The A's and Blue Jays divided a twin bill, the A's taking the first game, 7-2, and the Jays capturing the second contest, 5-4. In the opener, a sacrifice fly by Jeff Newman gave the A's a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added three more tallies in the third frame on an error by Jay shortstop Luis Gomez, a single by Joe Wallis, triple by Taylor Duncan and single by Mitchell Page. The game was put on ice in the fifth on a single by Wallis, RBI double by Page and two-run homer by Willie Horton.

After an RBI double by Mike Edwards had lifted the A's to a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning of the nightcap, the Blue Jays won the game in the seventh when Roy Howell led off with a single, took second on a single by John Mayberry and scored on a double by Al Woods. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  1  3    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   7 10  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .306      Bosetti cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
Duncan 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .248      Bailor rf             3   0   2   2     1   0   .259
Page lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Armas rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Horton dh             4   2   1   2     0   0   .251      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      A. Woods lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .100
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .285      McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Newman c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .248      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Gomez ss              2   1   0   0     1   1   .206
Burke rf,lf           4   1   0   0     0   1   .238      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   7     0   3             Totals               30   2   4   2     5   4

Time of Game: 1:57
Left on Base: A's 2, Blue Jays 6
DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Revering, Howell, Gomez
Doubles: Page (15), Wallis (8), Bailor (19), McKay (15)
Triples: Duncan (2)
Home Runs: Horton (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Newman (1)
GIDP: Edwards (5), Horton (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(4-4)            9     4   2   2   5   4   0  35   2.86
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   4   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(4-2)            5     8   7   5   0   2   1  23   4.17
Coleman                 4     2   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.86
Totals                  9    10   7   5   0   3   1  36

Passed Balls: Cerone (8)
Wild Pitches: Moore (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis flied out to right; Duncan flied out to
center; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti walked; Bailor walked [Bosetti to
second]; Howell flied out to center; Carty popped to third in
foul territory; Mayberry popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton reached on an error by Howell; Revering
singled to right [Horton to second]; Guerrero singled [Horton to
third, Revering to second]; Newman hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Horton scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods flied out to right; McKay struck out;
Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays
0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke reached on an error by Gomez; Cerone
allowed a passed ball [Burke to second]; Wallis singled [Burke
stayed at second]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Burke to third,
Wallis to second]; Duncan tripled [Burke scored (unearned),
Wallis scored]; Page singled to right [Duncan scored]; Horton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page
out at second]; Revering struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bailor singled to left; Howell made
an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Newman flied out to
left; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
walked; A. Woods lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Mayberry out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke grounded out (third to first); Wallis
singled to right; Duncan struck out; Page doubled to center
[Wallis scored]; Horton homered [Page scored]; Revering grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay flied out to right; Cerone struck out;
Gomez walked; Bosetti singled to left [Gomez to second]; Bailor
doubled to left [Gomez scored, Bosetti scored]; Howell flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Guerrero
singled; Newman grounded out (third to first) [Guerrero to
second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty lined to second; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); A. Woods reached on an error by Revering;
McKay doubled [A. Woods out at home (catcher to third to second
to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis doubled to right [Wallis out at third
(right to shortstop to third)]; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: ARMAS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING RF); BURKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cerone flied out to right; Gomez struck
out; Bosetti made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Horton flied out to left; Revering grounded out
(third to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor popped to catcher in foul territory;
Howell flied out to center; Carty made an out to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman made an out to second; Edwards grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; A. Woods walked;
McKay made an out to third; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.