Mike Norris fired a three-hitter in pitching the A's to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Blue Jays. Rob Picciolo drilled a leadoff homer in the third inning and the A's added a pair of runs in the fourth on a single by Keith Drumright, double by Dave McKay, single by Jeff Newman and a steal of home by McKay. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
A's          0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss,3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .210      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Woods lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Upshaw rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .173      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Armas rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Velez dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Moseby cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Drumright dh          3   1   2   0     0   1   .309
Iorg 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      McKay 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Whitt c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Newman c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .227
Macha 3b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Picciolo ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .263
  Wells ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manrique ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   4             Totals               29   3   6   2     0   2

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 11,144
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, A's 2
DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 0
Errors: McKay, Norris
Doubles: McKay (10)
Home Runs: Picciolo (4)
Stolen Bases: McKay (4)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (12), Newman (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal L(7-13)            7     6   3   3   0   2   1  26   3.68
McLaughlin              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.75
Totals                  8     6   3   3   0   2   1  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(12-9)          9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31   3.75
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31

Wild Pitches: Norris (14)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Griffin was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Woods flied out to
right; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to left; Velez flied out to
center; Moseby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to left; Spencer flied out to left;
Drumright singled to left [Armas to second]; McKay struck out;
Newman forced Drumright (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg grounded out (third to first); Whitt singled
to right; Norris threw a wild pitch [Whitt to second]; Macha
struck out; Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo homered; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to center; Gross made an
out to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods flied out to center; Upshaw reached on an
error by McKay; Upshaw was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Norris [Upshaw to third]; Mayberry made an out to
second; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas flied out to left; Spencer flied out to
left; Drumright singled to left; McKay doubled to right
[Drumright to third]; Newman singled to shortstop [Drumright
scored, McKay to third]; McKay stole home; Newman was picked off
and caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby flied out to center; Iorg flied out to
right; Whitt made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson made an
out to second; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Macha struck out; Griffin flied out to right;
Woods singled to second; Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross flied out to center; Armas made an out to
first; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez
made an out to third; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Drumright struck out; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted); Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Whitt flied
out to center; WELLS BATTED FOR MACHA; Wells grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MANRIQUE REPLACED WELLS (PLAYING SS); GRIFFIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEAL
(PITCHING); Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Griffin walked; Woods forced Griffin (second to
shortstop); Upshaw forced Woods (first to shortstop); Mayberry
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 3.