Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. 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

Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 5 1 2 0
Wallis cf 5 1 2 0
Page lf 3 1 1 1
  Essian c 1 0 0 0
Revering 1b 3 0 0 0
  Dilone pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 2 2
  Murphy pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 1 2 0
Duncan 3b 4 0 2 1
Newman c,1b 4 0 2 0
Armas rf 4 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Bailor 3b 4 1 1 0
Woods lf 3 0 1 2
Carty dh 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Velez rf 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 1 2 1
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ss 0 0 0 0
Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Oakland 100 002 2005133
Toronto 001 001 010351
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (3-7) 7.2 5 3 2 1 0
  Heaverlo  SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
1
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin  L (2-11) 5.2 10 3 3 1 6
  Willis   2.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Murphy   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
6

  E–Edwards (16), Guerrero (17), Duncan (4), Willis (1).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Oakland Duncan (6,off Garvin); Guerrero (11,off Garvin); Horton (11,off Willis); Edwards (10,off Willis), Toronto Bailor (20,off Langford).  HR–Oakland Page (11,6th inning off Garvin 0 on, 0 out), Toronto Ashby (5,3rd inning off Langford 0 on, 0 out).  SF–A Woods (1,off Langford).  SB–Edwards (14,2nd base off Garvin/Ashby); Wallis (1,3rd base off Willis/Ashby); Dilone (30,2nd base off Willis/Ashby).  CS–Bosetti (6,2nd base by Langford/Newman).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–(none), 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:19.  A–23,153.
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