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Sunday August 28, 1977
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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.



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