Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 15, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 2001 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 1 0
Giambi J. dh 4 0 0 0
Giambi J. 1b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 0
Long lf 3 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 2 1
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez c 3 0 0 0
  Santangelo ph 1 0 0 0
Menechino 2b 1 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 2 3 2
Stewart lf 3 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 2 1 0 1
Mondesi rf 4 1 0 0
Fullmer dh 4 0 2 2
Bush 2b 4 0 1 0
Castillo c 4 0 0 0
Frye 3b 3 1 1 0
Escobar p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Oakland 000 000 002262
Toronto 100 200 20x580
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  L (8-8) 6.1 7 5 3 2 3
  Vizcaino   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Heredia   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar  W (4-5) 7.2 3 0 0 3 4
  Plesac   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Quantrill   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Koch  SV (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
6

  E–Jason Giambi (6), Menechino (11).  DP–Oakland 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Oakland Tejada (24,off Quantrill), Toronto Gonzalez (21,off Zito); Frye (5,off Zito).  HR–Toronto Gonzalez (12,7th inning off Zito 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Delgado (3,off Zito).  SB–Gonzalez (13,3rd base off Zito/Hernandez); Stewart (22,2nd base off Zito/Hernandez).  CS–Fullmer (2,2nd base by Zito/Hernandez).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:40.  A–23,135.
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