Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1983 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 2 1
Davis cf 5 1 3 1
Almon 1b 5 1 0 1
Gross 3b 5 1 2 0
Meyer dh 3 0 1 2
  McNealy pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Hancock rf 4 0 2 0
Heath c 4 1 1 1
Hill ss 4 0 1 1
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 5 2 2 1
Mulliniks 3b 4 0 1 0
Moseby cf 3 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 3 0 1 1
Orta dh 4 0 0 0
Whitt c 4 1 1 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Garcia 2b 3 0 1 1
Griffin ss 2 1 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 3
Oakland 202 000 0307121
Toronto 140 000 000573
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty  W (6-7) 8.0 6 5 4 3 5
  Atherton  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (14-9) 7.1 11 7 6 0 5
  Acker   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
1
7

  E–Davis (6), Collins (3), Barfield (5), Griffin (24).  2B–Oakland Gross (15,off Clancy); Meyer (5,off Clancy); Hill (7,off Acker), Toronto Whitt (12,off McCatty); Mulliniks (32,off McCatty); Upshaw (21,off McCatty).  HR–Oakland Henderson (8,1st inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out); Davis (6,1st inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Meyer (2,off Clancy); Garcia (4,off McCatty).  CS–Hill (1,Home by Acker/Whitt).  SB–Collins (23,2nd base off McCatty/Heath).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:21.  A–20,336.
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