Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1985 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 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 5 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 5 0 3 1
Murphy cf 4 1 0 0
Kingman dh 5 0 2 1
  Picciolo pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Baker 1b 3 1 1 1
  Bochte 1b 1 0 0 0
Heath c 5 0 1 1
Davis rf 3 1 2 1
Hill 2b 4 1 2 1
Griffin ss 4 1 0 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Krueger p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 2 0
Mulliniks 3b 5 0 1 1
  Lee pr 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 5 0 1 1
Upshaw 1b 3 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 1 2 1
Matuszek dh 3 0 0 0
Whitt c 4 1 1 1
Barfield rf 3 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Key p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Oakland 002 110 0206130
Toronto 010 011 001493
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty  W (2-1) 5.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Krueger   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Atherton   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Howell  SV (8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (4-1) 7.0 11 6 5 3 6
  Key   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Acker   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
3
7

  E–Whitt (1), Fernandez 2 (3).  PB–Heath (3).  2B–Oakland Lansford (3,off Alexander); Collins (3,off Key), Toronto Mulliniks (6,off McCatty); Bell (3,off Howell).  3B–Oakland Collins (1,off Alexander), Toronto Moseby (1,off McCatty).  HR–Oakland Baker (4,5th inning off Alexander 0 on, 0 out); Davis (10,8th inning off Alexander 0 on, 0 out); Hill (2,8th inning off Alexander 0 on, 0 out), Toronto Whitt (3,2nd inning off McCatty 0 on, 1 out); Bell (7,6th inning off McCatty 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by Alexander/Whitt); Picciolo (1,2nd base by Acker/Whitt).  WP–Howell (1), Alexander (2).  T–3:09.  A–18,102.
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