Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 16, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 2001 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 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 3 3 0
Giambi J. dh 3 1 1 0
  Saenz ph,dh 1 0 1 0
  Gant pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Giambi J. 1b 2 0 0 2
Dye rf 4 1 2 2
Long lf 5 1 3 2
Tejada ss 5 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 1
Myers c 3 0 0 0
Santangelo 2b 4 0 0 0
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Cruz, Jr. cf 5 0 1 2
Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0
Stewart lf 4 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0
Latham rf 4 0 0 0
Fullmer dh 2 2 1 1
Lopez 3b 3 1 1 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Frye 3b 0 0 0 0
Fletcher c 4 0 0 0
Bush 2b 4 1 3 1
Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Michalak p 0 0 0 0
  File p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  DeWitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Oakland 101 111 1028120
Toronto 000 020 200490
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle  W (8-5) 6.2 7 4 4 1 5
  Magnante   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Tam   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Guthrie   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Isringhausen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
9
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lyon  L (1-2) 5.0 5 4 4 2 6
  Michalak   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
  File   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Borbon   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  DeWitt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Oakland Long 2 (31,off Lyon,off Borbon); Dye (17,off Lyon); Damon (28,off Lyon); Chavez (32,off Michalak); Saenz (17,off Borbon), Toronto Stewart (35,off Lidle); Cruz (28,off Magnante); Delgado (18,off Tam).  HR–Oakland Tejada (24,4th inning off Lyon 0 on, 0 out), Toronto Fullmer (15,5th inning off Lidle 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Jason Giambi 2 (8,off Lyon 2).  IBB–Dye (4,by Borbon).  SB–Damon 2 (22,2nd base off Lyon/Fletcher,3rd base off File/Fletcher); Bush (7,2nd base off Lidle/Myers); F Lopez (1,2nd base off Lidle/Myers).  CS–Gonzalez (6,2nd base by Lidle/Myers).  WP–Lidle (4).  IBB–Borbon (3,Dye).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:20.  A–30,062.
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