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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 23, 1980
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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 July 23, 1980 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 23, 1980 |
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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 | July 23, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kucek |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 4,765 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Marty Springstead |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Otto Velez | DH |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Barry Bonnell | Center Fielder |
Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Right Fielder |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mitchell Page | DH |
Mike Davis | First Baseman |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Jeff Cox | Second Baseman |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 23, 1980
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McCatty
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. McCatty
McCatty spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McCatty. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Velez vs. McCatty
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonnell vs. McCatty
Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Kucek
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Kucek
Murphy strikes out. There goes Henderson. The throw from Whitt to Griffin, and Henderson is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kucek
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. McCatty
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. McCatty
Whitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Kucek
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kucek
Page strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Kucek
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Kucek
There goes Davis. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Kucek
Essian hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Woods 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: ---
Griffin vs. McCatty
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with McCatty covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. McCatty
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Kucek
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Kucek
Cox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Cox reaches second base with a double. Picciolo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Kucek
Kucek spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kucek. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Kucek
There's a wild pitch. Cox scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Kucek
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Kucek
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kucek
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. McCatty
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. McCatty
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. McCatty
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Kucek
Armas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kucek
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Moore
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Moore
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Picciolo reaches second base with a double. Page goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Moore
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McCatty
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. McCatty
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. McCatty
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Buskey
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Buskey
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Buskey
Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Armas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Buskey
Page hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Page reaches second base with a double. Armas scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Buskey
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. McCatty
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Picciolo. Howell scores. Bonnell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. McCatty
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Davis, and towards Cox, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Bonnell moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. McCatty
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonnell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. McCatty
Bob Bailor pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin.
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. McLaughlin
Bob Bailor now playing shortstop. Garth Iorg now playing second base. Joey McLaughlin now pitching. Joe Cannon now playing left field.
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. McLaughlin
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. McLaughlin
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. McLaughlin
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. McCatty
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. McCatty
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Otto Velez.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Barlow
Mike Barlow now pitching.
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Barlow
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Barlow
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bailor scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Lacey
Dave McKay now playing third base.
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Lacey
Bonnell hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Lacey
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Barlow
Page hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Barlow
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bailor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Barlow
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lacey
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Lacey
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Lacey
Bailor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Bailor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannon vs. Lacey
Cannon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/23/1980 -- Toronto at Oakland (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Griffin A, ss 2 0 1 0 Henderson R, lf 3 0 0 0 Bailor B, ph-ss 2 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cannon J, lf 2 0 0 0 McKay D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 4 2 2 1 Velez O, dh 3 0 0 0 Page M, dh 4 1 2 1 Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0 Davis M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Essian J, c 4 0 0 0 Bonnell B, cf 4 1 1 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 2 3 1 Garcia D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Cox J, 2b 3 1 3 2 Iorg G, 2b 1 0 0 0 Moseby L, rf 4 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 3 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 31 6 10 5 Toronto 000 002 000 -- 2 Oakland 002 310 00x -- 6 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Kucek J (L)* 3.0 4 4 4 2 4 Moore B 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 Buskey T 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 McLaughlin J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Barlow M 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCatty S (W) 6.1 4 2 0 5 3 Lacey B 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- McCatty S, Kucek J, Gross W, Picciolo R DP -- Toronto 3, Oakland 1 LOB -- Toronto 9, Oakland 4 2B -- Cox J, Picciolo R, Armas T, Page M, Bailor B HR -- Armas T SB -- Davis M CS -- Henderson R SF -- Whitt E WP -- Kucek J T -- 2:58 A -- 4765
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