Driving in three runs, Mario Guerrero paced the A's to a 6-4 decision over the Blue Jays. The shortstop stroked an RBI single in the first inning and keyed a four-run rally in the third with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    29, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          1  0  4    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Blue Jays    1  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson cf          2   1   2   1     1   0   .261      Griffin ss            4   1   2   1     1   0   .274
Heath lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Bailor rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Essian 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .272      Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .249
  Gross 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Solaita dh            4   0   1   1     0   1   .244
Revering dh           2   1   1   0     3   1   .281        Cannon pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Guerrero ss           5   1   2   3     0   0   .234      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Newman c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Bosetti cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .267
Chalk 3b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Woods lf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .284
Murray rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .188      Cerone c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Picciolo 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .311
                                                          Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6  12   5     5   2             Totals               34   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,071
Left on Base: A's 8, Blue Jays 6
DP: A's 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Norris, Howell
Doubles: Henderson (9), Murray (9), Heath (8), Mayberry (20), Bosetti (28), Howell (23), Solaita (2)
Triples: Murray (2), Woods (3)
Home Runs: Griffin (2)
Caught Stealing: Murray (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (8), Henderson (6), Picciolo (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Henderson (3), Woods (3)
GIDP: Guerrero (4), Cerone (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(5-6)           9    10   4   4   2   4   1  37   4.80
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(6-16)       8    11   6   6   3   2   0  36   4.06
Buskey                  1     1   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.05
Totals                  9    12   6   6   5   2   0  41

Passed Balls: Cerone (6)
Wild Pitches: Underwood (10)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson doubled to right; Heath grounded out
(third to first); Essian popped to catcher in foul territory;
Revering walked; Guerrero singled to center [Henderson scored,
Revering to second]; Revering was picked off second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin homered; Bailor made an out to shortstop;
Howell struck out; Solaita popped to third in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman popped to catcher in foul territory; Chalk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray tripled to center;
Picciolo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Bosetti popped to catcher in
foul territory; Woods tripled to right; Cerone singled to right
[Woods scored]; Ainge made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson singled; Heath singled to right
[Henderson to third, Heath to second (on throw to 3b)]; Essian
reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson out at home (shortstop
to catcher)]; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Heath to third,
Essian to second]; Revering walked; Guerrero singled to left
[Heath scored, Essian scored, Revering to second]; Newman
singled [Revering scored (error by Howell) (no RBI), Guerrero to
third]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Guerrero scored, Newman to second]; Underwood threw a wild
pitch [Newman to third]; Murray grounded out (third to first); 4
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied out to right; Bailor walked; Howell
struck out; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
5, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo singled; Henderson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Picciolo to second]; Heath flied out
to center; Essian walked; Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry doubled to right; Bosetti singled
[Mayberry to third]; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry
scored]; Cerone grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bosetti out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero popped to second in foul territory;
Newman flied out to center; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge flied out to right; Griffin walked; Bailor
forced Griffin (shortstop to second); Howell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays
3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murray doubled; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Murray to third]; Henderson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Murray scored]; Heath grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Solaita flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bosetti doubled; Woods flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Revering
singled to right; Guerrero flied out to center; Newman flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone lined to third; Ainge made an out to
shortstop; Griffin singled to left; Griffin was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Norris [Griffin to second]; Bailor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue
Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Chalk singled; Murray forced Chalk (pitcher to
shortstop); Murray was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Picciolo struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell doubled to left; Solaita doubled to right
[Howell scored]; CANNON RAN FOR SOLAITA; Mayberry made an out to
shortstop; Bosetti singled [Cannon to third]; Woods hit into a
double play to right [Cannon out at home (right to catcher)]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BUSKEY
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Henderson walked; Heath doubled
to left [Henderson to third]; Essian flied out to center;
Revering was walked intentionally; Guerrero grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Revering out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GROSS REPLACED ESSIAN (PLAYING 1B); Cerone flied
out to center; VELEZ BATTED FOR AINGE; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4.