Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 29, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1980 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."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 1 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 2
Gross 3b 5 0 2 0
Revering 1b 5 1 2 1
Armas rf 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez dh 4 1 3 0
  Newman ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Essian c 5 0 1 0
Guerrero ss 2 0 1 1
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  McKay 2b 2 0 0 0
Cox 2b 2 0 0 0
  Page ph 1 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 13 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 6 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 4 1 2 0
Woods lf 5 1 1 0
Velez dh 3 1 2 3
  Cannon pr,dh 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 6 0 0 0
Howell 3b 5 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 5 2 3 1
Moseby rf 3 0 0 1
  Ault ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailor rf 1 0 1 0
Whitt c 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph,c 1 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 10 5
Oakland 011 000 120 0016132
Toronto 102 100 001 0005101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty   7.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Lacey  W (2-1) 5.0 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
12.0
10
5
5
4
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy   7.2 10 5 4 3 3
  McLaughlin   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Garvin  L (2-5) 3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
13
6
5
3
3

  E–Henderson (4), Essian (3), Griffin (17).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Oakland Revering (15,off Clancy); Murphy (11,off Clancy); Gross (14,off Garvin); Henderson (16,off Garvin), Toronto Griffin (16,off Lacey).  3B–Toronto Bonnell (4,off McCatty).  HR–Toronto Velez (18,3rd inning off McCatty 1 on, 2 out); Bonnell (9,9th inning off Lacey 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Woods (5,off Lacey).  IBB–Velez (7,by Lacey); Garcia (1,by Lacey).  CS–Murphy (9,2nd base by Garvin/Davis).  SB–Woods (4,2nd base off McCatty/Essian); Bonnell (3,2nd base off McCatty/Essian); Garcia (9,2nd base off McCatty/Essian).  WP–Clancy (7).  IBB–Lacey 2 (3,Velez,Garcia).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:49.  A–16,704.
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