Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 15, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf 2 2 2 2
  Christenson cf 2 0 1 0
Velarde 2b 6 3 3 0
Giambi dh 4 1 3 2
Stairs rf 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 1b 3 1 1 0
Grieve lf 3 1 2 2
  Jaha ph 0 0 0 1
  McDonald lf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 1
Chavez 3b 5 0 1 0
Hinch c 4 1 1 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 1 2
Batista ss 5 1 2 0
Green rf 5 1 1 1
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 3 1 0 0
Greene dh 4 0 1 2
Brumfield cf 4 0 1 0
Matheny c 4 1 1 0
Bush 2b 4 1 3 0
Escobar p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Oakland 114 011 0109151
Toronto 020 030 0005101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  W (9-7) 5.0 7 5 5 2 5
  McMichael   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Groom   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar  L (10-9) 4.1 10 7 4 4 3
  Quantrill   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Lloyd   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Frascatore   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
6
7
5

  E–Velarde (11), Bush (13).  2B–Oakland Giambi 3 (26,off Escobar,off Quantrill,off Lloyd); Velarde (17,off Escobar); Spiezio (17,off Escobar); Grieve (14,off Escobar), Toronto Bush (18,off Oquist); Stewart (23,off Oquist); Greene (6,off Oquist).  3B–Toronto Batista (1,off Oquist).  HR–Oakland Grieve (20,2nd inning off Escobar 0 on, 1 out); Phillips (15,3rd inning off Escobar 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hinch (8,off Frascatore).  SF–Jaha (2,off Frascatore).  HBP–Spiezio (2,by Quantrill); Stewart (8,by Oquist).  IBB–Spiezio (1,by Lloyd).  SB–Phillips (11,2nd base off Escobar/Matheny); Velarde (18,2nd base off Escobar/Matheny); Stewart (35,2nd base off Oquist/Hinch); Bush (24,2nd base off McMichael/Hinch).  CS–Hinch (2,2nd base by Escobar/Matheny); Christenson (4,2nd base by Lloyd/Matheny).  BK–Escobar (1).  HBP–Oquist (2,Stewart); Quantrill (3,Spiezio).  IBB–Lloyd (4,Spiezio).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:34.  A–34,677.
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