August 13, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@BAL 0 BOS 6
MIN 5 DET 5
@CAL 3 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 3
TEX 2 TOR 4
@OAK 2 CLE 6
@SEA 0 HOU 4
MON 1 PIT 9
@PHI 1 STL 3
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 3,183

Monday, August 13, 1979
Time of Game: 2:45

Blue Jays

37-81

Won 2

7th, 40½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  2   0  1  0    4 10  2
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  7  0

W: B Edge (1-0), L: M Norris (3-5), S: T Buskey (5)

Athletics

35-84

Lost 4

7th, 32 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .653    0    4   3   SB,CS
R Bosetti CF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .267  .657    0    2   0   CS,SH
R Howell 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .712    0    0   2   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .841    0    8   0   
T Solaita DH                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .273  .880    0    0   0   3B
  D Ainge PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .251  .568         0   0   
J Cannon RF-LF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .247  .568    0    2   0   SB
A Woods LF                    2   1   2   0    1   0  .284  .721    0    2   0   SH
  B Bailor RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .562         0   0   
T Johnson 2B                  3   0   1   2    1   1  .151  .420    0    1   1   
  L Gomez 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .525         1   0   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .216  .595    0    7   0   SH

B Edge P                                                                 0   1
  T Buskey P                                                             0   1
Totals                       31   4  10   4    6   5                    27   8

BATTING

3B: T Solaita (1, off M Norris).

SH: R Bosetti (4, off D Heaverlo); A Woods (6, off D Heaverlo); R Cerone (2, off M Norris).

TB: T Solaita 3; A Woods 2; J Cannon 2; A Griffin 2; R Bosetti; T Johnson; J Mayberry.

RBI: T Johnson 2 (4); J Cannon (5); R Cerone (41).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Bailor (2); T Johnson (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Griffin (12, 2nd base off M Norris/J Newman); J Cannon (8, 2nd base off M Norris/J Newman).

CS: A Griffin (13, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Newman); R Bosetti (9, 3rd base by M Norris/J Newman).

PO: R Bosetti (1st base by M Norris).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    1   1  .251  .601    0    0   0   SB
D Murphy CF                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .258  .782    0    2   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .714    0    3   0   
D Revering 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .810    0    5   0   
M Page DH                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .251  .676    0    0   0   
J Newman C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .695    0    7   5   
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .680    0    1   0   
D Chalk 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .641    0    8   2   
R Picciolo SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .612    0    1   2   

M Norris P                                                               0   3
  D Heaverlo P                                                           0   1
Totals                       36   2   7   2    2   7                    27  13

BATTING

TB: D Revering; R Henderson; D Murphy; M Page; R Picciolo; T Armas; D Chalk.

RBI: D Murphy (20); M Page (38).

2-out RBI: D Murphy.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (13, 2nd base off B Edge/R Cerone).

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
B Edge, W (1-0)                6.2   6   1   1    2   6   0   1.35   29     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 6     62    -     1.00   0.26
T Buskey, S (5)                2.1   1   1   0    0   1   0   2.28    9     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          2-0    1.88   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   1    2   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 7          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Norris, L (3-5)              7     8   4   4    6   4   0   5.07   32     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 8     43    -     1.19  -0.09
D Heaverlo                     2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          1-1    0.47   0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    6   5   0          40     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0·10          1-1

M Norris faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Norris (6).

IBB: None.

PO: M Norris (1; R Bosetti, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 3,183.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. A Griffin            SS    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. R Bosetti            CF    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. R Howell             3B    3. W Gross              3B 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. D Revering           1B 
5. T Solaita            DH    5. M Page               DH 
6. J Cannon             RF    6. J Newman             C  
7. A Woods              LF    7. T Armas              RF 
8. T Johnson            2B    8. D Chalk              2B 
9. R Cerone             C     9. R Picciolo           SS 

   B Edge               P        M Norris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-      -9%  48% R Bosetti       M Norris        Griffin Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-2B-3B)
   b 8   0  4-1  -2-      -9%  76% M Page          T Buskey        Single; Revering Scores/unER
   b 7   2  3-0  12-      -9%  79% D Murphy        B Edge          Single; Picciolo Scores; Henderson to 2B
   t 6   1  0-1  -23       8%  84% T Johnson       M Norris        Single; Cannon Scores; Woods to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  123      -8%  45% R Cerone        M Norris        Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Butch Edge facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Mayberry      Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  T Solaita       Walk
   O      1--      47%  J Cannon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  A Woods         Single; Cannon to 2B
          12-      53%  T Johnson       Walk; Cannon to 3B; Woods to 2B
   O      123      45%  R Cerone        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Butch Edge facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  M Page          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  J Newman        Strikeout
          ---      48%  T Armas         Single
          1--      46%  D Chalk         Single; Armas to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Picciolo      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  A Griffin       Single
          1--      57%  R Bosetti       Griffin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Griffin Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-2B-3B)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Howell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Butch Edge facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Henderson     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          ---      47%  W Gross         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      45%  D Revering      Single; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Mayberry      Single
          1--      61%  T Solaita       Walk; Mayberry to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Cannon        Strikeout
          12-      62%  A Woods         Single; Mayberry to 3B; Solaita to 2B
   RO     123      63%  T Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mayberry Scores; Solaita to 3B
   O      1-3      58%  R Cerone        Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Butch Edge facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  D Chalk         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  A Griffin       Groundout: C-1B
          ---      64%  R Bosetti       Single
   O      1--      61%  R Howell        Flyball: 2B
          1--      63%  J Mayberry      Walk; Bosetti to 2B
   O      12-      59%  T Solaita       Bosetti Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Butch Edge facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  R Picciolo      Flyball: 1B
          ---      59%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      56%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  W Gross         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  T Solaita       Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  J Cannon        Single
          1--      69%  A Woods         Cannon Steals 2B
          -2-      70%  " "             Walk
          12-      76%  T Johnson       Wild Pitch; Cannon to 3B; Woods to 2B
   R      -23      84%  " "             Single; Cannon Scores; Woods to 3B
   RO     1-3      86%  R Cerone        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Woods Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  A Griffin       Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Butch Edge facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  R Bosetti       Walk
   O      1--      89%  R Howell        Bosetti Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      88%  " "             Flyball: C
   O      ---      88%  J Mayberry      Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Butch Edge facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  T Armas         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  D Chalk         Flyball: SS
          ---      91%  R Picciolo      Single
          1--      88%  R Henderson     Single; Picciolo to 2B
   R      12-      79%  D Murphy        Single; Picciolo Scores; Henderson to 2B
                  Tom Buskey replaces Butch Edge pitching
   O      12-      87%  W Gross         Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  T Solaita       Triple
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Mike Norris pitching; Danny Ainge pinch runs for Tony Solaita batting 5th
   R      --3      94%  J Cannon        Single; Ainge Scores
   O      1--      94%  A Woods         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cannon to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  T Johnson       Strikeout
   O      -2-      92%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Buskey facing 4-5-6
                  Luis Gomez replaces Tim Johnson playing 2B batting 8th; Joe Cannon moves to LF; Bob Bailor replaces Al Woods playing RF batting 7th
          ---      85%  D Revering      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Revering to 2B
   R      -2-      76%  M Page          Single; Revering Scores/unER
   O      1--      83%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  T Armas         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  D Chalk         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Heaverlo facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  A Griffin       Single
   O      1--      93%  R Bosetti       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Griffin to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffin to 3B
   O      --3      91%  J Mayberry      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Buskey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  R Picciolo      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation