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KCR  5
@BAL  0

BOS  6
MIN  5

MIL 10
@CHW  1

CLE 10
SEA  6

DET 12
CAL  9

NYY  1
TEX  0

OAK  6
@TOR  2
ATL  6
NYM  4

CIN  9
PHI  0

HOU  7
MON  2

LAD 11
STL  0

PIT 10
@SDP  1

SFG  4
CHC  1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 24,087

Sunday, August 28, 1977, 1:32PM
Time of Game: 2:12
Athletics
6
50-77
Won 5
6th, 25 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  1   1  1  2    6  7  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  0
W: Vida Blue (13-15), L: Jim Clancy (2-5)
Blue Jays
2
45-82
Lost 3
7th, 31 GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .258  .714              2   0   CS
  L Murray CF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .479              1   0   
R Scott 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .622              3   2   SB
M Page LF                     3   2   1   1    1   0  .292  .871              1   0   HR
E Williams 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .723              9   0   2B
M Sanguillen DH               4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .634              0   0   2B
W Gross 3B                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .228  .732              0   0   2·2B
J Tyrone RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .243  .658              0   0   2B,SH
T Hosley C                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .192  .545             10   1   SF
R Picciolo SS                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .176  .428              1   6   

V Blue P                                                                      0   1
Totals                       30   6   7   0    5   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: J Tyrone (4, off J Johnson); W Gross 2 (17, 2 off J Clancy); M Sanguillen (12, off J Clancy); E Williams (11, off J Clancy).
HR: M Page (14, off J Clancy; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: T Hosley (1, off J Clancy).
SH: J Tyrone (4, off J Clancy).
TB: M Page 4; W Gross 4; M Sanguillen 2; J Tyrone 2; E Williams 2; R Picciolo.
RBI: E Williams (35); R Picciolo (13); W Gross (49); M Page (55); T Hosley (8); J Tyrone (18).
2-out RBI: M Page; R Picciolo; E Williams.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Picciolo-R Scott-E Williams.
Baserunning Events
SB: R Scott (22, 2nd base off J Clancy/R Cerone).
CS: B North (10, 2nd base by J Clancy/R Cerone).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Scott LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .549              1   0   
S Staggs 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .701              3   2   CS
R Howell DH                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .307  .783              0   0   
  A Woods PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .701              0   0   
D Rader 3B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .252  .802              0   4   
O Velez RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .248  .806              1   0   
D Ault 1B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .254  .741             11   0   HR,2B
H Torres SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .676              1   1   
S Bowling CF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .170  .541              4   0   GDP
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .535              5   1   

J Clancy P                                                                    1   3
  J Johnson P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   0    4   9                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: D Ault (19, off V Blue).
HR: D Ault (11, off V Blue; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: D Ault 6; S Staggs; R Howell; D Rader; H Torres.
GIDP: S Bowling (5).
RBI: D Ault 2 (49).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Clancy-S Staggs.
Baserunning Events
CS: S Staggs (9, 2nd base by V Blue/T Hosley).

Pitching Stats

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, W (13-15)              9     6   2   2    4   9   1   3.77   35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 6     72    -     1.29   0.32
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   9   1          35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 6           -  
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, L (2-5)              8     5   4   4    4   4   1   5.53   31     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 5     56    -     0.92  -0.13
J Johnson                      1     2   2   2    1   1   0   4.44    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.27  -0.06
Totals                         9     7   6   6    5   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 7           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 24,087.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Billy North                  CF       1. John Scott                   LF
2. Rodney Scott                 2B       2. Steve Staggs                 2B
3. Mitchell Page                LF       3. Roy Howell                   DH
4. Earl Williams                1B       4. Doug Rader                   3B
5. Manny Sanguillen             DH       5. Otto Velez                   RF
6. Wayne Gross                  3B       6. Doug Ault                    1B
7. Jim Tyrone                   RF       7. Hector Torres                SS
8. Tim Hosley                    C       8. Steve Bowling                CF
9. Rob Picciolo                 SS       9. Rick Cerone                   C

   Vida Blue                     P          Jim Clancy                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 2 1-- R 18% 64% 1-1 OAK E. Williams J. Clancy Double to RF; Page Scores
b4 1 1-- R -15% 42% 0-1 TOR D. Ault V. Blue Double to LF; Rader Scores
b7 0 --- R -14% 64% 1-3 TOR D. Ault V. Blue Home Run
t8 2 --- R 14% 84% 3-2 OAK M. Page J. Clancy Home Run
t6 0 1-- OO -11% 44% 1-1 OAK R. Scott J. Clancy Line Drive Double Play: P-2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 OAK B. North J. Clancy Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 OAK R. Scott J. Clancy Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 OAK M. Page J. Clancy Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 TOR J. Scott V. Blue Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 TOR S. Staggs V. Blue Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 TOR R. Howell V. Blue Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 OAK E. Williams J. Clancy Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- 4% 52% 0-0 OAK M. Sanguillen J. Clancy Double to LF
t2 1 -2- R 10% 62% 0-0 OAK W. Gross J. Clancy Double; Sanguillen Scores
t2 1 -2- O -3% 59% 1-0 OAK J. Tyrone J. Clancy Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gross to 3B
t2 2 --3 O -3% 56% 1-0 OAK T. Hosley J. Clancy Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 52% 0-1 TOR D. Rader V. Blue Walk
b2 0 1-- -6% 45% 0-1 TOR O. Velez V. Blue Walk; Rader to 2B
b2 0 12- O 6% 51% 0-1 TOR D. Ault V. Blue Foul Flyball: C
b2 1 12- O 5% 56% 0-1 TOR H. Torres V. Blue Strikeout
b2 2 12- -3% 53% 0-1 TOR S. Bowling V. Blue Walk; Rader to 3B; Velez to 2B
b2 2 123 O 8% 61% 0-1 TOR R. Cerone V. Blue Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 OAK R. Picciolo J. Clancy Strikeout
t3 1 --- 2% 61% 1-0 OAK B. North J. Clancy Walk
t3 1 1-- O -4% 57% 1-0 OAK R. Scott J. Clancy North Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 2 --- 1% 59% 1-0 OAK R. Scott J. Clancy Walk
t3 2 1-- 1% 60% 1-0 OAK M. Page J. Clancy Scott Steals 2B
t3 2 -2- O -3% 56% 1-0 OAK M. Page J. Clancy Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 TOR J. Scott V. Blue Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 TOR S. Staggs V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 TOR R. Howell V. Blue Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 OAK E. Williams J. Clancy Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 OAK M. Sanguillen J. Clancy Flyball: 2B
t4 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 OAK W. Gross J. Clancy Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- -5% 52% 0-1 TOR D. Rader V. Blue Single
b4 0 1-- O 5% 57% 0-1 TOR O. Velez V. Blue Strikeout Looking
b4 1 1-- R -15% 42% 0-1 TOR D. Ault V. Blue Double to LF; Rader Scores
b4 1 -2- O 4% 46% 1-1 TOR H. Torres V. Blue Flyball: 1B
b4 2 -2- O 4% 50% 1-1 TOR S. Bowling V. Blue Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 OAK J. Tyrone J. Clancy Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 OAK T. Hosley J. Clancy Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -1% 43% 1-1 OAK R. Picciolo J. Clancy Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 TOR R. Cerone V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 TOR J. Scott V. Blue Flyball: LF
b5 2 --- -2% 47% 1-1 TOR S. Staggs V. Blue Single
b5 2 1-- O 3% 50% 1-1 TOR R. Howell V. Blue Staggs Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- 5% 55% 1-1 OAK B. North J. Clancy Walk
t6 0 1-- OO -11% 44% 1-1 OAK R. Scott J. Clancy Line Drive Double Play: P-2B
t6 2 --- 2% 46% 1-1 OAK M. Page J. Clancy Walk
t6 2 1-- R 18% 64% 1-1 OAK E. Williams J. Clancy Double to RF; Page Scores
t6 2 -2- O -4% 60% 2-1 OAK M. Sanguillen J. Clancy Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
Larry Murray replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
b6 0 --- O 4% 64% 1-2 TOR R. Howell V. Blue Strikeout
b6 1 --- O 3% 67% 1-2 TOR D. Rader V. Blue Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O 2% 69% 1-2 TOR O. Velez V. Blue Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- 7% 76% 2-1 OAK W. Gross J. Clancy Double to RF
t7 0 -2- O -1% 75% 2-1 OAK J. Tyrone J. Clancy Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Gross to 3B
t7 1 --3 RO 4% 79% 2-1 OAK T. Hosley J. Clancy Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gross Scores
t7 2 --- O -1% 78% 3-1 OAK R. Picciolo J. Clancy Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- R -14% 64% 1-3 TOR D. Ault V. Blue Home Run
b7 0 --- O 5% 69% 2-3 TOR H. Torres V. Blue Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- O 3% 72% 2-3 TOR S. Bowling V. Blue Strikeout
b7 2 --- O 3% 75% 2-3 TOR R. Cerone V. Blue Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -2% 72% 3-2 OAK L. Murray J. Clancy Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 --- O -2% 70% 3-2 OAK R. Scott J. Clancy Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- R 14% 84% 3-2 OAK M. Page J. Clancy Home Run
t8 2 --- O -1% 83% 4-2 OAK E. Williams J. Clancy Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 88% 2-4 TOR J. Scott V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 2-4 TOR S. Staggs V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- -3% 88% 2-4 TOR R. Howell V. Blue Single to RF
Al Woods pinch runs for Roy Howell (DH) batting 3rd
b8 2 1-- -4% 84% 2-4 TOR D. Rader V. Blue Walk; Woods to 2B
b8 2 12- O 8% 92% 2-4 TOR O. Velez V. Blue Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Blue Jays' Jerry Johnson facing 5-6-7
Jerry Johnson replaces Jim Clancy pitching
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-2 OAK M. Sanguillen J. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- 1% 92% 4-2 OAK W. Gross J. Johnson Walk
t9 1 1-- R 4% 97% 4-2 OAK J. Tyrone J. Johnson Double; Gross Scores
t9 1 -2- O -0% 96% 5-2 OAK T. Hosley J. Johnson Flyball: CF
t9 2 -2- R 2% 98% 5-2 OAK R. Picciolo J. Johnson Single to RF; Tyrone Scores
t9 2 1-- O -0% 98% 6-2 OAK L. Murray J. Johnson Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- O 1% 99% 2-6 TOR D. Ault V. Blue Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1 --- -1% 98% 2-6 TOR H. Torres V. Blue Single to LF
b9 1 1-- OO 2% 100% 2-6 TOR S. Bowling V. Blue Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2.

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