Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 3, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 2004 at Skydome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Byrnes cf,rf 5 2 2 1
Kielty dh 4 1 3 3
  McMillon ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 2 0
Dye rf 3 0 0 0
  Kotsay cf 2 1 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 5 0 2 1
Miller c 5 0 1 1
Crosby ss 4 0 1 0
Swisher lf 3 2 1 0
Scutaro 2b 4 0 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Hudson 2b 2 0 1 1
Wells cf 4 1 2 1
Delgado 1b 3 1 1 1
Rios rf 4 0 1 1
Hinske 3b 4 0 1 0
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Gross dh 4 1 1 0
Gomez ss 3 1 1 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
Lilly p 0 0 0 0
  Frederick p 0 0 0 0
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Oakland 001 202 0027131
Toronto 010 030 000493
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  W (11-4) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly  L (9-10) 6.0 10 5 5 3 4
  Frederick   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Speier   1.0 2 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
4
5

  E–Crosby (16), Johnson (3), Hudson (12), Speier (2).  DP–Oakland 1, Toronto 2.  2B–Oakland Crosby (29,off Lilly); Swisher (1,off Lilly); Byrnes (29,off Lilly), Toronto Hinske (21,off Hudson).  HR–Oakland Kielty (7,6th inning off Lilly 1 on, 2 out), Toronto Delgado (25,2nd inning off Hudson 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Johnson (3,off Hudson).  SF–Hudson (3,off Hudson).  IBB–Delgado (8,by Hudson).  Team–6.  SB–Crosby (7,2nd base off Frederick/Zaun).  IBB–Hudson (2,Delgado).  U-HP–James Hoye, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:53.  A–28,488.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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