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.

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