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Athletics 9 @ Blue Jays 10
Exhibition Stadium
June 17, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, played on June 17, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 10 to 9.

Game Summary

DateJune 17, 1979 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 9 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 5
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 10 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 10
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherTom Buskey  
Losing PitcherDave Heaverlo  
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Game Winning RBIAlfredo Griffin 

Game Info

DateJune 17, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherCraig Minetto  
Home Starting PitcherJesse Jefferson  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance25,518 
Time of Game2 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dave Phillips
1B: Dan Morrison
2B: Al Clark
3B: Durwood Merrill

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Larry Murray  Right Fielder 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Wayne Gross  Third Baseman 
Dave Revering  First Baseman 
Jeff Newman  Catcher 
Mitchell Page  DH 
Tony Armas  Left Fielder 
Milt Ramirez  Shortstop 
Mike Edwards  Second Baseman 
Jim Marshall  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Rico Carty  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Danny Ainge  Second Baseman 
Bob Davis  Catcher 
Luis Gomez  Third Baseman 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Athletics 9 @ Blue Jays 10
Exhibition Stadium
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/17/1979 -- Oakland at Toronto (D)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Murray L, rf          4  0  0  0   Griffin A, ss         6  0  4  2   
Murphy D, cf          4  2  2  0   Bailor B, rf-3b       4  1  1  0   
Gross W, 3b-1b        5  0  2  1   Bosetti R, cf         5  1  1  0   
Revering D, 1b        5  1  1  0   Carty R, dh           3  3  1  0   
Dilone M, pr          0  0  0  0   Mayberry J, 1b        4  1  1  2   
Picciolo R, ss        0  0  0  0   Cannon J, rf          1  0  0  0   
Newman J, c           5  2  3  3   Woods A, lf           3  2  2  1   
Page M, dh            4  1  1  0   Ainge D, 2b           1  0  1  2   
Armas T, lf           4  1  1  3   Johnson T, 2b         1  0  0  0   
Ramirez M, ss-3b      4  1  1  0   Velez O, ph-1b        1  1  1  3   
Edwards M, 2b         4  1  2  1   Wilborn T, pr         0  1  0  0   
                                   Davis B, c            5  0  0  0   
                                   Gomez L, 3b-2b        5  0  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 13  8                        39 10 14 10

Oakland          002 320 101 --  9
Toronto          300 020 302 -- 10
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Minetto C             0.2  3  3  3  2  1
Langford R*           5.1  4  3  3  3  2
Lacey B               0.2  3  2  2  0  1
Heaverlo D (L)        1.2  4  2  2  0  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jefferson J           4.2  9  7  7  1  2
Freisleben D          3.2  4  2  1  1  0
Buskey T (W)          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Armas T, Ramirez M, Revering D, Griffin A
LOB -- Oakland 5, Toronto 11
2B -- Ramirez M, Edwards M, Gross W
HR -- Armas T, Newman J, Mayberry J, Velez O
SB -- Murphy D
CS -- Griffin A, Murphy D
HBP -- by Langford R (Ainge D), by Heaverlo D (Velez O)
T -- 2:42
A -- 25518

    

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