Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
June 10, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 10, 1979 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 1, Oakland Athletics 12

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 0 2 0
Carty dh 4 0 0 0
Velez lf 2 0 0 0
  Wilborn lf 2 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 2 0 1 0
Bailor rf 3 0 0 0
Davis c 2 0 1 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy cf 4 2 1 1
Murray rf 4 1 1 1
Bryant dh 4 1 2 4
Newman 1b 5 0 0 0
Armas lf 4 0 0 0
Essian c 4 2 2 4
Ramirez 2b 4 1 0 0
Gross 3b 3 3 2 1
Picciolo ss 3 2 2 1
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 10 12
Toronto 000 000 001152
Oakland 002 060 04x12101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (0-9) 4.0 5 6 6 3 3
  Willis   0.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Freisleben   3.1 4 4 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
12
8
4
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  W (2-0) 9.0 5 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
4

  E–Griffin (11), Wilborn (1), Murray (5).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Toronto Ainge (3,off Hamilton), Oakland Bryant (1,off Freisleben).  3B–Oakland Murray (1,off Freisleben).  HR–Oakland Essian (3,5th inning off Willis 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Picciolo (4,off Underwood).  SB–Bailor (6,2nd base off Hamilton/Essian).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Dallas Parks.  T–2:10.  A–2,400.
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