Four consecutive singles in a three-run third inning ignited the Blue Jays to a 3-1 verdict over the A's. Dave McKay and Luis Gomez singled back-to-back and Rick Bosetti and Bob Bailor each singled a run home. Roy Howell's infield chopper yielded the third tally of the inning.

The A's counted their run on left fielder Willie Upshaw's error in the top of the third, breaking a string of 31 consecutive scoreless innings. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       10, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Blue Jays    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Edwards 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Bailor rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .289
  Tabb ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Howell 3b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .258
  Perez 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Thomasson rf,1b       4   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Upshaw lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      McKay 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .125
  Dilone pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Gomez ss              2   1   2   0     1   0   .197
Alexander dh          4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .213
Staggs 3b,2b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .368
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   0     4   5             Totals               28   3   5   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 21,766
Left on Base: A's 9, Blue Jays 4
DP: A's 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Bosetti, Upshaw, McKay
Doubles: Page (3)
Stolen Bases: North (3)
Caught Stealing: Gomez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (3)
GIDP: North (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(0-2)         2.2   4   3   3   1   2   0  13   2.57
Coleman                 4.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  15   0.00
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.76
Totals                  8     5   3   3   3   3   0  31

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(2-2)           9     6   1   0   4   5   0  37   4.79
Totals                  9     6   1   0   4   5   0  37

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to
first); Page doubled to center [Page out at third (center to
second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor flied out to
left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Guerrero flied out
to right; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first to pitcher); Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Essian singled to left;
Staggs grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Essian to second];
North reached on an error by Upshaw [Essian scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; North stole second; Edwards walked; Page popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
singled to center; Gomez singled to center [McKay to second];
Bosetti singled to right [McKay scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor
singled to left [Gomez scored, Bosetti to third]; Howell
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bosetti scored, Bailor to
second]; Carty walked; COLEMAN REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING);
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Guerrero flied out
to center; Revering singled to left; Alexander singled [Revering
to second]; Essian grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); Cerone
flied out to right; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Staggs walked; North walked [Staggs to second];
Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Staggs to
third, North to second]; Page struck out; Thomasson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled; Gomez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays
3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Revering
grounded out (second to first); Alexander popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; Upshaw
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Staggs
singled to center; North singled to center [Staggs to third,
North to second (error by Bosetti)]; TABB BATTED FOR EDWARDS;
Tabb struck out; Page struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED TABB (PLAYING 3B); STAGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cerone grounded out (shortstop to
first); McKay flied out to right; Gomez walked; Bosetti grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue
Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first);
Guerrero flied out to center; Revering reached on an error by
McKay [Revering to second]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Alexander
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DILONE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SOSA REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING);
Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out
(second to first); Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Staggs
walked; North grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Staggs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.