Saturday June 4, 1977
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Two runs scored on a bases-loaded single by Otto Velez and another followed on an error as the Blue Jays rallied in the eighth inning to defeat the Athletics, 4-2. Dock Ellis, pitching with a 2-1 lead, was removed after the Blue Jays filled sacks with singles by Doug Ault and Dave McKay and a pass to John Scott.

Joe Coleman, in relief, induced Bob Bailor to ground into a forceout at the plate. The A's then switched to Bob Lacey, who struck out Roy Howell, but Velez rapped his single, scoring McKay and Scott, and when Jim Tyrone let the ball get past him in right field, Bailor also crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 4, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 6 1 A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .253 Jorgensen 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .227 Bailor ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .343 Sanguillen dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Page lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .313 Velez rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .291 E. Williams c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 A. Woods dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .321 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Ewing lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Armas cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .248 Bowling lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Perez 2b 2 2 1 0 1 1 .240 Ault 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 McKay 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .188 Tyrone rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .181 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKinney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Scott ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 6 3 3 6 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 4,525 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, A's 7 DP: Blue Jays 1, A's 0 Errors: Ault, Tyrone Doubles: Perez (9) Triples: Page (4) Caught Stealing: Scott (5) Sacrifice Hits: Tyrone (2) Sacrifice Flies: Scott (1) GIDP: E. Williams (11) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk W(3-5) 7 6 2 2 2 5 0 30 4.32 Vuckovich SV(4) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.89 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 6 0 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(2-5) 7 5 4 3 3 4 0 28 6.38 Coleman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.16 Lacey 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.78 Giusti 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.63 Totals 9 6 4 3 3 6 0 35 Wild Pitches: Ellis (2) Balks: Lemanczyk (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott flied out to center; Bailor walked; Howell forced Bailor (second to shortstop); Velez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Jorgensen walked; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Page was called out on strikes; E. Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Ewing singled to left; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted) [Ewing to second]; Ault walked; McKay singled to left [Ewing scored, Ault to second]; Scott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor popped to first in foul territory; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Tyrone grounded out (first to pitcher); Picciolo singled to left; Jorgensen forced Picciolo (first to shortstop); Sanguillen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Ewing grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page tripled; E. Williams grounded out (third to first); Gross struck out; Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay flied out to center; Scott singled to shortstop; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Perez doubled to center; Tyrone singled to right [Perez to third]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; McKinney made an out to shortstop; Jorgensen singled to right [Perez scored, Tyrone to third]; Sanguillen reached on a fielder's choice [Tyrone out at home (pitcher to third), Jorgensen to third]; Page grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: SCOTT REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING SS); Bailor flied out to left; Howell flied out to center; Velez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams grounded out (third to first); Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ewing flied out to center; Ashby popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Perez walked; Tyrone reached on an error by Ault on a sacrifice bunt [Perez to second]; Lemanczyk balked [Perez to third, Tyrone to second]; Scott hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first) [Tyrone to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ault singled to left; McKay singled to shortstop [Ault to second]; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Ault to third, McKay to second]; Scott walked; COLEMAN REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Bailor forced Ault (shortstop to catcher) [McKay to third, Scott to second]; LACEY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Howell struck out; Velez singled to right [McKay scored, Scott scored, Bailor scored (error by Tyrone) (unearned), Velez to third]; A. Woods flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: BOWLING REPLACED EWING (PLAYING LF); Page singled to center; VUCKOVICH REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); E. Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Bowling struck out; Ashby flied out to center; Ault grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas singled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR ARMAS; ALLEN BATTED FOR PEREZ; Allen made an out to shortstop; Blue Jays Manager Roy Hartsfield and Blue Jays Coach Bob Miller ejected by 1B umpire Rich Garcia arguing a checked swing call on Jim Tyrone; Tyrone struck out; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2.

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