Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 0, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0
  Newman ph 1 0 0 0
  Perez 3b 0 0 0 0
Page lf 3 0 0 0
Alexander dh 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 3 0 1 0
Staggs 3b,2b 2 0 1 0
Essian c 4 0 1 0
Dilone rf 3 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 2 2 2 1
Bailor 3b 3 0 1 2
Upshaw lf 4 0 1 1
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Hutton rf 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 2 1 0 0
McKay 2b 1 1 0 0
Gomez ss 1 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 4 6 4
Oakland 000 000 000050
Toronto 101 020 00x461
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (4-1) 4.2 5 4 4 3 1
  Lacey   1.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Heaverlo   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
6
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (1-3) 9.0 5 0 0 4 9
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
9

  E–McKay (3).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Essian (4,off Underwood); North (4,off Underwood), Toronto Bosetti (7,off Broberg); Bailor (5,off Broberg).  SH–Gomez (3,off Broberg); McKay (2,off Broberg); Bosetti (1,off Heaverlo).  HBP–Ashby (1,by Broberg).  CS–Guerrero (3,2nd base by Underwood/Ashby); Bosetti (2,2nd base by Broberg/Essian).  HBP–Broberg (2,Ashby).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:31.  A–11,339.
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