Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 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 9, Toronto Blue Jays 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Murray rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 0
Gross 3b,1b 5 0 2 1
Revering 1b 5 1 1 0
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0
Newman c 5 2 3 3
Page dh 4 1 1 0
Armas lf 4 1 1 3
Ramirez ss,3b 4 1 1 0
Edwards 2b 4 1 2 1
Minetto p 0 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 6 0 4 2
Bailor rf,3b 4 1 1 0
Bosetti cf 5 1 1 0
Carty dh 3 3 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 2
  Cannon rf 1 0 0 0
Woods lf 3 2 2 1
Ainge 2b 1 0 1 2
  Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Velez ph,1b 1 1 1 3
  Wilborn pr 0 1 0 0
Davis c 5 0 0 0
Gomez 3b,2b 5 0 2 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 14 10
Oakland 002 320 1019133
Toronto 300 020 30210141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Minetto   0.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Langford   5.1 4 3 3 3 2
  Lacey   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Heaverlo  L (2-7) 1.2 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.1
14
10
10
5
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson   4.2 9 7 7 1 2
  Freisleben   3.2 4 2 1 1 0
  Buskey  W (3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
2
2

  E–Revering (7), Armas (3), Ramirez (4), Griffin (14).  2B–Oakland Ramirez (1,off Jefferson); Edwards (7,off Jefferson); Gross (10,off Jefferson).  HR–Oakland Armas (1,4th inning off Jefferson 2 on, 0 out); Newman (11,5th inning off Jefferson 1 on, 2 out), Toronto Mayberry (9,5th inning off Langford 1 on, 1 out); Velez (5,7th inning off Lacey 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Ainge (1,by Langford); Velez (3,by Heaverlo).  IBB–Carty (3,by Minetto).  SB–Murphy (11,2nd base off Freisleben/Davis).  CS–Murphy (8,2nd base by Jefferson/Davis); Griffin (7,2nd base by Langford/Newman).  HBP–Langford (2,Ainge); Heaverlo (2,Velez).  IBB–Minetto (2,Carty).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:42.  A–25,518.
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