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DET
@CAL		1
5
NYY
@CHW		8
6
BAL
@KCR		3
4
BOS
@MIN		5
1
TOR
@OAK		7
3
CLE
@SEA		1
6
MIL
@TEX		6
7
SFG
@ATL		10
9
HOU
@CIN		4
14
SDP
@LAD		2
4
STL
@MON		5
7
PHI
@NYM		5
6		 
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PHI
@NYM		2
3
CHC
@PIT		4
5
Sunday, June 5, 1977
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 4,580, Time of Game: 2:24
Blue Jays
7
20-30
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 8 GB
 at Athletics
3
25-26
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
W: Jerry Garvin (7-3)
L: Vida Blue (3-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  4   0  0  1   0  1  0    7  9  2
Athletics       2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Scott CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .266 .630 0.130 0.61 0.152 -0.022 1.0 0 0 HR
Bob Bailor SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .348 .849 0.050 0.73 0.074 -0.024 0.5 1 6
Roy Howell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .280 .730 -0.035 0.86 0.014 -0.049 -0.6 1 0 GDP
Otto Velez RF 3 3 3 3 0 0 .305 1.004 0.144 0.84 0.145 -0.001 2.1 0 0 2·HR,SF
Doug Ault 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .246 .750 0.248 0.84 0.287 -0.040 2.2 14 1 HR
Alan Ashby C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .645 -0.042 0.42 0.000 -0.042 -0.7 8 1
Dave McKay 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .181 .467 -0.041 0.41 0.000 -0.041 -0.7 2 3
Pedro Garcia DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .211 .562 0.008 0.46 0.019 -0.011 0.2
   Sam Ewing PH 1 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .664 -0.007 0.20 0.002 -0.009 0.0
Steve Bowling LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .344 -0.076 0.58 0.000 -0.076 -1.4 0 0 2·GDP
Jerry Garvin P 1 1
   Jerry Johnson P
Team Totals 32 7 9 7 3 5 .281 .990 0.379 0.62 0.693 -0.315 2.6 27 12
HR: D Ault (7, off V Blue; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs); O Velez 2 (10, 1 off J Coleman, 1 off V Blue; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); J Scott (1, off V Blue; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).
SF: O Velez (4, off V Blue).
TB: O Velez 9; J Scott 5; D Ault 5; B Bailor 2.
GIDP: S Bowling 2 (4); R Howell (3).
RBI: O Velez 3 (38); D Ault 3 (30); J Scott (4).
2-out RBI: D Ault 3; O Velez.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Bailor-D McKay-D Ault; D McKay-B Bailor-D Ault.
E: D Ault (7); R Howell (6).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marty Perez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .238 .683 -0.061 1.20 0.095 -0.156 -0.9 2 4 3B,GDP
Manny Sanguillen DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .657 0.049 1.07 0.141 -0.092 0.5
Mitchell Page LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .310 .917 -0.044 0.76 0.031 -0.075 -0.6 1 0
Earl Williams C 5 1 1 0 0 2 .243 .764 -0.033 0.71 0.030 -0.063 -0.4 5 0
Wayne Gross 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .274 .891 0.055 0.88 0.086 -0.031 0.6 0 4 2B
Tony Armas CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 .250 .719 0.057 1.55 0.158 -0.101 0.6 5 0
Jim Tyrone RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .302 .840 0.025 1.40 0.109 -0.084 0.2 1 0
Mike Jorgensen 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .634 -0.058 1.20 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 9 0
   Rich McKinney PH-1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .195 .611 -0.126 1.56 0.017 -0.143 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Rob Picciolo SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .452 -0.035 0.92 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 1 4 SH
   Rodney Scott PH-SS 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 .677 0.050 1.00 0.050 0.000 0.5 0 0
Vida Blue P 1
   Joe Coleman P
   Pablo Torrealba P
Team Totals 36 3 11 2 3 9 .306 .748 -0.121 1.08 0.717 -0.838 -1.4 27 13
2B: W Gross (10, off J Johnson).
3B: M Perez (2, off J Garvin).
SH: R Picciolo (5, off J Garvin).
TB: W Gross 4; M Perez 3; J Tyrone 2; M Page; R McKinney; E Williams; T Armas; M Sanguillen.
GIDP: M Perez (4); R McKinney (5).
RBI: M Sanguillen (25); T Armas (14).
2-out RBI: T Armas.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Perez-R Picciolo-M Jorgensen; W Gross-M Perez-R McKinney; R Picciolo-M Perez-M Jorgensen.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Garvin, W (7-3) 5 8 3 2 1 4 0 3.51 25 44 -0.154 1.08 -1.5
Jerry Johnson, S (2) 4 3 0 0 2 5 0 2.82 15 2 0 0.276 1.08 3.0
Team Totals 9 11 3 2 3 9 0 2.00 40 44 2 0 0.122 0.62 1.4
J Garvin faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, L (3-7) 6 7 6 6 2 4 3 4.25 25 36 -0.376 0.82 -3.1
Joe Coleman 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.33 8 0 0 -0.007 0.20 -0.0
Pablo Torrealba 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.66 3 0 0 0.004 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 3 5 4 7.00 36 36 0 0 -0.379 1.08 -2.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 4,580.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Oakland Athletics
1 John Scott CF 1 Marty Perez 2B
2 Bob Bailor SS 2 Manny Sanguillen DH
3 Roy Howell 3B 3 Mitchell Page LF
4 Otto Velez RF 4 Earl Williams C
5 Doug Ault 1B 5 Wayne Gross 3B
6 Alan Ashby C 6 Tony Armas CF
7 Dave McKay 2B 7 Jim Tyrone RF
8 Pedro Garcia DH 8 Mike Jorgensen 1B
9 Steve Bowling LF 9 Rob Picciolo SS
Jerry Garvin P Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-2 2 12- RRR TOR D. Ault V. Blue 29% 78% Home Run; Howell Scores; Velez Scores
b6 3-6 0 12- OO OAK R. McKinney J. Johnson 14% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Armas to 3B
t3 1-2 1 --- R TOR J. Scott V. Blue 12% 47% Home Run (Deep CF)
b3 2-5 2 12- R OAK T. Armas J. Garvin -11% 67% Single to RF; Williams Scores; Gross to 3B; Armas to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 1-1 2 12- R OAK T. Armas J. Garvin -10% 36% Gross Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Sanguillen Scores/unER; Gross to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TOR J. Scott V. Blue 4% 54% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- TOR B. Bailor V. Blue 6% 59% Single to 3B; Scott to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O TOR R. Howell V. Blue -0% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scott to 3B; Bailor to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 RO TOR O. Velez V. Blue -0% 59% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- O TOR D. Ault V. Blue -3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- OAK M. Perez J. Garvin -9% 46% Triple (CF-RF)
b1 0-1 0 --3 R OAK M. Sanguillen J. Garvin -4% 42% Single to CF; Perez Scores
b1 1-1 0 1-- O OAK M. Page J. Garvin 3% 45% Strikeout
b1 1-1 1 1-- O OAK E. Williams J. Garvin 3% 48% Strikeout
b1 1-1 2 1-- OAK W. Gross J. Garvin -2% 46% Single to RF; Sanguillen to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- R OAK T. Armas J. Garvin -10% 36% Gross Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Sanguillen Scores/unER; Gross to 3B
b1 2-1 2 --3 O OAK T. Armas J. Garvin 3% 39% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- O TOR A. Ashby V. Blue -2% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-2 1 --- O TOR D. McKay V. Blue -2% 35% Flyball: CF
t2 1-2 2 --- O TOR P. Garcia V. Blue -1% 34% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- OAK J. Tyrone J. Garvin -3% 31% Single to CF
b2 2-1 0 1-- O OAK M. Jorgensen J. Garvin 3% 34% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 2-1 1 1-- O OAK R. Picciolo J. Garvin 2% 35% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tyrone to 2B
b2 2-1 2 -2- O OAK M. Perez J. Garvin 3% 38% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O TOR S. Bowling V. Blue -3% 36% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 --- R TOR J. Scott V. Blue 12% 47% Home Run (Deep CF)
t3 2-2 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor V. Blue -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t3 2-2 2 --- TOR R. Howell V. Blue 1% 47% Walk
t3 2-2 2 1-- TOR O. Velez V. Blue 2% 49% Single to CF; Howell to 2B
t3 2-2 2 12- RRR TOR D. Ault V. Blue 29% 78% Home Run; Howell Scores; Velez Scores
t3 5-2 2 --- O TOR A. Ashby V. Blue -1% 77% Strikeout
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 2-3-4
b3 2-5 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen J. Garvin 2% 80% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 2-5 1 --- O OAK M. Page J. Garvin 2% 81% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 2-5 2 --- OAK E. Williams J. Garvin -1% 80% Single to LF
b3 2-5 2 1-- OAK W. Gross J. Garvin -2% 78% Single to CF; Williams to 2B
b3 2-5 2 12- R OAK T. Armas J. Garvin -11% 67% Single to RF; Williams Scores; Gross to 3B; Armas to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 3-5 2 -23 O OAK J. Tyrone J. Garvin 7% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
t4 5-3 0 --- O TOR D. McKay V. Blue -2% 72% Strikeout
t4 5-3 1 --- TOR P. Garcia V. Blue 2% 74% Walk
t4 5-3 1 1-- OO TOR S. Bowling V. Blue -4% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 8-9-1
b4 3-5 0 --- O OAK M. Jorgensen J. Garvin 3% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 3-5 1 --- O OAK R. Picciolo J. Garvin 2% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 3-5 2 --- O OAK M. Perez J. Garvin 1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t5 5-3 0 --- O TOR J. Scott V. Blue -2% 74% Strikeout
t5 5-3 1 --- TOR B. Bailor V. Blue 2% 76% Single to LF
t5 5-3 1 1-- OO TOR R. Howell V. Blue -4% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 2-3-4
b5 3-5 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen J. Garvin 3% 75% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 3-5 1 --- O OAK M. Page J. Garvin 2% 77% Strikeout
b5 3-5 2 --- OAK E. Williams J. Garvin -2% 75% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b5 3-5 2 1-- O OAK W. Gross J. Garvin 3% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t6 5-3 0 --- R TOR O. Velez V. Blue 8% 87% Home Run (Deep RF)
t6 6-3 0 --- O TOR D. Ault V. Blue -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-3 1 --- O TOR A. Ashby V. Blue -1% 85% Popfly: 1B
t6 6-3 2 --- O TOR D. McKay V. Blue -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 6-7-8
b6 3-6 0 --- OAK T. Armas J. Garvin -5% 80% Walk
b6 3-6 0 1-- OAK J. Tyrone J. Garvin -8% 72% Single to LF; Armas to 2B
Jerry Johnson replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
Rich McKinney pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen (1B) batting 8th
b6 3-6 0 12- OO OAK R. McKinney J. Johnson 14% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Armas to 3B
Rodney Scott pinch hits for Rob Picciolo (SS) batting 9th
b6 3-6 2 --3 OAK R. Scott J. Johnson -2% 84% Walk
b6 3-6 2 1-3 O OAK M. Perez J. Johnson 5% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Athletics' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
Joe Coleman replaces Vida Blue pitching
Rich McKinney moves from PH to 1B
Rodney Scott moves from PH to SS
Sam Ewing pinch hits for Pedro Garcia (DH) batting 8th
t7 6-3 0 --- O TOR S. Ewing J. Coleman -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t7 6-3 1 --- O TOR S. Bowling J. Coleman -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 6-3 2 --- O TOR J. Scott J. Coleman -0% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Blue Jays' Jerry Johnson facing 2-3-4
b7 3-6 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen J. Johnson 3% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-6 1 --- OAK M. Page J. Johnson -3% 87% Single to LF
b7 3-6 1 1-- O OAK E. Williams J. Johnson 3% 91% Strikeout
b7 3-6 2 1-- OAK W. Gross J. Johnson -5% 86% Double to RF (RF Line); Page to 3B
b7 3-6 2 -23 O OAK T. Armas J. Johnson 7% 93% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Athletics' Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
t8 6-3 0 --- O TOR B. Bailor J. Coleman -1% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 6-3 1 --- O TOR R. Howell J. Coleman -0% 92% Strikeout
t8 6-3 2 --- R TOR O. Velez J. Coleman 4% 96% Home Run (Deep RF)
t8 7-3 2 --- TOR D. Ault J. Coleman 0% 96% Single to LF
t8 7-3 2 1-- O TOR A. Ashby J. Coleman -0% 96% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Blue Jays' Jerry Johnson facing 7-8-9
b8 3-7 0 --- O OAK J. Tyrone J. Johnson 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-7 1 --- OAK R. McKinney J. Johnson -2% 96% Single to RF
b8 3-7 1 1-- OAK R. Scott J. Johnson -3% 93% Walk; McKinney to 2B
b8 3-7 1 12- OO OAK M. Perez J. Johnson 6% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Athletics' Pablo Torrealba facing 7-8-9
Pablo Torrealba replaces Joe Coleman pitching
t9 7-3 0 --- O TOR D. McKay P. Torrealba -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 7-3 1 --- TOR S. Ewing P. Torrealba 0% 99% Walk
t9 7-3 1 1-- OO TOR S. Bowling P. Torrealba -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Blue Jays' Jerry Johnson facing 2-3-4
b9 3-7 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen J. Johnson 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-7 1 --- O OAK M. Page J. Johnson 1% 100% Strikeout
b9 3-7 2 --- O OAK E. Williams J. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Athletics 3.

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