A three-run eighth-inning homer by Joe Wallis snapped a 5-5 deadlock and gave the A's an 8-5 triumph over the Blue Jays. Jeff Newman led off the decisive frame with a walk and went to second on a sacrifice. Glenn Burke ran for Newman and after Mike Adams walked, Wallis homered off reliever Joe Coleman. The A's had tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Dwayne Murphy and back-to-back doubles by Mitchell Page and Willie Horton. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 A's 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 x - 8 13 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Wallis cf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .299 Bailor rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 Gross 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 .208 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Duncan ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Carty dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287 Page lf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .291 Mayberry 1b 4 2 2 3 0 1 .268 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 4 0 2 1 0 2 .240 Horton dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .254 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Dilone pr,dh,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Revering 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Essian c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman c,1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .254 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b,ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Murphy ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 Adams 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 2 4 Totals 34 8 13 8 2 9 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 3,753 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, A's 6 DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 0 Errors: Bosetti, Bailor Doubles: Hutton (9), Mayberry (11), Horton 2 (10), Edwards (8), Page (14) Triples: Page (3) Home Runs: Mayberry (15), Wallis (5) Caught Stealing: Bailor (6), Wallis (2) Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (2), Armas (5) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 6 9 4 3 1 8 0 27 4.50 Moore 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 3.43 Willis L(1-5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5.66 Coleman 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 2.72 Totals 8 13 8 7 2 9 1 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg 5 5 3 3 1 4 1 20 4.06 Lacey 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 3.06 Sosa W(7-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.76 Heaverlo SV(7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.89 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 4 1 37 Wild Pitches: Clancy 2 (7), Lacey (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor flied out to right; Howell made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled; Wallis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Gross struck out; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry homered; Hutton struck out; McKay struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton doubled; Revering flied out to right; Newman flied out to right; Armas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez made an out to second; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards doubled; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Edwards to third]; Picciolo struck out; Wallis struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page tripled; Horton made an out to first; Revering singled [Page scored]; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Revering to second]; Newman struck out; Armas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry struck out; Hutton doubled; McKay struck out; Cerone walked; Gomez forced Cerone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards singled; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Edwards to second]; Wallis reached on a fielder's choice [Edwards out at third (shortstop to third to second to catcher), Wallis to second]; Gross singled [Wallis scored]; Page singled to right [Gross to third (error by Bailor)]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti singled; Bailor singled [Bosetti to third]; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Lacey threw a wild pitch [Bailor to second]; Howell made an out to third; Carty singled [Bosetti scored, Bailor to third]; Mayberry doubled [Bailor scored, Carty scored]; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Hutton grounded out (second to first) [Mayberry to third]; McKay singled [Mayberry scored]; Cerone flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering singled [Revering to third (error by Bosetti)]; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Revering scored (unearned)]; Armas grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: MURPHY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Murphy walked; MOORE REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Wallis made an out to catcher; DUNCAN BATTED FOR GROSS; Duncan struck out; Page doubled [Murphy scored]; Horton doubled [Page scored]; DILONE RAN FOR HORTON; WILLIS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Revering made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SOSA REPLACED PAGE (PITCHING); ADAMS REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING 2B); ESSIAN REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING C ); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Howell made an out to first; Carty made an out to shortstop; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman singled; BURKE RAN FOR NEWMAN; Armas out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Burke to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Edwards flied out to left; Adams walked; Wallis homered [Burke scored, Adams scored]; Duncan flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hutton walked; HEAVERLO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); McKay singled [Hutton to second]; Cerone flied out to left; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing flied out to left; Bosetti made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 8.

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