Backed by a 12-hit attack, John Henry Johnson pitched the A's to a 5-3 victory over the Mariners. RBI singles by Jeff Newman and Dave Revering gave the A's a pair of runs in the first inning. A single by Mitchell Page, stolen base and single by Willie Horton made it 3-0 in the third.

The A's got two more in the fourth on a single by Rob Picciolo, triple by Taylor Duncan and single by Page. Fourth-inning doubles by Roy Howell and Otto Velez scored the Jays' first run and they added two more in the sixth on a single by Velez, a walk and a triple by Dave McKay. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
A's          2  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Wallis cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Duncan 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .250
Howell 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .285        Gross 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Page lf               4   2   2   1     0   1   .294
Velez lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .296        Burke lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .266      Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
McKay 2b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .240      Newman c,1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .253
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Revering 1b           4   0   3   1     0   0   .272
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .207        Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                          Picciolo ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .194
                                                          Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     3   2             Totals               35   5  12   5     0   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 12,414
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, A's 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 0
Errors: Gomez
Doubles: Bailor (17), Howell (20), Velez (11), Wallis (7)
Triples: McKay (6), Duncan (1)
Stolen Bases: Page (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Armas (6)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(2-10)          3.2   9   5   5   0   0   0  20   5.81
Murphy                  4.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  16   3.90
Totals                  8    12   5   5   0   2   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(7-5)          9     5   3   3   3   2   0  35   2.57
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   2   0  35

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to shortstop; Bailor doubled;
Howell walked; Carty struck out; Velez flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis doubled; Duncan singled [Wallis to third];
Page reached on a fielder's choice [Wallis out at home (third to
catcher), Duncan to second]; Horton flied out to right; Newman
singled [Duncan scored, Page to second]; Revering singled [Page
scored, Newman to third, Revering to second (on throw)]; Armas
flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics
2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; McKay flied out to
center; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Edwards flied out to center; Picciolo flied out
to right; Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to left; Bosetti grounded out
(second to first); Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Page
singled; Page stole second; Horton singled [Page scored]; Newman
made an out to second; Revering singled [Horton to second];
Armas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell doubled; Carty flied out to center; Velez
doubled [Howell scored]; Mayberry grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Velez to third]; McKay flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards flied out to left; Picciolo singled
[Picciolo to second (error by Gomez)]; Wallis grounded out
(third to first); Duncan tripled [Picciolo scored]; MURPHY
REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Page singled [Duncan scored]; Horton
singled [Page to second]; Newman flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to right; Gomez walked; Bosetti
flied out to right; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering grounded out (third to first); Armas
grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty struck out;
Velez singled; Mayberry walked [Velez to second]; McKay tripled
[Velez scored, Mayberry scored]; Cerone flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Wallis
flied out to right; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez made an out to first; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; Horton made an out to second;
Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics
5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); BURKE
REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Howell grounded out (second to
first); Carty made an out to second; Velez made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering singled; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Armas
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dilone to second];
Edwards grounded out (third to first) [Dilone stayed at second];
Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING C ); NEWMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher
to first); McKay flied out to left; Cerone grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.