Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
July 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 2, Oakland Athletics 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 0 0 0
Bailor rf 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 1 2 1
Carty dh 3 0 1 0
  Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 1
Hutton lf 2 0 1 0
  Velez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
McKay 2b 4 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Wallis cf 3 0 0 1
Duncan 3b 4 0 0 0
Page lf 3 0 1 0
  Dilone pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 0
Newman c 4 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 2 2 1
Armas rf 2 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 3 1 1 0
Picciolo ss 3 0 1 1
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Toronto 000 000 020292
Oakland 000 020 001371
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (5-9) 8.2 7 3 2 0 5
Totals
8.2
7
3
2
0
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   7.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Heaverlo   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lacey   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Sosa  W (6-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
2

  E–Mayberry (4), Gomez (9), Picciolo (4).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Toronto Bailor (16,off Renko); Howell (19,off Renko).  HR–Oakland Revering (11,9th inning off Underwood 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gomez (11,off Renko); Ashby (2,off Lacey); Armas (4,off Underwood).  SF–Mayberry (4,off Lacey); Wallis (1,off Underwood).  IBB–Gomez (1,by Lacey).  CS–Burke (2,2nd base by Underwood/Ashby).  IBB–Lacey (8,Gomez).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:06.  A–6,863.
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