Jim Essian belted a three-run homer and Rob Picciolo went 4-for-4 and knocked in two runs to pace the A's to a 6-3 triumph over the Blue Jays. Essian's blast came in the fifth inning and gave the A's a 3-1 lead, but the Jays tied the game in the bottom of the frame on a two-run inside-the-park homer by Alfredo Griffin, his first major league round-tripper.

Jeff Newman drew a two-out walk in the sixth and came around on singles by Wayne Gross and Picciolo. The A's added a pair of eighth-inning runs on run-scoring singles by Picciolo and Rickey Henderson. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  3  1    0  2  0  -   6 11  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson rf,lf       4   1   1   1     0   1   .255      Griffin ss            4   1   3   2     0   0   .272
Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Cannon rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Essian lf             3   1   1   3     1   0   .277      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
  Murray pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Solaita dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Revering 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Guerrero ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Woods lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .283
Newman c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .233      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Gross 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Picciolo 2b           4   2   4   2     0   0   .275      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     3   5             Totals               34   3   7   3     0  10

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21,736
Left on Base: A's 8, Blue Jays 4
DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Bosetti
Doubles: Picciolo (11), Bosetti (27), Howell (22)
Home Runs: Essian (8), Griffin (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (15), Woods (5)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (6)
GIDP: Cannon (2)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (1,by Stieb)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(10-13)       9     7   3   3   0  10   1  34   4.15
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0  10   1  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(5-5)            6.2   9   4   4   2   3   1  32   4.23
Todd                    0.2   2   2   1   1   0   0   5   7.64
Jefferson               1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.84
Totals                  9    11   6   5   3   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Stieb (4)
Wild Pitches: Langford 3 (15)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Griffin stole second; Cannon
struck out; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to right; Guerrero singled to
right [Revering to second]; Page was called out on strikes;
Newman flied out to left [Revering to third]; Gross grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Bosetti doubled; Langford
threw a wild pitch [Bosetti to third]; Woods singled to right
[Bosetti scored]; Woods stole second; Cerone grounded out (third
to first); Ainge grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled; Henderson made an out to first;
Murphy struck out; Essian forced Picciolo (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Cannon
struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted);
Guerrero flied to right in foul territory; Page singled; Newman
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Solaita struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Picciolo
singled to center; Henderson was hit by a pitch [Picciolo to
second]; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher) [Picciolo to
third, Henderson to second]; Essian homered [Picciolo scored,
Henderson scored]; Revering flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods singled to right; Cerone flied out to
right; Ainge struck out; Griffin homered [Woods scored]; Cannon
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Page flied to left
in foul territory; Newman walked; Gross singled to right [Newman
to second]; Picciolo singled to right [Newman scored, Gross to
second]; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Solaita struck out
but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Langford threw a wild
pitch [Solaita to second]; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue
Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Essian
walked; MURRAY RAN FOR ESSIAN; Revering flied out to right;
Guerrero singled to right [Murray to third]; TODD REPLACED STIEB
(PITCHING); Page grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Woods flied to left in foul
territory; Cerone flied out to left; Ainge grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman walked; Gross forced Newman (first to
shortstop); Picciolo doubled [Gross scored (RBI), Picciolo to
third (error by Bosetti)]; Henderson singled [Picciolo scored
(unearned)]; JEFFERSON REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Henderson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin singled to left; Cannon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Griffin out at second]; Howell
doubled to left; Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murray struck out; Revering grounded out (second
to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti flied out
to right; Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Blue Jays 3.

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