Allowing just one hit -- a leadoff single by Jim Essian in the sixth inning -- Phil Huffman hurled the Blue Jays to a 7-0 blanking of the A's. The one-hit game was the 13th in the A.L. this season, eclipsing the league record of 12 in 1910 and 1915.

The Jays scored three runs in the third on a two-run double by Rick Bosetti and RBI single by Rick Cerone. Roy Howell connected for a base-loaded homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Monday, August    27, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
Blue Jays    0  0  3    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Cannon rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Murphy rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Woods lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .281
Heath lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Howell 3b             4   2   4   4     0   0   .249
Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Solaita dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Mayberry 1b           1   1   0   0     3   0   .282
Page dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Bosetti cf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .263
Newman 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Cerone c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .238
Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Ainge 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Picciolo 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   1   0     2   3             Totals               32   7  10   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 12,047
Left on Base: A's 3, Blue Jays 7
DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: McCatty
Doubles: Bosetti 2 (26), Howell (21)
Home Runs: Howell (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (6), Gomez (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(8-9)          5.2   8   6   3   4   1   0  29   4.10
Minetto                 2.1   2   1   1   0   3   1   9   5.56
Totals                  8    10   7   3*  4   4   1  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman W(6-14)         9     1   0   0   2   3   0  30   5.34
Totals                  9     1   0   0   2   3   0  30

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Dan Morrison


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Murphy popped
to third in foul territory; Heath grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Cannon grounded out (second to first); Woods
singled to right; Howell singled [Woods to second]; Solaita
grounded out (second to first) [Woods to third, Howell to
second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Bosetti was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering struck out; Guerrero flied out to right;
Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone flied out to right; Ainge singled to
center; Gomez grounded out (third to first) [Ainge to second];
Cannon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman flied out to right; Essian grounded out
(third to first); Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods grounded out (second to first); Howell
singled; Solaita flied out to right; Mayberry walked [Howell to
second]; Bosetti doubled to left [Howell scored, Mayberry
scored]; Cerone singled [Bosetti scored]; Ainge made an out to
first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Murphy struck
out; Heath walked; Revering made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gomez flied out to right; Cannon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Page grounded out
(shortstop to first); Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell doubled to right; Solaita grounded out
(second to first) [Howell to third]; Mayberry walked; Bosetti
lined into a double play (second to first) [Mayberry out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian singled to left; Picciolo flied out to
right; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone singled to left; Ainge reached on an error
by McCatty on a sacrifice bunt [Cerone to second]; Gomez out on
a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cerone to third, Ainge to
second]; Cannon flied out to right; Woods walked; MINETTO
REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Howell homered (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher) [Cerone scored (unearned), Ainge scored
(unearned), Woods scored (unearned)]; Solaita flied out to
right; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath flied out to left; Revering flied out to
center; Guerrero walked; Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory;
Bosetti doubled to left; Cerone flied out to left; Ainge
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman flied out to center; Essian grounded out
(third to first); Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Gomez struck out; Cannon struck out; Woods struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy popped to
catcher in foul territory; Heath grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.