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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 17, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,414 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Haller |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 17, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Bosetti hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Johnson
Bailor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Bailor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Johnson
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Garvin
Wallis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Wallis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Garvin
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wallis moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Garvin
Page hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to home to get Wallis. Duncan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Garvin
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Garvin
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores. Page moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Garvin
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Page scores. Newman moves to third. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Armas vs. Garvin
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Johnson
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Garvin
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Garvin
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Garvin
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Johnson
Bailor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Garvin
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Garvin
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Garvin
There goes Page. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Garvin
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Page scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Garvin
Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Garvin
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Garvin
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Johnson
Howell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Velez reaches second base with a double. Howell scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKay vs. Johnson
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Garvin
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Garvin
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gomez. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Garvin
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Garvin
Duncan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Duncan reaches third base with a triple. Picciolo scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Murphy
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Page moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Murphy
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Johnson
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Murphy
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Murphy
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Murphy
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Johnson
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Velez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Johnson
McKay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis who is chasing the ball. McKay reaches third base with a triple. Velez scores. Mayberry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Murphy
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Murphy
Wallis hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Murphy
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Johnson
Gomez hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Johnson
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Murphy
Page strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Murphy
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Murphy
Newman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Johnson
Wayne Gross now playing third base. Glenn Burke now playing left field.
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Murphy
Revering hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Murphy
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Dave Revering.
Armas bunts towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Murphy
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Murphy
Picciolo hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Jim Essian now catching. Jeff Newman now playing first base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Johnson
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1978 -- Toronto at Oakland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0 Wallis J, cf 4 0 1 0
Bailor B, rf 4 0 1 0 Duncan T, 3b 4 2 2 1
Howell R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Gross W, 3b 0 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Page M, lf 4 2 2 1
Velez O, lf 4 1 2 1 Burke G, lf 0 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Horton W, dh 4 0 2 1
McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Newman J, c-1b 4 0 1 1
Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 4 0 3 1
Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0 Dilone M, pr 0 0 0 0
Essian J, c 0 0 0 0
Armas T, rf 3 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 35 5 12 5
Toronto 000 102 000 -- 3
Oakland 201 200 00x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J (L) 3.2 9 5 5 0 0
Murphy T 4.1 3 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W) 9.0 5 3 3 3 2
E -- Gomez L
LOB -- Toronto 5, Oakland 7
2B -- Bailor B, Wallis J, Howell R, Velez O
3B -- Duncan T, McKay D
SB -- Page M
SH -- Armas T
T -- 2:08
A -- 12414
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