Butch Edge, getting relief help from Tom Buskey, got credit for a victory in his major league debut as the Blue Jays prevailed over the A's, 4-2. The Jays scored in the fourth inning on a bases-loaded grounder by Tim Johnson and added two more runs in the sixth on an RBI single by Johnson and squeeze bunt by Rick Cerone. The final Jay tally came in the eighth on a triple by Tony Solaita and single by Joe Cannon. [The Sporting News]
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Monday, August 13, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  0  -   4 10  2
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .251
Bosetti cf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .267      Murphy cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .258
Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Revering 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Solaita dh            2   0   1   0     2   0   .273      Page dh               4   0   1   1     0   1   .251
  Ainge pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .251      Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Cannon rf,lf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .247      Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Woods lf              2   1   2   0     1   0   .284      Chalk 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
  Bailor rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Picciolo ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   2     1   1   .151      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gomez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .216
Edge p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4  10   4     6   5             Totals               36   2   7   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  3,183
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, A's 9
DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 0
Errors: Bailor, Johnson
Triples: Solaita (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (12), Cannon (8), Henderson (13)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (13), Bosetti (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Cerone (2), Woods (6), Bosetti (4)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Edge W(1-0)             6.2   6   1   1   2   6   0  29   1.35
Buskey SV(5)            2.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   9   2.28
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   7   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(3-5)           7     8   4   4   6   4   0  32   5.07
Heaverlo                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.06
Totals                  9    10   4   4   6   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Norris (6)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Debut game for
Butch Edge; Bosetti struck out (catcher to first); Howell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross walked; Revering
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Solaita
walked; Cannon forced Solaita (shortstop to second); Woods
singled [Cannon to second]; Johnson walked [Cannon to third,
Woods to second]; Cerone made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to left; Newman struck out; Armas
singled; Chalk singled [Armas to second]; Picciolo made an out
to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin singled; Griffin stole second; Griffin
was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to second to
third); Bosetti struck out; Howell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Murphy struck
out; Gross reached on an error by Johnson; Revering singled
[Gross to second]; Page forced Revering (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled; Solaita walked [Mayberry to
second]; Cannon struck out; Woods singled [Mayberry to third,
Solaita to second]; Johnson forced Woods (shortstop to second)
[Mayberry scored, Solaita to third]; Cerone made an out to
catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman struck out; Armas struck out; Chalk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin grounded out (catcher to first); Bosetti
singled; Howell made an out to second; Mayberry walked [Bosetti
to second]; Bosetti was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo made an out to first; Henderson walked;
Henderson stole second; Murphy struck out; Gross flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Solaita flied out to right; Cannon singled;
Cannon stole second; Woods walked; Norris threw a wild pitch
[Cannon to third, Woods to second]; Johnson singled [Cannon
scored, Woods to third]; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Woods scored, Johnson to second]; Griffin made an
out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering flied out to center; Page struck out;
Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti walked; Bosetti was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Howell made an out to catcher; Mayberry made
an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas flied out to right; Chalk made an out to
shortstop; Picciolo singled; Henderson singled [Picciolo to
second]; Murphy singled [Picciolo scored, Henderson to second];
BUSKEY REPLACED EDGE (PITCHING); Gross made an out to first; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Solaita tripled; AINGE RAN FOR SOLAITA; HEAVERLO
REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Cannon singled [Ainge scored]; Woods
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cannon to second];
Johnson struck out; Cerone flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: AINGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BAILOR
REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING RF); CANNON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); GOMEZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Revering reached on an
error by Bailor [Revering to second]; Page singled [Revering
scored (unearned)]; Newman forced Page (shortstop to second);
Armas forced Newman (shortstop unassisted); Chalk grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Athletics 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Griffin singled; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Griffin to second]; Howell grounded out
(second to first) [Griffin to third]; Mayberry made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Picciolo flied out to left; Henderson struck out;
Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2.
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