A homer by Dave Revering with two out in the ninth inning carried the A's to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. The A's took a 2-0 lead in the fifth, but the Blue Jays rallied to tie the score in the eighth with back-to-back doubles by Bob Bailor and Roy Howell, a single by Rico Carty and a sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. Revering's homer was the 14th served up by Blue Jay loser Tom Underwood this season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  9  2
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Wallis cf             3   0   0   1     0   2   .295
Bailor rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Duncan 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Howell 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .288      Page lf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .287        Dilone pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .265        Burke pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Hutton lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Velez ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Revering 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .262
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Armas rf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Edwards 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .192
                                                          Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   9   2     3   2             Totals               31   3   7   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  6,863
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, A's 4
DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 2
Errors: Mayberry, Gomez, Picciolo
Doubles: Bailor (16), Howell (19)
Home Runs: Revering (11)
Caught Stealing: Burke (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (11), Ashby (2), Armas (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (4), Wallis (1)
GIDP: Mayberry (8)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(5-9)        8.2   7   3   2   0   5   1  33   4.35
Totals                  8.2   7   3   2   0   5   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   7     7   2   2   2   2   0  30   2.95
Heaverlo                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.93
Lacey                   1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.81
Sosa W(6-2)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to catcher; Bailor made an
out to second; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis struck out; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty walked; Mayberry singled [Carty to second];
Hutton flied out to center; McKay made an out to shortstop;
Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Newman
flied out to left; Revering made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled; Edwards made an out to catcher;
Picciolo struck out; Wallis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled; Carty reached on an error by
Picciolo [Howell to second]; Mayberry grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell to third, Carty out
at second]; Hutton walked; McKay made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan made an out to shortstop; Page struck out;
Horton singled; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby singled; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Ashby to second]; Bosetti made an out to
first; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering singled; Armas out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Revering to second]; Edwards singled
[Revering to third]; Picciolo singled [Revering scored, Edwards
to third (error by Mayberry)]; Wallis hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Edwards scored (unearned), Picciolo to second]; Duncan
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
flied out to right; Mayberry singled; Hutton singled [Mayberry
to second]; McKay struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page singled; DILONE RAN FOR PAGE; Horton flied
out to center; Newman struck out; Revering made an out to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ashby made an
out to first; Gomez made an out to first; Bosetti grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
grounded out (third to first); Picciolo flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor doubled; Howell doubled [Bailor scored];
HEAVERLO REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Carty singled [Howell to
third]; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO
(PITCHING); Upshaw was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howell scored]; VELEZ
BATTED FOR HUTTON; Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VELEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wallis struck out; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR DILONE; Adams reached on
an error by Gomez; BURKE RAN FOR ADAMS; Burke was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McKay singled;
Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [McKay to
second]; Gomez was walked intentionally; SOSA REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); Bosetti flied into a double play (center to second)
[McKay out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Horton made an out to catcher; Newman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Revering homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Athletics 3.