Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1979 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 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Murray rf 3 0 0 0
Newman c 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Armas lf 4 0 1 0
Page dh 3 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 1 1 0
Ainge 2b 5 1 1 1
Bosetti cf 4 0 1 1
Carty dh 3 2 2 1
  Cannon pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 0
Bailor rf 3 0 0 1
Woods lf 4 1 3 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Gomez 3b 4 1 2 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 5
Oakland 000 000 000052
Toronto 011 011 11x6120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  L (2-1) 5.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Heaverlo   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Todd   1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
2
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (1-9) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
2

  E–Gross (8), Ramirez (3).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Oakland Murphy (4,off Underwood), Toronto Bosetti (11,off Hamilton); Gomez (1,off Hamilton); Carty (11,off Heaverlo); Woods (12,off Todd).  SF–Bailor (3,off Hamilton).  IBB–Mayberry (2,by Heaverlo).  SB–Griffin (9,2nd base off Hamilton/Newman).  CS–Bosetti (3,2nd base by Hamilton/Newman).  WP–Underwood (4).  IBB–Heaverlo (10,Mayberry).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:06.  A–13,124.
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