In an iron-man performance, Matt Keough allowed only five hits in 14 innings and came out the winner when the A's defeated the Blue Jays, 4-2. Jerry Newman knocked in the tie-breaking run with a single and Mickey Klutts added an insurance tally with a double. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       17, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   4 13  1
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          6   1   1   0     1   2   .258      Griffin ss            6   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Murphy cf             3   2   1   1     3   1   .305      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     2   0   .125
Revering 1b           5   0   4   1     0   0   .372      Woods lf              6   0   0   0     0   0   .328
  Edwards pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Velez dh              2   0   0   0     1   2   .337
  Newman 1b           1   0   1   1     1   0   .225        Cannon pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Upshaw ph,dh        2   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Klutts 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .233      Howell 3b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .260
Armas rf              6   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .222
Page dh               6   0   2   0     0   1   .230      Bosetti cf            3   0   1   1     2   1   .239
Heath c               5   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Garcia 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Guerrero ss           6   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Davis c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Picciolo 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Bonnell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .204
  Cosey ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Whitt c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .216
  McKay 2b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .190      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               51   4  13   4     6   4             Totals               42   2   5   2     6   8

Time of Game: 4:00   Attendance: 23,074
Left on Base: A's 12, Blue Jays 4
DP: A's 4, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Revering, Garcia
Doubles: Murphy (2), Klutts (2)
Triples: Mayberry (1), Howell (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (14), Page (4)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (4), Bailor (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (5)
GIDP: Picciolo (3), Klutts (1), Griffin (2), Garcia (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(5-3)          14     5   2   1   6   8   0  48   1.76
Totals                 14     5   2   1   6   8   0  48

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb                  12    10   2   2   5   2   0  49   2.09
McLaughlin L(1-2)       2     3   2   2   1   2   0   9   4.74
Totals                 14    13   4   4   6   4   0  58

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ted Hendry


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Revering singled to center; Gross grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin made an out to second; Bailor grounded
out (first unassisted); Woods lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
grounded out (first to pitcher); Heath grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Howell struck out; Mayberry
tripled; Bosetti singled to left [Mayberry scored]; Bosetti was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
grounded out (third to first); Henderson walked; Henderson stole
second; Murphy doubled to right [Henderson scored]; Revering
singled to center [Murphy scored]; Gross grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to left; Griffin grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas singled to center; Page singled to right
[Armas to second]; Heath made an out to second; Guerrero singled
to left [Armas to third, Page to second]; Picciolo grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor walked; Woods flied out to center; Velez
struck out while Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy walked; Revering flied out to right; Gross made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell struck out; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); Page flied
out to center; Heath walked; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia flied out to left; Davis made an out to
second; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo made an out to second; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Revering
singled to center [Murphy to third]; Gross popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor walked; Woods reached on a fielder's
choice [Bailor out at first (right to first)]; Velez walked
[Woods to second]; CANNON RAN FOR VELEZ; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Woods to third, Cannon to second]; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Armas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Page singled to left; Page
stole second; Heath grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Garcia
flied out to center; BONNELL BATTED FOR DAVIS; Bonnell walked;
Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue
Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WHITT REPLACED BONNELL (PLAYING C ); Picciolo
made an out to second; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: KLUTTS REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Bailor flied
out to left; Woods made an out to third; UPSHAW BATTED FOR
CANNON; Upshaw reached on an error by Revering [Upshaw to
first]; Howell tripled to left [Upshaw scored (unearned), Howell
out at home (left to catcher)]; the ball hit the bullpen
mound and bounced off the railing; Rickey Henderson thought it
was an automatic double; he and Athletics manager Billy Martin
argued with 3B umpire Ted Hendry; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 10TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Revering
singled to right; EDWARDS RAN FOR REVERING; Klutts grounded out
(third to first) [Edwards to second]; Armas reached on a
fielder's choice [Edwards out at third (pitcher to third)]; Page
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: NEWMAN REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry
struck out; Bosetti walked; Garcia grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bosetti out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Heath flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out
(third to first); COSEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Cosey flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: MCKAY REPLACED COSEY (PLAYING 2B); Whitt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rob Picciolo left
hurt; Griffin singled to center; Bailor popped to third in
foul territory; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Henderson singled to center; Murphy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Henderson to second];
Newman was walked intentionally; Klutts grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Newman out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Howell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 13TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Armas
grounded out (second to first); Page struck out; Heath flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: Bosetti walked; Garcia lined into a double play
(second to first) [Bosetti out at first]; Whitt struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 14TH: Guerrero flied out to right; McKay singled to
pitcher [McKay to second (error by Garcia)]; the ball caromed
off Joey McLaughlin's leg; Henderson struck out; Murphy was
walked intentionally; Newman singled to left [McKay scored,
Murphy to second]; Klutts doubled to left [Murphy scored, Newman
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 14TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
flied out to center; Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2.