July 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
TEX 1
(12) BOS 5
MIN 3 BOS 3
MIN 2 DET 4
@CAL 0 MIL 10
CHW 1 KCR 3
@NYY 1 OAK 8
TOR 5 CLE 8
@SEA 4 PHI 4
@ATL 2 CHC 3
LAD 2 LAD 5
@CHC 3 CIN 9
NYM 2 MON 6
HOU 1 PIT 3
SDP 2
(10) PIT 10
SDP 6 STL 9
SFG 4 SFG 6
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 3,753

Sunday, July 16, 1978
Time of Game: 2:41

Blue Jays

32-57

Lost 5

7th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    5  9  2
Athletics       0  0  0   1  1  1   2  3  X    8 13  0

W: E Sosa (7-2), L: M Willis (1-5), S: D Heaverlo (7)

Athletics

46-45

Won 2

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .678    0    0   0   
B Bailor RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .257  .631    0    2   0   CS
R Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .724    0    0   3   
R Carty DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .810    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   2   2   3    0   1  .268  .818    0    8   1   HR,2B
T Hutton LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .251  .665    0    2   0   2B
D McKay 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   2  .240  .595    0    0   1   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .587    0   11   0   
L Gomez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .508    0    1   3   
  S Ewing PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .515    0    0   0   

J Clancy P                                                               0   2
  B Moore P                                                              0   0
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
  J Coleman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   5    2   4                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Mayberry (11, off B Lacey); T Hutton (9, off P Broberg).

HR: J Mayberry (15, off P Broberg; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Mayberry 6; D McKay 2; B Bailor 2; T Hutton 2; R Carty; R Bosetti.

RBI: J Mayberry 3 (49); R Carty (50); D McKay (24).

2-out RBI: D McKay.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Bailor (8); R Bosetti (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bailor (6, 2nd base by P Broberg/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wallis CF                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .299  .839    0    2   0   HR,CS
W Gross 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   2  .208  .659    0    3   1   
  T Duncan PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .585    0    1   0   
M Page LF                     4   2   3   1    0   1  .291  .839    0    0   0   3B,2B
  E Sosa P-P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Heaverlo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Horton DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .254  .702    0    0   0   2·2B
  M Dilone PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .604         2   0   
D Revering 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .724    0    7   0   
  J Essian C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .645         0   0   
J Newman C-1B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .254  .704    0    6   1   
  G Burke PR-1B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .235  .578         0   0   
T Armas RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .571    0    2   0   SH
M Edwards 2B-SS               4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .628    0    3   1   2B
R Picciolo SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .370    0    1   4   SH
  D Murphy PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .488    0    0   0   
  M Adams 2B                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .696    0    0   0   

P Broberg P                                                              0   2
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   8  13   8    2   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Page (14, off B Moore); W Horton 2 (10, off J Clancy, off B Moore); M Edwards (8, off J Clancy).

3B: M Page (3, off J Clancy).

HR: J Wallis (6, off J Coleman; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: R Picciolo (2, off J Clancy); T Armas (5, off M Willis).

TB: M Page 6; J Wallis 5; W Horton 4; M Edwards 3; D Revering 2; W Gross; J Newman.

RBI: J Wallis 3 (23); M Page (44); J Newman (20); W Horton (23); W Gross (16); D Revering (27).

2-out RBI: J Wallis 3; W Gross; W Horton; M Page.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Wallis (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Clancy).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Clancy                       6     9   4   3    1   8   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 9     47    -     1.27  -0.14
B Moore, BS (1)                0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.43    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    2.18  -0.30
M Willis, L (1-5)              0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   5.66    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.21   0.01
J Coleman                      0.2   1   2   2    1   0   1   2.72    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-1    2.21  -0.32
Totals                         8    13   8   7    2   9   1          38     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0·13          3-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Broberg                      5     5   3   3    1   4   1   4.06   20     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5     48    -     1.01  -0.09
B Lacey, BS (7)                0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   3.06    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    2.39  -0.27
E Sosa, W (7-2)                2.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.76   10     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 1          1-1    0.93   0.05
D Heaverlo, S (7)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          1-0    2.03   0.06
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   4   1          37     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 9          4-3

J Clancy faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
P Broberg faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
E Sosa faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Clancy 2 (7); B Lacey (2).

IBB: None.

PO: J Clancy (1; J Wallis, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 3,753.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Bosetti            CF    1. J Wallis             CF 
2. B Bailor             RF    2. W Gross              3B 
3. R Howell             3B    3. M Page               LF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. W Horton             DH 
5. J Mayberry           1B    5. D Revering           1B 
6. T Hutton             LF    6. J Newman             C  
7. D McKay              2B    7. T Armas              RF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. M Edwards            2B 
9. L Gomez              SS    9. R Picciolo           SS 

   J Clancy             P        P Broberg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-5  12-      39%  97% J Wallis        J Coleman       Home Run; Burke Scores; Adams Scores
   b 7   2  5-4  -2-      25%  56% W Horton        B Moore         Double; Page Scores
   t 6   1  2-2  1-3     -21%  18% J Mayberry      B Lacey         Double; Bailor Scores; Carty Scores
   t 6   0  2-1  1--     -16%  46% B Bailor        P Broberg       Single; Bosetti to 3B
   b 7   2  5-3  1--      15%  31% M Page          B Moore         Double; Murphy Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Broberg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Bosetti       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  R Howell        Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Wallis        Single
   O      1--      52%  W Gross         Wallis Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Page          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Broberg facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Carty         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      41%  J Mayberry      Home Run
   O      ---      42%  T Hutton        Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  D McKay         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
          ---      50%  W Horton        Double
   O      -2-      45%  D Revering      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      41%  J Newman        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      38%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Broberg facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      41%  L Gomez         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      42%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
          ---      50%  M Edwards       Double
          -2-      54%  R Picciolo      Wild Pitch; Edwards to 3B
   O      --3      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      41%  J Wallis        Strikeout
   O      --3      36%  W Gross         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  B Bailor        Single
   O      1--      39%  R Howell        Bailor Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      40%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Carty         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  M Page          Triple
   O      --3      48%  W Horton        Flyball: 1B
   R      --3      56%  D Revering      Single; Page Scores
          1--      58%  J Newman        Wild Pitch; Revering to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Pete Broberg facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
          ---      47%  T Hutton        Double
   O      -2-      52%  D McKay         Strikeout
          -2-      51%  R Cerone        Walk
   O      12-      56%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  M Edwards       Single
   O      1--      59%  R Picciolo      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  J Wallis        Fielder's Choice SS; Edwards out at 3B/SS-3B-2B-C; Wallis to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  W Gross         Single; Wallis Scores
          1--      72%  M Page          Single to RF; Gross to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      1-3      68%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Pete Broberg facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  R Bosetti       Single
          1--      46%  B Bailor        Single; Bosetti to 3B
                  Bob Lacey replaces Pete Broberg pitching
          1-3      43%  R Howell        Wild Pitch; Bailor to 2B
   O      -23      52%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   R      -23      39%  R Carty         Single; Bosetti Scores; Bailor to 3B
   RR     1-3      18%  J Mayberry      Double; Bailor Scores; Carty Scores
                  Elias Sosa replaces Bob Lacey pitching
   O      -2-      21%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Mayberry to 3B
   R      --3      13%  D McKay         Single; Mayberry Scores
   O      1--      14%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
          ---      23%  D Revering      Single; Revering to 3B/Adv on E8
   RO     --3      20%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-1B; Revering Scores/unER
   O      ---      18%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      16%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Elias Sosa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      18%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  B Bailor        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
                  Dwayne Murphy pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th
          ---      26%  D Murphy        Walk
                  Balor Moore replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      1--      20%  J Wallis        Flyball: C
                  Taylor Duncan pinch hits for Wayne Gross batting 2nd
   O      1--      16%  T Duncan        Strikeout
   R      1--      31%  M Page          Double; Murphy Scores
   R      -2-      56%  W Horton        Double; Page Scores
                  Mike Willis replaces Balor Moore pitching; Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Willie Horton batting 4th
   O      -2-      50%  D Revering      Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, Elias Sosa facing 3-4-5
                  Elias Sosa replaces Mitchell Page pitching and batting 3rd; Jim Essian replaces Dave Revering playing C batting 5th; Jeff Newman moves to 1B; Mike Adams replaces Dwayne Murphy playing 2B batting 9th; Taylor Duncan moves to 3B; Mike Edwards moves to SS; Miguel Dilone moves to LF (team loses DH)
   O      ---      54%  R Howell        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      58%  R Carty         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      60%  J Mayberry      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Willis facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  J Newman        Single
                  Glenn Burke pinch runs for Jeff Newman batting 6th
   O      1--      65%  T Armas         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Burke to 2B
                  Joe Coleman replaces Mike Willis pitching
   O      -2-      58%  M Edwards       Flyball: LF
          -2-      59%  M Adams         Walk
   RRR    12-      97%  J Wallis        Home Run; Burke Scores; Adams Scores
   O      ---      97%  T Duncan        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 8.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-8, Elias Sosa facing 6-7-8
                  Glenn Burke moves to 1B
          ---      94%  T Hutton        Walk
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Elias Sosa pitching and batting 3rd
          1--      86%  D McKay         Single; Hutton to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
                  Sam Ewing pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  S Ewing         Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  R Bosetti       Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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