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.

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