A run-scoring single by Roy Howell in the 11th inning broke up a pitchers' duel and gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 victory over the A's. Mike Norris, who had won five straight games previously, was the loser in a four-hit battle with Jesse Jefferson.

Pinch-hitter Bob Bailor drew a walk to open the 11th and Alfredo Griffin sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Rick Bosetti, both runners advanced on an infield out by Al Woods. Although first base was open, the A's chose to pitch to Howell, who came through with his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 1, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Friday, May 16, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Griffin ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Bosetti cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .236 Page dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Woods lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .364 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .348 Howell 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .223 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .301 Upshaw dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Newman c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .215 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Bonnell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Picciolo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 Whitt c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailor ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .136 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 0 4 0 4 10 Totals 35 1 4 1 4 4 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 16,138 Left on Base: A's 8, Blue Jays 7 DP: A's 0, Blue Jays 0 Doubles: Newman (4), Woods (5) Stolen Bases: Murphy (5), Gross (4) Sacrifice Hits: Page (2), Griffin (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(5-1) 10.2 4 1 1 4 4 0 40 0.45 Totals 10.2 4 1 1 4 4 0 40 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson W(2-1) 11 4 0 0 4 10 0 41 3.86 Totals 11 4 0 0 4 10 0 41 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Jim McKean ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; Page singled to center; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin popped to second; Bosetti walked; Woods flied out to center; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross popped to shortstop; Armas struck out; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Upshaw flied out to left; Garcia forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero singled to center; Picciolo popped to third; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt flied out to left; Griffin flied out to center; Bosetti singled to left; Woods popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page popped to shortstop; Revering walked; Gross flied out to right; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry struck out; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman doubled to right; Guerrero grounded out (catcher to first) [Newman to third]; Picciolo struck out; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia popped to second; Bonnell popped to shortstop; Whitt grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy walked; Page out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Murphy to second]; Revering flied out to left; Gross walked; Murphy stole third and Gross stole second; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin lined to second; Bosetti flied out to center; Woods doubled to right; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman struck out; Guerrero flied out to right; Picciolo singled to center; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy flied out to right; Page flied out to left; Revering popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross struck out; Armas flied out to center; Newman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell singled to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 10TH: Guerrero popped to first; Picciolo struck out; Henderson walked; Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 10TH: Upshaw flied out to right; Garcia lined to second; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 11TH: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering flied out to center; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 11TH: BAILOR BATTED FOR WHITT; Bailor walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bailor to second]; Bosetti walked; Woods grounded out (second to first) [Bailor to third, Bosetti to second]; Howell singled to right [Bailor scored, Bosetti to third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

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