Roy Howell, playing for the first time against his former teammates, blasted a homer in the ninth inning to power the Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Howell also hit a single and scored in the fourth when the Blue Jays rallied for three runs to tie the score. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Friday, May       20, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  2
Rangers      0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  4


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .200      Washington lf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .333
A. Woods lf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .350        J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .184
Howell 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .216      Campaneris ss         5   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Velez rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .312      Hargrove 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Fairly dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Horton dh             2   0   1   0     2   1   .327
  McKay pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Grieve rf             4   1   0   1     0   2   .146
  Ewing ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Harrah 3b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .270
Ault 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Wills 2b              4   0   3   1     0   1   .304
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Sundberg c            2   0   0   1     0   1   .214
Torres ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .202        Fregosi ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   1     3   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 21,965
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4
Errors: A. Woods, Garcia, Washington, Campaneris, Harrah, Blyleven
Doubles: Horton (2)
Home Runs: Howell (1)
Caught Stealing: Fairly (2), Wills (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg 2 (6), Hargrove 2 (4)
GIDP: Howell (2), Fairly (2), Garcia (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin W(6-1)           9     7   3   2   4   7   0  38   3.51
Totals                  9     7   3   2   4   7   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(4-4)         9     6   4   4   3   4   1  34   1.82
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   4   1  34

Wild Pitches: Blyleven 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott singled to left; A. Woods popped to third;
Howell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Washington grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris popped to second; Hargrove flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (second to first); Fairly
singled to second; Ault struck out while Fairly was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton doubled to left; Grieve reached on a
fielder's choice [Horton out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third)]; Harrah walked [Grieve to second]; Wills singled to left
[Grieve scored, Harrah to third, Wills to second (error by A.
Woods)]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harrah scored (unearned), Wills to third]; Beniquez grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
grounded out (third to first); Garcia flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Washington singled to right; Campaneris singled to
left [Washington to second]; Hargrove out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Washington to third, Campaneris to second];
Horton was walked intentionally; Grieve forced Horton (shortstop
to second) [Washington scored, Campaneris to third]; Harrah
walked [Grieve to second]; Wills struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Scott singled to center; A. Woods walked [Scott
to second]; Howell singled to left [Scott scored (error by
Washington), A. Woods to third, Howell to second]; Velez walked;
Fairly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [A. Woods scored, Howell to third, Velez out at second];
Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Howell scored]; Ault grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first);
Beniquez flied to right; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Torres
reached on an error by Campaneris; Garcia grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Torres out at second];
21-minute rain delay sometime in bottom of fifth; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Campaneris singled to first; Hargrove out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Campaneris to second];
Horton was walked intentionally; Grieve struck out; Harrah
forced Campaneris (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: On a bunt Scott grounded out (third to first); A.
Woods was called out on strikes; Howell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to shortstop; Wills was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg was called out
on strikes; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez singled to center; Fairly reached on an
error by Blyleven [Velez to second]; MCKAY RAN FOR FAIRLY; Velez
was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Ault walked [McKay
to second]; Ashby flied to left; Blyleven threw a wild pitch
[McKay to third, Ault to second]; Torres struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris popped to first in
foul territory; Hargrove flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Garcia lined to third; Scott popped to catcher in
foul territory; A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Horton struck out; Grieve was called out on
strikes; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell homered; Velez flied to left; EWING BATTED
FOR MCKAY; Ewing struck out; Ault reached on an error by Harrah;
Ashby grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: EWING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wills singled to
center; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Wills to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Fregosi reached
on an error by Garcia [Wills to third]; J. ELLIS BATTED FOR
WASHINGTON; J. Ellis struck out; Campaneris grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3.