Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 16, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 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 2, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Edwards 2b 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Gross 3b 4 0 2 1
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Newman c 4 0 0 0
Page dh 4 0 1 0
Armas lf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Murray rf 2 0 1 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 2 1
Cannon rf 3 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 3 0 2 1
Carty dh 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Bailor 3b 4 0 1 1
Woods lf 3 0 1 0
Ainge 2b 3 1 1 0
Davis c 2 1 0 0
Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Oakland 000 001 010271
Toronto 010 020 00x391
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty  L (4-2) 7.1 9 3 3 1 4
  Lacey   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk  W (7-3) 9.0 7 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
2

  E–Gross (9), Ainge (5).  2B–Oakland Gross (9,off Lemanczyk), Toronto Ainge (4,off McCatty).  HR–Oakland Murphy (5,8th inning off Lemanczyk 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Davis (3,off McCatty); Cannon (1,off McCatty).  SF–Bosetti (3,off McCatty).  IBB–Mayberry (3,by McCatty).  SB–Page (7,2nd base off Lemanczyk/Davis); Carty (2,2nd base off McCatty/Newman).  CS–Bailor (4,2nd base by McCatty/Newman); Griffin (6,2nd base by McCatty/Newman).  IBB–McCatty (4,Mayberry).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Al Clark.  T–1:59.  A–19,270.
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