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An inside-the-park homer by Jim Essian with the bases loaded highlighted the A's 12-1 triumph over the Blue Jays. With two out in the fifth inning, Essian hit a sharp grounder down the third base line and when left fielder Otto Velez crashed into the bullpen wall trying to cut off the ball, four runs scored. Prior to Essian's round-tripper, two runs came across on bases-loaded walks. [The Sporting News] Oakland Athletics 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1Game Played on Sunday, June 10, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumBlue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 2 A's 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 4 x - 12 10 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Murphy cf 4 2 1 1 1 1 .280 Ainge 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Murray rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .184 Howell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .257 Bryant dh 4 1 2 4 1 1 .161 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Newman 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Velez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Armas lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Wilborn lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 4 2 2 4 0 0 .222 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Ramirez 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .195 Bosetti cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Gross 3b 3 3 2 1 1 1 .262 Bailor rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Picciolo ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 .222 Davis c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .139 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 0 2 4 Totals 35 12 10 12 4 6 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 2,400 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, A's 4 DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 1 Errors: Griffin, Wilborn, Murray Doubles: Ainge (3), Bryant (1) Triples: Murray (1) Home Runs: Essian (3) Stolen Bases: Bailor (6) Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (4) GIDP: Griffin (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(0-9) 4 5 6 6 3 3 0 20 4.98 Willis 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 6.97 Freisleben 3.1 4 4 0 0 2 0 16 6.28 Totals 8 10 12 8 4 6 1 40 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hamilton W(2-0) 9 5 1 0 2 4 0 33 2.16 Totals 9 5 1 0 2 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dallas Parks BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge grounded out (first unassisted); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy struck out; Murray made an out to second; Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez flied out to left; Mayberry made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman struck out; Armas grounded out (third to first); Essian singled; Ramirez made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled; Bailor forced Bosetti (second to shortstop); Bailor stole second; Davis struck out; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross singled; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Murphy singled [Gross scored]; Murray grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to second]; Bryant singled [Murphy scored]; Newman grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Mayberry made an out to catcher; Bosetti made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: WILBORN REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING LF); Gross walked; Picciolo singled [Gross to second]; Murphy walked [Gross to third, Picciolo to second]; Murray walked [Gross scored, Picciolo to third, Murphy to second]; WILLIS REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Bryant walked [Picciolo scored, Murphy to third, Murray to second]; Newman made an out to first; Armas struck out; Essian homered [Murphy scored, Murray scored, Bryant scored]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Ramirez flied out to center; 6 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 8. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Davis walked; Griffin grounded into a double play (second to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross struck out; Picciolo flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 8. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell singled; Carty struck out; Wilborn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 7TH: Murray tripled; Bryant struck out; Newman flied out to right; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry made an out to first; Bosetti walked; Bailor flied out to center; Davis singled [Bosetti to second]; Griffin forced Bosetti (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian reached on an error by Griffin [Essian to first]; Ramirez reached on an error by Wilborn [Essian to second]; Gross singled [Essian scored (unearned), Ramirez to second]; Picciolo singled [Ramirez scored (unearned), Gross to second]; Murphy flied out to left; Murray made an out to second; Bryant doubled [Gross scored (unearned), Picciolo scored (unearned)]; Newman flied out to right; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 12. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge doubled; Howell singled [Ainge scored (error by Murray) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Carty struck out; Wilborn flied out to left; Mayberry made an out to catcher; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 12. |
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