A three-run homer by Alan Ashby and two RBIs each by Otto Velez and Pedro Garcia paced the Blue Jays to a 9-6 victory over the Rangers. Velez hit a homer and triple. Garcia contributed a double. Jim Sundberg homered with two men on base and Willie Horton with one aboard for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Saturday, May       21, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  3  5    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   9 12  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  4    2  0  0  -   6 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Washington lf         5   0   2   0     0   1   .336
A. Woods lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .336      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .236        Mason ss            1   1   1   0     0   0   .175
Velez rf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .325        Fregosi ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Fairly dh             2   1   0   0     2   0   .308      Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Ault 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .259      Horton dh             4   2   2   2     1   0   .333
Ashby c               4   2   2   3     0   0   .226      May rf                2   0   0   0     0   2   .189
Torres ss             3   1   2   0     0   0   .283        Beasley rf          0   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Garcia 2b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .203        Grieve ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .140
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah 3b             2   1   1   0     2   1   .274
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
                                                          Sundberg c            4   1   1   3     0   1   .216
                                                          Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  12   9     3   2             Totals               36   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 20,351
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 8
DP: Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Torres (1), Garcia (8), Harrah (8)
Triples: Velez (1), Torres (1)
Home Runs: Ashby (2), Velez (8), Sundberg (1), Horton (9)
Caught Stealing: Scott (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Beasley (1)
GIDP: Velez (5), Hargrove (3)
Hit by Pitch: Fairly (1,by Briles)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(2-3)        5.2   7   4   4   2   4   1  27   4.56
Willis SV(3)            3.1   3   2   2   2   1   1  14   1.78
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   5   2  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(2-1)           2.1   5   5   5   1   0   0  13   5.56
Hargan                  0     3   3   3   1   0   1   4   6.14
Marshall                3.2   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   5.84
Lindblad                1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.51
Devine                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.37
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    12   9   9   3   2   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Briles (1)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott popped to first in foul territory; A. Woods
grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell walked; Velez flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Washington flied to left; Campaneris reached on an
error by Garcia; Hargrove flied to left; Horton forced
Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly was hit by a pitch; Ault popped to second;
Ashby forced Fairly (first to shortstop); Torres doubled to left
[Ashby to third]; Garcia doubled to left [Ashby scored, Torres
scored]; Scott singled to left [Garcia scored]; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: May struck out; Harrah doubled to center; Wills
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrah to third]; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods flied to right; Howell singled to right;
Velez tripled to right [Howell scored]; HARGAN REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Fairly walked; Ault singled to pitcher [Velez
scored, Fairly to second]; Ashby homered [Fairly scored, Ault
scored]; Torres tripled to right; MARSHALL REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); Garcia was called out on strikes; Scott flied to
right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington singled to center; Campaneris flied to right;
Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 8, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods popped to first in foul territory;
Howell singled to right; Velez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Horton flied to right; May was called out on
strikes; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 8,
Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Fairly grounded out (second to first); Ault flied
to left; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills walked; Sundberg struck out; Beniquez flied
to right; Washington singled to center [Wills to third];
Campaneris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: MASON REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); BEASLEY
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); Torres grounded out (shortstop to
first); Debut game for Lew Beasley; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to center; Horton singled to
center [Hargrove to third]; Beasley hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Hargrove scored]; Harrah walked [Horton to second];
Wills flied to right; Sundberg homered [Horton scored, Harrah
scored]; Beniquez singled to center; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Washington grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); A. Woods
flied to left; Howell struck out; Velez homered; Fairly walked;
Ault forced Fairly (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 9, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Mason singled to center; Hargrove popped to catcher
in foul territory; Horton homered [Mason scored]; GRIEVE BATTED
FOR BEASLEY; Grieve flied to left; Harrah walked; Wills grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9,
Rangers 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DEVINE
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Ashby singled to left; Torres out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ashby to second]; Garcia
grounded out (second to first) [Ashby to third]; Scott flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied to right; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); A. Woods
flied to left; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez
singled to left; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: FREGOSI BATTED FOR MASON; Fregosi singled to
center; Hargrove grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Fregosi out at second]; Horton walked; Grieve flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6.