Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 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 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 1 0 0 0
  Tabb ph 1 0 0 0
  Perez 3b 0 0 0 0
Page lf 4 0 1 0
Thomasson rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 0 1 0
  Dilone pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Alexander dh 4 0 1 0
Essian c 4 1 1 0
Staggs 3b,2b 2 0 1 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 1
Bailor rf 4 0 1 1
Howell 3b 4 0 0 1
Carty dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
Upshaw lf 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 1 1 0
Gomez ss 2 1 2 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
Oakland 001 000 000160
Toronto 003 000 00x353
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (0-2) 2.2 4 3 3 1 2
  Coleman   4.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Sosa   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (2-2) 9.0 6 1 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
4
5

  E–Bosetti (1), Upshaw (3), McKay (4).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Oakland Page (3,off Clancy).  SH–Edwards (3,off Clancy).  SB–North (3,2nd base off Clancy/Cerone).  CS–Gomez (1,2nd base by Coleman/Essian).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:39.  A–21,766.
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