| With Vida Blue pitching a six-hitter, the Athletics defeated the Blue Jays, 6-2, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Loser Jim Clancy allowed only five hits in eight innings, but they included a run-scoring double by Earl Williams in the sixth, breaking a 1-1 tie, a double by Wayne Gross that led to another tally in the seventh and a homer by Mitchell Page in the eighth. Doug Ault hit a round-tripper for the Blue Jays. [The Sporting News] |
Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, August 28, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 - 6 7 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 1 0 0 0 2 1 .258 Scott lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Murray cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Staggs 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Scott 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Howell dh 4 0 1 0 0 3 .307 Page lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .292 A. Woods pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 E. Williams 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Rader 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .252 Sanguillen dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Velez rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .248 Gross 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .228 Ault 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .254 Tyrone rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .243 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258 Hosley c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .192 Bowling cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .170 Picciolo ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .176 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Blue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 6 7 6 5 5 Totals 31 2 6 2 4 9 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 24,087 Left on Base: A's 4, Blue Jays 6 DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 1 Doubles: Sanguillen (12), Gross 2 (17), E. Williams (11), Tyrone (4), Ault (19) Home Runs: Page (14), Ault (11) Stolen Bases: Scott (22) Caught Stealing: North (10), Staggs (9) Sacrifice Hits: Tyrone (4) Sacrifice Flies: Hosley (1) GIDP: Bowling (5) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(13-15) 9 6 2 2 4 9 1 35 3.77 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 9 1 35 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(2-5) 8 5 4 4 4 4 1 31 5.53 Johnson 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 4.44 Totals 9 7 6 6 5 5 1 37 Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Deegan ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott flied out to center; Staggs flied out to center; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams flied out to right; Sanguillen doubled to left; Gross doubled [Sanguillen scored]; Tyrone grounded out (first unassisted) [Gross to third]; Hosley flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader walked; Velez walked [Rader to second]; Ault popped to catcher in foul territory; Torres struck out; Bowling walked [Rader to third, Velez to second]; Cerone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo struck out; North walked; North was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Scott walked; Scott stole second; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen made an out to second; Gross made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Rader singled; Velez was called out on strikes; Ault doubled to left [Rader scored]; Torres made an out to first; Bowling struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Tyrone struck out; Hosley struck out; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to left; Staggs singled; Staggs was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: North walked; Scott lined into a double play (pitcher to second) [North out at second]; Page walked; E. Williams doubled to right [Page scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Howell struck out; Rader flied out to center; Velez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross doubled to right; Tyrone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Gross to third]; Hosley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored]; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ault homered; Torres was called out on strikes; Bowling struck out; Cerone lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott flied out to center; Page homered; E. Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell singled to right; A. WOODS RAN FOR HOWELL; Rader walked [A. Woods to second]; Velez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: A. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSON REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross walked; Tyrone doubled [Gross scored]; Hosley flied out to center; Picciolo singled to right [Tyrone scored]; Murray struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to left; Bowling grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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