Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
April 24, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 2000 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Cruz, Jr. cf 5 0 3 0
Bush 2b 5 1 1 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 2 1 1 0
Fullmer dh 3 1 1 1
Batista 3b 4 0 1 2
Fletcher c 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Wise lf 4 0 0 0
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Frascatore p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Long cf 5 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 2 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Stairs rf 4 0 1 0
Piatt dh 4 0 2 0
Grieve lf 4 1 1 0
Menechino 2b 3 0 2 1
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Fasano c 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,c 2 0 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 1
Toronto 003 000 000371
Oakland 010 000 0102101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (3-1) 6.2 6 1 1 0 8
  Frascatore   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Koch  SV (3) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  L (3-2) 7.1 6 3 3 3 3
  Jones   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4

  E–Cruz (1), Long (1).  2B–Toronto Cruz (2,off Appier); Batista (9,off Appier), Oakland Grieve (3,off D Wells); Menechino (3,off D Wells); Chavez (4,off Koch).  SB–Bush (3,2nd base off Appier/Fasano).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Scott Higgins, 2B–Travis Katzenmeier, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:50.  A–8,363.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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