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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 2, 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 May 2, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 5,663 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Rich Garcia |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | Left Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Miguel Dilone | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 2, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Keough
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Keough
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Keough
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Keough
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Edwards fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Underwood
North strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Underwood
Edwards 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: ---
Page vs. Underwood
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Keough
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Keough
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Keough
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Keough
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Underwood
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Keough
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Keough
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Keough
Bailor hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Underwood
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Underwood
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Underwood
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood juggles the ball. That's an error on Underwood. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
North vs. Underwood
There goes Dilone. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Underwood
There goes Dilone. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Howell applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Keough
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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Keough
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Keough
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Keough
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards second. Edwards scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Underwood
North hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. North reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Underwood
Edwards bunts towards the mound. Underwood juggles the ball. That's an error on Underwood. North moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Underwood
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. North scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Keough
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Keough
Iorg hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Keough
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Keough
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Bosetti reaches third base with a triple. Gomez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailor vs. Keough
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Underwood
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Underwood
Gross hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Underwood
Essian 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Keough
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Keough
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Keough
Mayberry strikes out. There goes Carty. The throw from Essian to Guerrero, and Carty is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Underwood
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Underwood
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Underwood
Edwards takes first base on ball four. North moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Underwood
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Underwood
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Keough
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching. Dwayne Murphy now playing left field.
Cerone 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, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Sosa
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Garth Iorg.
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Underwood
Tim Johnson now playing second base.
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Underwood
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Underwood
Steve Staggs pinch runs for Dave Revering.
Gross strikes out. There goes Staggs. The throw from Cerone to Gomez, and Staggs is out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Sosa
Wayne Gross now playing first base. Marty Perez now playing third base.
Gomez hits a popup towards first. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Sosa
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Sosa
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Underwood
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Underwood
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Underwood
North hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Sosa
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Sosa
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Sosa
Mayberry 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1978 -- Toronto at Oakland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 4 0 2 1 North B, cf 3 1 1 0
Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Edwards M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Page M, lf 3 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 3 0 1 0 Murphy D, lf 0 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Alexander G, dh 3 1 1 1
Upshaw W, lf 2 0 1 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Iorg G, 2b 2 0 0 0 Staggs S, pr 0 0 0 0
Hutton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Perez M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b-1b 2 0 0 0
Gomez L, ss 2 1 0 0 Essian J, c 3 0 0 0
Dilone M, rf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 5 1 23 2 2 1
Toronto 000 010 000 -- 1
Oakland 000 200 00x -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L) 8.0 2 2 2 4 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (W)* 6.0 5 1 1 3 2
Sosa E (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Underwood T 2
DP -- Toronto 3, Oakland 3
LOB -- Toronto 4, Oakland 2
2B -- North B
3B -- Bosetti R
HR -- Alexander G
SB -- Dilone M
CS -- Dilone M, Carty R, Staggs S
SH -- Edwards M
T -- 2:03
A -- 5663
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