The Blue Jays dealt Oakland its ninth consecutive road loss, defeating the A's, 6-3. The Jays jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run double by Ernie Whitt and upped their margin to 3-0 in the third on a solo homer by Barry Bonnell. Alfredo Griffin stroked a two-run single in the fourth and Danny Ainge capped the Jays' scoring with an eighth-inning squeeze bunt. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Blue Jays    0  2  1    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   6  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .321      Griffin ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .203
Murphy cf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .250      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .180      Bonnell cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .126      Moseby rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Heath c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Velez dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .198
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Macha 3b              1   1   0   0     1   1   .295
Drumright 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Ainge 3b            1   0   0   1     0   0   .162
Stanley ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .213      Bell lf               2   2   0   0     2   1   .233
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Whitt c               2   0   1   2     1   0   .220
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     3   4             Totals               29   6   8   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 16,509
Left on Base: A's 5, Blue Jays 5
DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Stanley (2), Murphy (5), Armas (15), Whitt (4), Velez (2), Moseby (11)
Home Runs: Bonnell (4)
Caught Stealing: Heath (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (1)
GIDP: Heath (5), Moseby (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(6-2)           8     8   6   6   5   4   1  35   2.86
Totals                  8     8   6   6   5   4   1  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(3-3)           5.1   5   3   3   3   3   0  23   5.06
Jackson SV(2)           3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.41
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Jackson (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy walked; Gross flied
to right; Armas forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied to right; Garcia singled to left;
Bonnell grounded out (second to first) [Garcia to second];
Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Heath singled to
left; Page struck out while Heath was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Moseby struck out; Velez struck out; Macha
walked; Bell walked [Macha to second]; Whitt doubled to center
[Macha scored, Bell scored]; Griffin flied to center; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Drumright grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
homered; Mayberry popped to third; Moseby flied to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Gross flied to right; Armas popped
to shortstop; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez doubled to left; Macha struck out; Bell
walked; Ernie Whitt asked HP umpire Terry Cooney to check the
ball to see if it had been altered by Matt Keough; Athletics
Manager Billy Martin starting yelling from the bench and ignored
a warning from Cooney to stop; after Martin was ejected by
Cooney he ran onto the field and bumped Cooney; Martin kicked
dirt on Cooney's shoes; when the umpire turned to walk away
Martin threw two handfuls of dirt on Cooney's back; Whitt
walked [Velez to third, Bell to second]; Griffin singled to left
[Velez scored, Bell scored, Whitt out at third (left to
shortstop), Griffin to second (on throw to 3b)]; Garcia popped
to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Page popped
to shortstop; Drumright flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mayberry walked; Moseby grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: AINGE REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); Stanley
doubled to right; Henderson singled to left [Stanley to third];
Murphy doubled to right [Stanley scored, Henderson to third];
Gross walked; Armas popped to third; Spencer singled to center
[Henderson scored, Murphy scored, Gross to third]; JACKSON
REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Heath grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez popped to second; Ainge grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Drumright
singled to second; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Jackson threw a
wild pitch [Drumright to second]; Johnson struck out; Henderson
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Whitt
grounded out (second to first); Griffin singled to right; Garcia
popped to first; Bonnell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy flied to center; Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); Armas doubled to center; Spencer popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry singled to first; Moseby doubled to left
[Mayberry to third]; Velez popped to third; Ainge out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mayberry scored, Moseby to
third]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Blue Jays 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Heath popped to first; Page flied to right;
Drumright flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Blue Jays 6.