Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
August 21, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 8

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 1 1 0
McRae cf 4 1 1 0
Green rf 4 1 2 2
Delgado 1b 4 0 1 2
Fernandez 3b 3 0 0 0
Fletcher c 4 0 0 0
Batista ss 4 0 1 0
Greene dh 4 0 1 0
Bush 2b 4 1 1 0
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Escobar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf,lf 3 2 1 0
Velarde 2b 4 1 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 0 0
Jaha dh 3 1 1 4
Stairs rf 5 1 2 0
  McDonald pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Grieve lf 3 0 1 2
  Christenson cf 1 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 2 1
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
Toronto 300 010 000482
Oakland 004 210 01x890
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  L (9-7) 3.0 7 6 6 4 3
  Spoljaric   0.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Munro   2.1 2 1 1 1 3
  Escobar   2.0 0 1 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
8
7
7
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  W (11-9) 6.1 7 4 4 3 2
  McMichael   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Groom   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Isringhausen   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
5

  E–Delgado 2 (14).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Toronto Green (35,off Olivares); Batista (13,off Groom), Oakland Stairs (20,off Carpenter); Grieve (15,off Carpenter); Becker (1,off Carpenter); Macfarlane (12,off Munro).  HR–Oakland Jaha (28,3rd inning off Carpenter 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–McRae (1,by McMichael).  HBP–McMichael (1,McRae).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:58.  A–26,282.
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