5   4   2   2   4   1  22   3.59
Torrealba W(4-4)        4.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  16   1.62
Totals                  9     7   4   2   2   7   1  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd L(2-8)             3     7   5   2   3   1   0  19   5.24
Willis                  2.1   3   3   3   2   2   0  12   4.68
Johnson                 3.2   3   0   0   0   2   0  16   4.25
Totals                  9    13   8   5   5   5   0  47

Wild Pitches: Langford (4), Byrd (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Page walked; Tabb grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs struck out; A. Woods singled; Howell
reached on an error by Gross [A. Woods to second]; Fairly
singled to left [A. Woods scored, Howell to second]; Rader
struck out; Ewing walked [Howell to third, Fairly to second];
Langford threw a wild pitch [Howell scored (unearned), Fairly to
third, Ewing to second]; Torres grounded out (second to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams made an out to first; Sanguillen
singled to right; Gross singled [Sanguillen to second]; Tyrone
walked [Sanguillen to third, Gross to second]; Picciolo grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Gross out at third]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bowling
grounded out (third to first); Staggs grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
walked; Scott stole second; Page reached on an error by A. Woods
[Scott to third, Page to first]; Tabb grounded out (first
unassisted) [Scott scored (unearned), Page to second]; E.
Williams singled [Page to third]; Sanguillen doubled [Page
scored (unearned), E. Williams to third]; Byrd threw a wild
pitch [E. Williams scored (unearned), Sanguillen to third];
Gross struck out (catcher to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Fairly walked; Rader struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tyrone tripled; Picciolo singled to center
[Tyrone scored]; North singled [Picciolo to second]; WILLIS
REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Picciolo to third, North to second]; Page grounded
out (second to first) [Picciolo scored, North to third]; Tabb
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ewing grounded out (second to first); Torres
struck out; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: E. Williams flied out to left; Sanguillen singled
to center; Gross walked [Sanguillen to second]; Tyrone struck
out; Picciolo lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bowling homered; Staggs grounded out (second to
first); A. Woods singled; Howell reached on an error by Scott
[A. Woods to second]; Fairly singled to left [A. Woods scored
(unearned), Howell to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Rader struck out; AULT BATTED FOR EWING; Ault forced
Fairly (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FAIRLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); North walked; Scott singled [North to
second]; Page doubled to left [North scored, Scott scored]; Tabb
grounded out (second to first) [Page to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); E. Williams singled [Page scored]; Sanguillen
flied out to center; Gross singled to right [E. Williams to
third]; Tyrone forced Gross (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Torres
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerone made an out to
shortstop; Bowling grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo flied out to left; Murray grounded out
(second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods struck out; Howell doubled; Fairly flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page singled to left; MALLORY RAN FOR PAGE; Tabb
lined to center; E. Williams struck out; Sanguillen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED MALLORY (PLAYING CF); MURRAY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rader struck out; Ault doubled
to left; Torres made an out to second; Cerone made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross reached on an error by Torres; Tyrone
forced Gross (shortstop to second); Picciolo reached on an error
by Howell [Tyrone to second]; Murray struck out; Scott flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bowling popped to catcher in foul territory;
Staggs flied out to right; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.