Brilliant pitching by Tom Underwood extended Oakland's scoreless streak to 29 innings as the Blue Jays beat the A's, 4-0. It was the lefthander's first A. L. win.

The Jays scored a run in the first on a leadoff double by Rick Bosetti and single by Willie Upshaw. Bosetti singled in another run in the third and Bob Bailor delivered two runs with a double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Bosetti cf            2   2   2   1     1   0   .287
Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Bailor 3b             3   0   1   2     1   1   .290
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Upshaw lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .256
  Perez 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Page lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .245
Alexander dh          4   0   0   0     0   3   .233      Hutton rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Ashby c               2   1   0   0     0   1   .111
Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .292      McKay 2b              1   1   0   0     1   0   .103
Staggs 3b,2b          2   0   1   0     2   1   .353      Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .174
Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dilone rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     4   9             Totals               23   4   6   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,339
Left on Base: A's 8, Blue Jays 5
DP: A's 3, Blue Jays 0
Errors: McKay
Doubles: Essian (4), North (4), Bosetti (7), Bailor (5)
Caught Stealing: Guerrero (3), Bosetti (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (3), McKay (2), Bosetti (1)
GIDP: Carty (2), Hutton (3), Mayberry (5)
Hit by Pitch: Ashby (1,by Broberg)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(4-1)          4.2   5   4   4   3   1   0  20   1.89
Lacey                   1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   5   1.96
Heaverlo                2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.55
Totals                  8     6   4   4   6   4   0  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(1-3)        9     5   0   0   4   9   0  35   3.38
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   9   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Edwards
flied out to center; Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor was called out on
strikes; Upshaw singled to center [Bosetti scored]; Carty
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Upshaw out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Guerrero singled to left;
Revering struck out; Guerrero was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Hutton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Ashby
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Staggs struck out; Essian doubled to center
[Essian out at third (center to third)]; On a bunt Dilone made
an out to catcher; Miguel Dilone called for interference;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay walked; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [McKay to second]; Bosetti singled to center
[McKay scored]; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bailor flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
flied out to center; Page walked; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to left;
Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero reached on an error by McKay; Revering
singled to center [Guerrero to second]; On a bunt Staggs singled
to third [Guerrero to third, Revering to second]; Essian was
called out on strikes; Dilone struck out; North flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby was hit by a pitch; McKay out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Gomez
grounded out (second to first); Bosetti walked; Bailor doubled
to right [Ashby scored, Bosetti scored]; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG
(PITCHING); Upshaw struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Page
was called out on strikes; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
struck out; Hutton walked; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Revering
popped to catcher in foul territory; Staggs walked; Essian flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); McKay popped
to third in foul territory; Gomez walked; Bosetti out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gomez to second]; Bailor
walked; Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); North
doubled to right; NEWMAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Newman flied out to
center; Page popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: PEREZ REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 3B); STAGGS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Carty singled to left; Mayberry
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty
out at second]; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Alexander flied out to center; Guerrero was
called out on strikes; Revering walked; Staggs walked [Revering
to second]; Essian forced Staggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.