The A's got only two hits off lefty Tom Underwood but that was all they needed to gain a 2-1 triumph over the Blue Jays. Bill North doubled to lead off the fourth inning, went to third on a sacrifice and scored while Mitchell Page bounced into a double play. Gary Alexander then hit a home run, his fourth game-winning circuit clout of the season.

The Blue Jays got their run in the fifth on a walk to Luis Gomez and triple by Rick Bosetti. North, playing out his option, was reinstated to the lineup by A's owner Charlie O. Finley after being kept on the bench since the start of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       2, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
A's          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  2  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .276      North cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .250
Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .338      Edwards 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Page lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .266        Murphy lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Alexander dh          3   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Upshaw lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .326
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Revering 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Iorg 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .178        Staggs pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Perez 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gross 3b,1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .246
Gomez ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .193      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dilone rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     3   3             Totals               23   2   2   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  5,663
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, A's 2
DP: Blue Jays 3, A's 3
Errors: Underwood 2
Doubles: North (3)
Triples: Bosetti (1)
Home Runs: Alexander (7)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (7)
Caught Stealing: Carty (1), Dilone (5), Staggs (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (1)
GIDP: Upshaw (1), Hutton (2), Essian (4), Page (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(0-3)        8     2   2   2   4   5   1  28   4.56
Totals                  8     2   2   2   4   5   1  28

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(2-0)           6     5   1   1   3   2   0  24   2.01
Sosa SV(4)              3     0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.79
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop
to second); Howell struck out; Carty forced Bailor (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Edwards flied out to right;
Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Upshaw
walked; Cerone flied out to center; Iorg forced Upshaw
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first);
Guerrero struck out; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross walked; Essian grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; Dilone
reached on an error by Underwood; Dilone stole second; Dilone
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
singled; Mayberry singled [Carty to second]; Upshaw grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North doubled; Edwards reached on an error by
Underwood on a sacrifice bunt [North to third]; Page grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [North scored,
Edwards out at second]; Alexander homered; Guerrero flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Iorg made
an out to third; Gomez walked; Bosetti tripled [Gomez scored];
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
made an out to third; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty
walked; Mayberry struck out while Carty was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); North
walked; Edwards walked [North to second]; Page flied out to
left; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Upshaw singled; SOSA REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING);
MURPHY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Cerone made an out to second;
HUTTON BATTED FOR IORG; Hutton grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Upshaw out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING 2B); Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering walked; STAGGS RAN
FOR REVERING; Gross struck out while Staggs was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ
REPLACED STAGGS (PLAYING 3B); Gomez made an out to first;
Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian flied out to center; Dilone grounded out
(shortstop to first); North made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell flied out to left; Carty flied out to
center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.