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May 9, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 0 5 0
Blue Jays 4 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 0 5 0
Blue Jays 4 6 1

Jim Essian Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .214
OBP .333 .306
At Bats 3 84
Hits 1 18
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 13

Tom Underwood Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Exhibition Stadium - May 9, 1978
Out
Tom Underwood
Alan Ashby
John Mayberry
Dave McKay
Bob Bailor
Luis Gomez
Willie Upshaw
Rick Bosetti
Tom Hutton
Jim Essian
Steve Staggs
Dave Revering

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 0 5 0 8
Toronto Blue Jays 4 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Tom Underwood
Losing Pitcher Pete Broberg
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Upshaw
Attendance 11,339
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Staggs takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to second.
Top 9 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Guerrero is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hutton hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Marty Perez now playing third base. Steve Staggs now playing second base. Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Page hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bailor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jeff Newman pinch hits for Mike Edwards. Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 North hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hutton. North reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Heaverlo covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bosetti bunts towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gomez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. McKay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Revering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hutton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 6 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alexander strikes out.
Top 6 Page is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bob Lacey now pitching. Upshaw strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bailor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone. Bailor reaches second base with a double. Ashby scores. Bosetti goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Bosetti takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McKay bunts towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashby is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 North hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dilone strikes out.
Top 5 Essian is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Staggs bunts towards third. Bailor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guerrero moves to third. Revering moves to second.
Top 5 Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guerrero moves to second.
Top 5 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay misplays the ball. That's an error on McKay.
Bottom 4 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutton for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alexander strikes out.
Top 4 Page takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bosetti. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKay scores.
Bottom 3 Gomez bunts towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. McKay moves to second.
Bottom 3 McKay takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dilone bunts in front of the plate. Ashby scoops up the ball and tags Dilone for the out.
Top 3 Essian hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Essian reaches second base with a double. Bosetti throws the ball in to Bailor who tags Essian trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Staggs strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Broberg covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Guerrero. The throw from Ashby and he is out, McKay applying the tag.
Top 2 Revering strikes out.
Top 2 Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alexander strikes out.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores.
Bottom 1 Bailor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Bosetti reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Underwood covering, for the out.
Top 1 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out.