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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 16, 1987
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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 16, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1987 |
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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 | May 16, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
Home Starting Pitcher | Moose Haas |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 20,900 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Rick Reed 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
Fred McGriff | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Mike Sharperson | Second Baseman |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | DH |
Alejandro Sanchez | Right Fielder |
Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 16, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Haas
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Haas
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Tettleton and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Haas
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Haas
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco 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--
Bell vs. Haas
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Bell reaches second base with a double. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barfield vs. Haas
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Upshaw vs. Haas
Upshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it 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: ---
Griffin vs. Key
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Key
Lansford bunts towards third. Mulliniks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Key
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Key
McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Key
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Key
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Haas
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Haas
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Haas
Sharperson hits a fly ball into right field. Sanchez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Key
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Key
Javier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Key
Gallego hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Key
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Griffin reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. There goes Gallego trying to get to home. Barfield throws the ball in to Sharperson who relays the ball to Whitt, who tags Gallego, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Key
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Haas
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Haas
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Haas
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Key
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Key
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Key
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanchez vs. Key
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haas
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Haas
Barfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Haas
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Haas
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Haas
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upshaw scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Haas
Sharperson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Haas
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Key
Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Key
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Key
Gallego hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tettleton moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Key
Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Griffin reaches second base with a double. Tettleton scores. Gallego moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Nunez
Jose Nunez now pitching.
Lansford is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Canseco vs. Nunez
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gallego tags and scores. Griffin tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Nunez
McGwire is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Haas
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Haas
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Haas
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Haas
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Haas
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Nunez
Cey hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Nunez
Luis Polonia pinch runs for Ron Cey. Mike Davis pinch hits for Alejandro Sanchez.
Davis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Nunez
Tettleton bunts towards the mound. Nunez fields it and throws to first for the out. Polonia moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Nunez
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nunez fields it and throws to home to get Polonia. Davis moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallego vs. Nunez
Gallego takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Nunez
Griffin takes first base on ball four. Davis scores. Javier moves to third. Gallego moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Nunez
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching. Mike Davis now playing right field.
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nelson
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Nelson
Sharperson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Sharperson reaches second base with a double. Whitt moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Nelson
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gruber vs. Leiper
Dave Leiper now pitching. Kelly Gruber pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moseby vs. Leiper
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Nunez
Kelly Gruber now playing third base.
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Nunez
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Nunez
Polonia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Polonia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Nunez
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Nunez
Tettleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Nunez
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Nunez
Gallego hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Eckersley
Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Nunez
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Nunez
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Nunez
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Nunez
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Eckersley
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Eckersley
Whitt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Eckersley
Sharperson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Nunez
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Luis Polonia. Rick Leach now playing left field. Rob Ducey now playing right field. Jeff DeWillis now catching.
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Nunez
Davis hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Nunez
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Nunez
Javier takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gallego vs. Nunez
Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Lamp
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lamp
Moseby hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1987 -- Toronto at Oakland (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Fernandez T, ss 4 0 2 0 Griffin A, ss 3 1 3 3 Mulliniks R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Gruber K, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Canseco J, lf 4 0 1 1 Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 5 1 2 3 Bell G, lf 4 1 2 1 Cey R, dh 3 0 1 0 Leach R, lf 0 0 0 0 Polonia L, pr 1 1 1 0 Barfield J, rf 3 1 2 1 Jackson R, ph 0 0 0 0 Ducey R, rf 0 0 0 0 Sanchez A, rf 2 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Davis M, ph-rf 2 2 1 0 McGriff F, dh 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, c 3 2 2 3 Whitt E, c 4 0 2 1 Javier S, cf 4 1 2 0 DeWillis J, c 0 0 0 0 Gallego M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Sharperson M, 2b 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 12 3 35 10 16 10 Toronto 000 300 000 -- 3 Oakland 310 213 00x -- 10 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Key J (L) 3.1 11 6 6 0 2 Nunez J 4.2 5 4 4 8 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Haas M (W) 5.0 9 3 3 2 0 Nelson G 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 Leiper D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Eckersley D 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Lamp D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DP -- Toronto 2, Oakland 2 LOB -- Toronto 9, Oakland 11 2B -- Bell G, Griffin A 2, Sharperson M, Polonia L HR -- McGwire M, Bell G, Barfield J, Tettleton M CS -- Fernandez T SH -- Tettleton M SF -- Canseco J T -- 2:55 A -- 20900
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