Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1979 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."

"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)
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Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson rf,lf 4 1 1 1
Murphy cf 5 0 0 0
Essian lf 3 1 1 3
  Murray pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Revering 1b 5 0 1 0
Guerrero ss 5 0 2 0
Page dh 4 0 1 0
Newman c 2 1 0 0
Gross 3b 4 1 1 0
Picciolo 2b 4 2 4 2
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 3 2
Cannon rf 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0
Solaita dh 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Woods lf 4 1 2 1
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 3 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Oakland 000 031 0206110
Toronto 010 020 000371
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (10-13) 9.0 7 3 3 0 10
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
10
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (5-5) 6.2 9 4 4 2 3
  Todd   0.2 2 2 1 1 0
  Jefferson   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
3
5

  E–Bosetti (12).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Picciolo (11,off Todd), Toronto Bosetti (27,off Langford); Howell (22,off Langford).  HR–Oakland Essian (8,5th inning off Stieb 2 on, 2 out), Toronto Griffin (1,5th inning off Langford 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Henderson (1,by Stieb).  CS–Henderson (6,2nd base by Jefferson/Cerone).  SB–Griffin (15,2nd base off Langford/Newman); Woods (5,2nd base off Langford/Newman).  WP–Langford 3 (15).  HBP–Stieb (4,Henderson).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:35.  A–21,736.
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