Backed by a 12-hit attack, John Henry Johnson pitched the A's to a 5-3 victory over the Mariners. RBI singles by Jeff Newman and Dave Revering gave the A's a pair of runs in the first inning. A single by Mitchell Page, stolen base and single by Willie Horton made it 3-0 in the third.

The A's got two more in the fourth on a single by Rob Picciolo, triple by Taylor Duncan and single by Page. Fourth-inning doubles by Roy Howell and Otto Velez scored the Jays' first run and they added two more in the sixth on a single by Velez, a walk and a triple by Dave McKay. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 A's 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x - 5 12 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Wallis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Bailor rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Duncan 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .250 Howell 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .285 Gross 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Page lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .294 Velez lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 Burke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Mayberry 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .266 Horton dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .259 McKay 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .240 Newman c,1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .253 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Revering 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .272 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Picciolo ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 5 3 3 2 Totals 35 5 12 5 0 2 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 12,414 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, A's 7 DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 0 Errors: Gomez Doubles: Bailor (17), Howell (20), Velez (11), Wallis (7) Triples: McKay (6), Duncan (1) Stolen Bases: Page (13) Sacrifice Hits: Armas (6) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin L(2-10) 3.2 9 5 5 0 0 0 20 5.81 Murphy 4.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.90 Totals 8 12 5 5 0 2 0 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson W(7-5) 9 5 3 3 3 2 0 35 2.57 Totals 9 5 3 3 3 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to shortstop; Bailor doubled; Howell walked; Carty struck out; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis doubled; Duncan singled [Wallis to third]; Page reached on a fielder's choice [Wallis out at home (third to catcher), Duncan to second]; Horton flied out to right; Newman singled [Duncan scored, Page to second]; Revering singled [Page scored, Newman to third, Revering to second (on throw)]; Armas flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; McKay flied out to center; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Edwards flied out to center; Picciolo flied out to right; Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to left; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Page singled; Page stole second; Horton singled [Page scored]; Newman made an out to second; Revering singled [Horton to second]; Armas grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell doubled; Carty flied out to center; Velez doubled [Howell scored]; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Velez to third]; McKay flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards flied out to left; Picciolo singled [Picciolo to second (error by Gomez)]; Wallis grounded out (third to first); Duncan tripled [Picciolo scored]; MURPHY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Page singled [Duncan scored]; Horton singled [Page to second]; Newman flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to right; Gomez walked; Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering grounded out (third to first); Armas grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty struck out; Velez singled; Mayberry walked [Velez to second]; McKay tripled [Velez scored, Mayberry scored]; Cerone flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to right; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez made an out to first; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page struck out; Horton made an out to second; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); BURKE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty made an out to second; Velez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering singled; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Armas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dilone to second]; Edwards grounded out (third to first) [Dilone stayed at second]; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING C ); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay flied out to left; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

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