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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

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Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1979 (D) at Exhibition Stadium

OAK A    0  0  0    0  3  1    0  2  0  -   6 11  0
TOR A    0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Henderson rf,lf               4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Murphy cf                     5   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Essian lf                     3   1   1   3       1   0       0   0
  Murray pr,rf                1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Revering 1b                   5   0   1   0       0   0      10   1
Guerrero ss                   5   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Page dh                       4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Newman c                      2   1   0   0       2   0       9   0
Gross 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Picciolo 2b                   4   2   4   2       0   0       0   3
Langford p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Totals                       37   6  11   6       3   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guerrero-Revering.
BATTING - 
2B: Picciolo (11,off Todd).
HR: Essian (8,5th inning off Stieb 2 on 2 out).
HBP: Henderson (1,by Stieb).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Henderson (6,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Griffin ss                    4   1   3   2       0   0       2   1
Cannon rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Howell 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
Solaita dh                    4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       9   3
Bosetti cf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Woods lf                      4   1   2   1       0   1       3   0
Cerone c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
Ainge 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Stieb p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Todd p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Jefferson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   3       0  10      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Bosetti (12).
BATTING - 
2B: Bosetti (27,off Langford); Howell (22,off Langford).
HR: Griffin (1,5th inning off Langford 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Cannon (2,off Langford).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Griffin (16,2nd base off Langford/Newman); Woods (5,2nd base off Langford/Newman).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Langford W(10-13)             9     7   3   3   0  10   1  34
WP: Langford 3 (15).
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stieb L(5-5)                  6.2   9   4   4   2   3   1  32
Todd                          0.2   2   2   1   1   0   0   5
Jefferson                     1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9    11   6   5   3   5   1  41
HBP: Stieb (4,Henderson).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Todd 2-0; Jefferson 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dale Ford
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21736
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Henderson           rf        Griffin             ss
2. Murphy              cf        Cannon              rf
3. Essian              lf        Howell              3b
4. Revering            1b        Solaita             dh
5. Guerrero            ss        Mayberry            1b
6. Page                dh        Bosetti             cf
7. Newman              c         Woods               lf
8. Gross               3b        Cerone              c
9. Picciolo            2b        Ainge               2b
   Langford            p         Stieb               p

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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Griffin stole second; Cannon
struck out; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to right; Guerrero singled to
right [Revering to second]; Page was called out on strikes;
Newman flied out to left [Revering to third]; Gross grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Bosetti doubled; Langford
threw a wild pitch [Bosetti to third]; Woods singled to right
[Bosetti scored]; Woods stole second; Cerone grounded out (third
to first); Ainge grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled; Henderson made an out to first;
Murphy struck out; Essian forced Picciolo (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Cannon
struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted);
Guerrero flied to right in foul territory; Page singled; Newman
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Solaita struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Picciolo
singled to center; Henderson was hit by a pitch [Picciolo to
second]; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher) [Picciolo to
third, Henderson to second]; Essian homered to left [Picciolo
scored, Henderson scored]; Revering flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods singled to right; Cerone flied out to
right; Ainge struck out; Griffin hit an inside the park homer
[Woods scored]; Cannon grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Page flied to left
in foul territory; Newman walked; Gross singled to right [Newman
to second]; Picciolo singled to right [Newman scored, Gross to
second]; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Solaita struck out
but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Langford threw a wild
pitch [Solaita to second]; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue
Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Essian
walked; MURRAY RAN FOR ESSIAN; Revering flied out to right;
Guerrero singled to right [Murray to third]; TODD REPLACED STIEB
(PITCHING); Page grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Woods flied to left in foul
territory; Cerone flied out to left; Ainge grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman walked; Gross forced Newman (first to
shortstop); Picciolo doubled [Gross scored (RBI), Picciolo to
third (error by Bosetti)]; Henderson singled [Picciolo scored
(unearned)]; JEFFERSON REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Henderson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin singled to left; Cannon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Griffin out at second]; Howell
doubled to left; Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murray struck out; Revering grounded out (second
to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti flied out
to right; Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Blue Jays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        6  11   0    8
 Blue Jays        3   7   1    4
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