Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
May 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Oakland Athletics 11

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0
Bailor rf 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0
Carty dh 2 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0
Upshaw lf 4 0 2 0
Cerone c 2 1 0 0
Iorg 2b 1 0 0 1
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Ault ph 1 0 0 0
  McKay 2b 1 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 1 2
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 2
Edwards 2b 3 1 0 1
Page lf 2 1 1 1
  Murphy pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Alexander dh 4 1 2 2
  Staggs pr,dh 1 2 1 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 1
  Perez pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Revering 1b 4 2 2 0
Gross 3b 2 0 0 1
Essian c 3 2 1 2
Dilone rf 3 0 1 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 11 9 10
Toronto 030 000 000351
Oakland 120 020 42x1192
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (1-2) 4.2 5 5 4 5 2
  Murphy   2.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Moore   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Wallace   1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
11
10
11
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  W (4-0) 6.1 3 3 0 3 2
  Lacey  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
0
4
4

  E–Gomez (2), Guerrero (4), Dilone (1).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Toronto Upshaw (4,off Broberg), Oakland Essian (3,off Murphy); Staggs (1,off Wallace).  HR–Oakland Alexander (8,5th inning off Clancy 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Iorg (2,off Broberg); Gross (1,off Murphy); Essian (2,off Wallace).  SH–Guerrero (5,off Murphy).  IBB–Revering (2,by Murphy).  SB–Edwards (3,2nd base off Clancy/Cerone); Dilone (8,2nd base off Clancy/Cerone).  WP–Wallace (1).  IBB–Murphy (2,Revering).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:36.  A–2,512.
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