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. Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4Game Played on Friday, August 26, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition StadiumA'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. |
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