Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 6, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1999 at Skydome. 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 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 1 1 0
McDonald cf 4 0 2 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 1
Saenz 3b 4 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 1 1 1
Spiezio 2b 4 1 1 0
  Velandia 2b 0 0 0 0
Grieve dh 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 1
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0
Green rf 5 0 2 0
Delgado 1b 4 1 0 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 2 1
Witt dh 3 0 0 0
  Sanders ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Greene ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 0 1 1
Matheny c 4 0 1 0
Kelly 2b 4 0 1 0
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Oakland 010 011 000360
Toronto 000 001 0102100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  W (2-2) 6.2 6 1 1 1 2
  Mathews   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Groom   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Taylor  SV (7) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  L (3-2) 9.0 6 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
7

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Phillips (7,off Carpenter), Toronto Green (12,off Heredia); Gonzalez (10,off Heredia).  HR–Oakland Stairs (7,2nd inning off Carpenter 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Giambi (1,off Carpenter).  CS–McDonald (1,2nd base by Carpenter/Matheny).  SB–Cruz (5,2nd base off Taylor/Macfarlane); Gonzalez (3,2nd base off Taylor/Macfarlane).  WP–Carpenter 2 (4).  BK–Carpenter (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:31.  A–20,310.
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