Snapping their five-game losing streak, the A's prevailed over the Blue Jays, 3-1. A single by Dave Revering and double by Tony Armas put the A's ahead in the fourth inning and they scored twice more in the fifth on consecutive singles by Rob Picciolo, Rickey Henderson, Dwayne Murphy and Wayne Gross and an infield out by Revering. [The Sporting News]
Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
A's          0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .269      Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .249
Cannon rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Murphy cf             2   0   1   0     2   1   .264
  Velez ph,rf,lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Gross 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Howell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Revering 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .286
Mayberry 1b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .281      Newman dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .235
Solaita dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .263        Murray pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Carty ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Essian c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Bosetti cf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .263      Armas rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
Woods lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Bailor ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Picciolo ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Cerone c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .218      Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .248        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     7   4             Totals               27   3   9   3     6   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  2,151
Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, A's 7
DP: Blue Jays 4, A's 1
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Woods (17), Cerone (18), Howell (19), Armas (6)
Stolen Bases: Cannon (9), Henderson (14), Murray (6)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Velez (2), Gross (2)
GIDP: Newman 2 (16), Edwards (6)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(1-10)       4     8   3   3   4   0   0  21   5.44
Freisleben              4     1   0   0   2   2   0  13   4.91
Totals                  8     9   3   3   6   2   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman W(3-4)          6     6   1   1   3   3   0  26   4.40
Hamilton                2     1   0   0   4   1   0  11   3.69
Heaverlo SV(9)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   7   4   0  40

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Cannon singled [Griffin to
second]; Griffin was out trying to advance to third (catcher to
third); Cannon stole second; Howell struck out; Mayberry struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy
walked; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Henderson to third, Murphy to second]; Revering was walked
intentionally; Newman grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita flied out to right; Bosetti made an out
to first; Woods doubled; Cerone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian singled; Armas made an out to first;
Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first) [Essian to second];
Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge flied out to center; Griffin made an out to
second; Cannon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy walked;
Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gross
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Mayberry reached on
an error by Gross; Solaita walked [Mayberry to second]; Bosetti
flied out to right; Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled; Newman singled [Revering to
second]; Essian forced Newman (third to second) [Revering to
third]; Armas doubled [Revering scored, Essian to third];
Edwards reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double
play [Essian out at home (third to catcher), Armas out at third
(catcher to pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone doubled; Ainge grounded out (second to
first) [Cerone to third]; Griffin lined into a double play
(shortstop to third) [Cerone out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled; Henderson singled [Picciolo to
second]; Murphy singled [Picciolo to third, Henderson to
second]; Gross singled [Picciolo scored, Henderson to third,
Murphy to second]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
Revering forced Gross (first to shortstop) [Henderson scored,
Murphy to third]; Newman grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Revering out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cannon flied out to left; Howell doubled;
Mayberry singled [Howell scored]; Solaita flied out to left;
Bosetti walked [Mayberry to second]; Woods grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian walked; Armas struck out; Edwards grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Essian out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone walked; HAMILTON REPLACED KINGMAN
(PITCHING); Ainge flied out to right; Griffin struck out; VELEZ
BATTED FOR CANNON; Velez singled [Cerone to second]; Howell
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Picciolo
singled; Henderson flied out to left; Murphy struck out; Gross
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); CARTY
BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bosetti walked; BAILOR BATTED FOR WOODS; Bailor walked [Bosetti
to second]; Cerone forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VELEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Revering flied out to left; Newman walked; MURRAY RAN FOR
NEWMAN; Murray stole second; Essian grounded out (third to
first); Armas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ainge walked;
Griffin walked [Ainge to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Velez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Ainge to third, Griffin to second]; Howell flied out to left;
Mayberry was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball [Ainge stayed at third, Griffin out at third (second
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.
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