A three-run homer by John Mayberry and a solo shot by Lloyd Moseby in the eighth inning powered the Blue Jays to a 6-5 triumph over the A's. With Toronto trailing, 5-2, and two out in the bottom of the eighth, Mayberry drilled his ninth round-tripper of the season to score Damaso Garcia, on via a fielder's choice, and Barry Bonnell, who had reached second on an error by second baseman Keith Drumright. After Mayberry's swat, Moseby followed with his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       30, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  0  2    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   5  8  1
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   6  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   2   2   0     1   1   .324      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .199
Murphy cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .256      Garcia 2b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .207
Gross 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .183      Bonnell cf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .243
Armas rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .289      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   5     1   0   .258
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .121      Moseby rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .237
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Velez dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .202
Newman c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .208        Ainge pr,dh,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  Babitt pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Macha 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Drumright 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .300        Leal p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .225        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Page ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Bell lf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Bosetti lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Whitt c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .218
                                                          Bomback p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

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

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 21,046
Left on Base: A's 5, Blue Jays 4
DP: A's 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Drumright, Woods
Doubles: Murphy (6), Garcia (3), Velez (3)
Home Runs: Mayberry 2 (9), Moseby (5)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (30), Whitt (4), Garcia (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (4), Drumright (1), Moseby (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(7-3)           8     5   6   2   4   5   3  34   3.31
Totals                  8     5   6   2   4   5   3  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bomback                 7.1   7   5   4   2   4   0  30   3.68
Leal W(3-5)             1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.38
McLaughlin SV(3)        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.18
Totals                  9     8   5   4   3   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Norris (7), Bomback (4), Leal (4)
Balks: Bomback (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole
second; Murphy struck out; Gross hit into a double play (left to
left to shortstop) [Henderson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Garcia doubled to
left; Norris threw a wild pitch [Garcia to third]; Bonnell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry homered [Garcia
scored]; Moseby made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Macha flied out to center; Bell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman singled to center; Drumright singled to
center [Newman to third]; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Drumright to second]; Henderson struck out;
Murphy doubled to left [Newman scored, Drumright scored]; Gross
made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt walked; Whitt stole second; Griffin flied
out to center; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Bonnell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas flied out to left; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry walked; Moseby out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Mayberry to second]; Velez grounded out
(third to first); Macha flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Drumright
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Picciolo flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bell flied out to left; Whitt grounded out
(second to first); Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson walked; Murphy singled to center
[Henderson to second]; Bomback balked [Henderson to third,
Murphy to second]; Gross flied out to right; Bomback threw a
wild pitch [Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; Armas walked;
Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murphy scored, Armas
to second]; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia flied out to left; Bonnell grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Drumright grounded out (second to first); Picciolo popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby struck out; Velez walked; Macha popped to
catcher in foul territory; WOODS BATTED FOR BELL; Woods grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue
Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Henderson
singled to left [Henderson to second (error by Woods)]; Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to third]; Gross
singled to right [Henderson scored (unearned)]; LEAL REPLACED
BOMBACK (PITCHING); Leal threw a wild pitch [Gross to second];
Armas walked; Spencer struck out; Johnson made an out to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Whitt walked; Griffin struck out; Garcia forced
Whitt (third to second); Bonnell reached on an error by
Drumright [Garcia to second]; Garcia stole third; Mayberry
homered (unearned) [Garcia scored (unearned), Bonnell scored
(unearned)]; Moseby homered (unearned); Velez doubled to left;
AINGE RAN FOR VELEZ; Macha made an out to shortstop; 4 R (0 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: AINGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BOSETTI
REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING LF); LEAL REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING);
Newman singled to left; BABITT RAN FOR NEWMAN; Drumright out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Babitt to second]; PAGE
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Page
made an out to second; Henderson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Blue Jays 6.