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Oakland Athletics @ Toronto Blue Jays

1977-08-26 · Night game · Exhibition Stadium · Att: 22536 · 75°F, night · 2:40

Oakland Athletics defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8–4. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 3rd. Pablo Torrealba earned the win. Steve Bowling went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	8	13
TOR	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	7

W: Pablo Torrealba L: Jeff Byrd SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Fred Spenn · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rodney Scott	4	2	1	0	1	0
Mitchell Page	4	2	2	3	1	0
Jerry Tabb	5	0	0	1	0	1
Earl Williams	5	1	2	1	0	1
Manny Sanguillen	5	0	3	1	0	0
Wayne Gross	4	0	2	0	1	1
Jim Tyrone	4	1	1	0	1	1
Rob Picciolo	5	1	1	1	0	0
Larry Murray	2	0	0	0	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steve Staggs	5	0	0	0	0	1
Al Woods	5	2	2	0	0	1
Roy Howell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ron Fairly	3	0	2	2	1	0
Doug Rader	4	0	0	0	0	4
Sam Ewing	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hector Torres	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rick Cerone	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Bowling	4	1	1	1	0	0
Doug Ault	2	0	1	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Langford	4.1	5	2	4
Pablo Torrealba	4.2	2	0	3

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Byrd	3.0	7	3	1
Mike Willis	2.1	3	2	2
Jerry Johnson	3.2	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill North: 43
Rodney Scott: 43
Mitchell Page: W
Jerry Tabb: 3/G

Bot 1

Steve Staggs: K
Al Woods: S
Roy Howell: E5.1-2#
Ron Fairly: S7.2-H;1-2#
Doug Rader: K
Sam Ewing: W.2-3;1-2
Hector Torres: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Hector Torres: 43

Top 2

Earl Williams: 3
Manny Sanguillen: S9
Wayne Gross: S.1-2#
Jim Tyrone: W.2-3;1-2
Rob Picciolo: 5(2)3(B)/GDP

Bot 2

Rick Cerone: 1/G
Steve Bowling: 53
Steve Staggs: 63

Top 3

Bill North: 63
Rodney Scott: W
Mitchell Page: SB2
Mitchell Page: E7/F.2-3;B-1#
Jerry Tabb: 3/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Earl Williams: S.2-3
Manny Sanguillen: D.3-H(UR);1-3
Wayne Gross: WP.3-H(UR);2-3
Wayne Gross: K23

Bot 3

Al Woods: 3/G
Roy Howell: 3/G
Ron Fairly: W
Doug Rader: K

Top 4

Jim Tyrone: T
Rob Picciolo: S8.3-H
Bill North: S.1-2
Rodney Scott: 3/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
Mitchell Page: 43.3-H;2-3
Jerry Tabb: K/C

Bot 4

Sam Ewing: 43
Hector Torres: K
Rick Cerone: 7

Top 5

Earl Williams: 7
Manny Sanguillen: S8
Wayne Gross: W.1-2
Jim Tyrone: K
Rob Picciolo: 5/L

Bot 5

Steve Bowling: HR
Steve Staggs: 43
Al Woods: S
Roy Howell: E4.1-2#
Ron Fairly: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Doug Rader: K
Doug Ault: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Bill North: W
Rodney Scott: S.1-2#
Mitchell Page: D7.2-H;1-H
Jerry Tabb: 43.2-3
Earl Williams: S.3-H
Manny Sanguillen: 8
Wayne Gross: S9.1-3
Jim Tyrone: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Hector Torres: 13
Rick Cerone: 6
Steve Bowling: 53

Top 7

Rob Picciolo: 7
Larry Murray: 43
Rodney Scott: 13

Bot 7

Steve Staggs: 63
Al Woods: K
Roy Howell: D
Ron Fairly: 9

Top 8

Mitchell Page: S7
Jerry Tabb: 8/L
Earl Williams: K
Manny Sanguillen: 8

Bot 8

Doug Rader: K
Doug Ault: D7
Hector Torres: 4
Rick Cerone: 5

Top 9

Wayne Gross: E6
Jim Tyrone: 64(1)/FO
Rob Picciolo: E5.1-2
Larry Murray: K
Rodney Scott: 7

Bot 9

Steve Bowling: 2/FL
Steve Staggs: 9
Al Woods: 13