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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

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Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

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Game Played on Friday, August 26, 1977 (N) at Exhibition Stadium

OAK A    0  0  3    2  0  3    0  0  0  -   8 13  2
TOR A    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  3
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
North cf                      3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Murray cf,lf                2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Scott 2b                      4   2   1   0       1   0       2   3
Page lf                       4   2   2   3       1   0       1   0
  Mallory pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Alexander cf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tabb 1b                       5   0   0   1       0   1      11   0
E. Williams dh                5   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Sanguillen c                  5   0   3   1       0   0       8   0
Gross 3b                      4   0   2   0       1   1       1   2
Tyrone rf                     4   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Picciolo ss                   5   1   1   1       0   0       1   3
Langford p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Torrealba p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       41   8  13   7       5   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Scott (15), Gross (19).
BATTING - 
2B: Sanguillen (11,off Byrd); Page (25,off Willis).
3B: Tyrone (1,off Byrd).
SH: Scott (3,off Willis).
GDP: Picciolo (7,off Byrd).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Scott (20,2nd base off Byrd/Cerone).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Staggs 2b                     5   0   0   0       0   1       2   5
A. Woods lf                   5   2   2   0       0   1       3   0
Howell 3b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Fairly 1b,rf                  3   0   2   2       1   0      10   0
Rader dh                      4   0   0   0       0   4       0   0
Ewing rf                      1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Ault ph,1b                  2   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Torres ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Cerone c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Bowling cf                    4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Byrd p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Willis p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       36   4   7   3       2   7      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Howell-Fairly.
E: A. Woods (6), Howell (12), Torres (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Howell (11,off Torrealba); Ault (18,off Torrealba).
HR: Bowling (1,5th inning off Langford 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Langford                      4.1   5   4   2   2   4   1  22
Torrealba W(4-4)              4.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  16
Totals                        9     7   4   2   2   7   1  38
WP: Langford (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Torrealba 2-0.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Byrd L(2-8)                   3     7   5   2   3   1   0  19
Willis                        2.1   3   3   3   2   2   0  12
Johnson                       3.2   3   0   0   0   2   0  16
Totals                        9    13   8   5   5   5   0  47
Byrd faced 3 batters in the 4th inning
WP: Byrd (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Willis 2-1; Johnson 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Lou DiMuro
Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 22536
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays        
1. North               cf        Staggs              2b
2. Scott               2b        A. Woods            lf
3. Page                lf        Howell              3b
4. Tabb                1b        Fairly              1b
5. E. Williams         dh        Rader               dh
6. Sanguillen          c         Ewing               rf
7. Gross               3b        Torres              ss
8. Tyrone              rf        Cerone              c
9. Picciolo            ss        Bowling             cf
   Langford            p         Byrd                p

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Page walked; Tabb grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs struck out; A. Woods singled; Howell
reached on an error by Gross [A. Woods to second]; Fairly
singled to left [A. Woods scored, Howell to second]; Rader
struck out; Ewing walked [Howell to third, Fairly to second];
Langford threw a wild pitch [Howell scored (unearned), Fairly to
third, Ewing to second]; Torres grounded out (second to first);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams made an out to first; Sanguillen
singled to right; Gross singled [Sanguillen to second]; Tyrone
walked [Sanguillen to third, Gross to second]; Picciolo grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Gross out at third]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Bowling
grounded out (third to first); Staggs grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
walked; Scott stole second; Page reached on an error by A. Woods
[Scott to third, Page to first]; Tabb grounded out (first
unassisted) [Scott scored (unearned), Page to second]; E.
Williams singled [Page to third]; Sanguillen doubled [Page
scored (unearned), E. Williams to third]; Byrd threw a wild
pitch [E. Williams scored (unearned), Sanguillen to third];
Gross struck out (catcher to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); Fairly walked; Rader struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tyrone tripled; Picciolo singled to center
[Tyrone scored]; North singled [Picciolo to second]; WILLIS
REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Picciolo to third, North to second]; Page grounded
out (second to first) [Picciolo scored, North to third]; Tabb
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ewing grounded out (second to first); Torres
struck out; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: E. Williams flied out to left; Sanguillen singled
to center; Gross walked [Sanguillen to second]; Tyrone struck
out; Picciolo lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bowling homered; Staggs grounded out (second to
first); A. Woods singled; Howell reached on an error by Scott
[A. Woods to second]; Fairly singled to left [A. Woods scored
(unearned), Howell to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Rader struck out; AULT BATTED FOR EWING; Ault forced
Fairly (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FAIRLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); North walked; Scott singled [North to
second]; Page doubled to left [North scored, Scott scored]; Tabb
grounded out (second to first) [Page to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); E. Williams singled [Page scored]; Sanguillen
flied out to center; Gross singled to right [E. Williams to
third]; Tyrone forced Gross (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Torres
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerone made an out to
shortstop; Bowling grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo flied out to left; Murray grounded out
(second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods struck out; Howell doubled; Fairly flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page singled to left; MALLORY RAN FOR PAGE; Tabb
lined to center; E. Williams struck out; Sanguillen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED MALLORY (PLAYING CF); MURRAY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rader struck out; Ault doubled
to left; Torres made an out to second; Cerone made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross reached on an error by Torres; Tyrone
forced Gross (shortstop to second); Picciolo reached on an error
by Howell [Tyrone to second]; Murray struck out; Scott flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bowling popped to catcher in foul territory;
Staggs flied out to right; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, Blue Jays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        8  13   2   12
 Blue Jays        4   7   3    7
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