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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 27, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 27, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 12,047 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Dan Morrison |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Right Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Left Fielder |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Rob Picciolo | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Cannon | Right Fielder |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Tony Solaita | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 27, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Huffman
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Huffman
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Huffman
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. McCatty
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solaita vs. McCatty
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to third. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosetti vs. McCatty
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Huffman
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Huffman
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Huffman
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. McCatty
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. McCatty
Ainge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. McCatty
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannon vs. McCatty
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Huffman
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Huffman
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Huffman
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. McCatty
Solaita hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. McCatty
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. Howell scores. Mayberry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. McCatty
Cerone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. McCatty
Ainge hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Huffman
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Huffman
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Huffman
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Huffman
Revering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. McCatty
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. McCatty
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Huffman
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Huffman
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Huffman
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. McCatty
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bosetti vs. McCatty
Bosetti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo catches it and throws to first to double up Mayberry. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Huffman
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Huffman
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Huffman
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Huffman
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. McCatty
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. McCatty
Ainge bunts towards the mound. McCatty juggles the ball. That's an error on McCatty. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. McCatty
Gomez bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to third. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cannon vs. McCatty
Cannon hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Minetto
Craig Minetto now pitching.
Howell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Minetto
Solaita hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Huffman
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Huffman
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Huffman
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Huffman
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Minetto
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Minetto
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Minetto
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainge vs. Minetto
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Huffman
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Huffman
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Huffman
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Minetto
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Minetto
Cannon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Minetto
Woods strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Huffman
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Huffman
Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Huffman
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1979 -- Oakland at Toronto (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Henderson R, cf 4 0 0 0 Cannon J, rf 5 0 0 0
Murphy D, rf 4 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 4 1 1 0
Heath M, lf 3 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 4 2 4 4
Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Solaita T, dh 4 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 2 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 1 1 0 0
Page M, dh 3 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 2 2
Newman J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 1 2 1
Essian J, c 3 0 1 0 Ainge D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Picciolo R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 1 0 32 7 10 7
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto 003 004 00x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L) 5.2 8 6 3 4 1
Minetto C 2.1 2 1 1 0 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman P (W) 9.0 1 0 0 2 3
E -- McCatty S
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 3, Toronto 7
2B -- Bosetti R 2, Howell R
HR -- Howell R
SH -- Ainge D, Gomez L
T -- 2:00
A -- 12047
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