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The Rangers moved into first place in the West Division, one-half game ahead of the White Sox and Twins, when Jim Sundberg delivered a two-strike, two-out single in the 10th inning to beat the Blue Jays, 6-5. Rick Cerone hit his first major league homer for the Blue Jays, who held a 5-2 lead before the Rangers rallied to tie the score in the eighth on a single by Willie Horton, two walks, a single by Bump Wills and sacrifice fly by Juan Beniquez. In the 10th, Tom Grieve singled and was forced by Toby Harrah. After Wills was retired, Beniquez walked and Sundberg followed with his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5Game Played on Wednesday, August 17, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumBlue Jays 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 12 0 Rangers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 6 11 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staggs 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .264 Hargrove 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .309 Bailor cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .316 Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Howell 3b 4 1 1 1 1 2 .287 Washington lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .296 Fairly 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Bevacqua ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .345 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Horton dh 4 1 3 0 0 0 .302 Ault 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Alomar pr,dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 Ewing rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 May rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .245 Bowling ph,rf 2 0 2 1 0 0 .145 Grieve ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 A. Woods lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .270 Harrah 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .271 Rader dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .249 Wills 2b 5 0 2 3 0 0 .280 McKay ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .184 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .283 Cerone c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .300 Sundberg c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .296 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 12 4 2 10 Totals 38 6 11 6 5 3 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 12,913 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Rangers 10 DP: Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Hargrove, Campaneris Doubles: Bowling (2), Horton (18), Wills (20) Home Runs: Cerone (1) Sacrifice Hits: Staggs (2), Cerone (1) Sacrifice Flies: Beniquez (2) GIDP: Ewing (8), Rader (9), Campaneris (6) Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (2,by Vuckovich) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk 5 5 2 2 1 1 0 20 4.37 Johnson 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 12 4.48 Vuckovich 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.56 Willis L(2-5) 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.46 Totals 9.2 11 6 6 5 3 0 45 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles 7.1 10 5 3 1 8 1 32 4.11 Knowles 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.16 Devine W(9-6) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.16 Totals 10 12 5 3 2 10 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Vuckovich (2) Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (12), Briles (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Al Clark BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs singled to shortstop; Bailor singled to left [Staggs out at third (left to third), Bailor to second (on throw to 3b)]; Howell singled to center [Bailor scored]; Fairly reached on a fielder's choice [Howell to third (error by Hargrove)]; Briles threw a wild pitch [Howell scored (unearned), Fairly to second]; Ewing grounded out (second to first) [Fairly to third]; A. Woods made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Campaneris flied out to center; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader singled to left; McKay struck out; Cerone reached on a fielder's choice [Rader to third (error by Campaneris)]; Staggs out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rader scored (unearned), Cerone to second]; Bailor struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Horton doubled to right; May grounded out (second to first) [Horton to third]; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); Wills doubled to right [Horton scored]; Beniquez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell struck out; Fairly singled to center; Ewing grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Hargrove singled to right; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Hargrove to second]; Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted) [Hargrove to third]; Washington singled to center [Hargrove scored]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods struck out; Rader struck out; McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah walked; Wills flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone homered; Staggs grounded out (third to first); Bailor was called out on strikes; Howell made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg lined to shortstop; Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly made an out to first; Ewing flied out to left; A. Woods singled to shortstop; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Washington struck out; Horton singled to left; May walked [Horton to second]; Harrah singled to third [Horton to third, May to second]; Wills flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay singled to center; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [McKay to second]; Staggs was called out on strikes; Bailor singled to left [McKay out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg popped to catcher in foul territory; Hargrove flied out to center; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell struck out; Fairly walked; BOWLING BATTED FOR EWING; Bowling doubled to center [Fairly scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); A. Woods singled to left [Bowling stayed at second]; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: BOWLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Washington was called out on strikes; Horton singled to center; ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON; May walked [Alomar to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Harrah walked [Alomar to third, May to second]; Wills singled to right [Alomar scored, May scored, Harrah to third]; Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrah scored]; Sundberg was hit by a pitch [Wills to second]; WILLIS REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DEVINE REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone struck out; Staggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 5. RANGERS 9TH: Campaneris made an out to first; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 5. BLUE JAYS 10TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell walked; Fairly forced Howell (first to shortstop); SCOTT RAN FOR FAIRLY; Bowling singled to shortstop [Scott to second]; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 5. RANGERS 10TH: AULT REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); GRIEVE BATTED FOR MAY; Grieve singled to center; Harrah forced Grieve (first to shortstop); Wills made an out to second; Beniquez walked [Harrah to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Harrah scored, Beniquez to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 6. |
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