Scoring three runs in each of the first two innings, the Rangers coasted past the Blue Jays, 9-5. In their first turn at bat, the Rangers loaded the bases on three walks. A single by Al Oliver drove in two runs and a fielder's choice by Richie Zisk scored another. In the second, a single by Mike Hargrove produced one tally and Oliver made the score 6-0 with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      3  3  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   9  9  1
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   5 12  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah 3b             2   3   1   0     3   0   .208      Bosetti cf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .299
Hargrove 1b           4   2   2   2     1   1   .263      Bailor rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Wills 2b              3   2   1   0     2   2   .230      Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Oliver lf             5   0   2   4     0   1   .280      Carty dh              4   1   0   0     1   0   .304
Bonds dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .236
Zisk rf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .293      Upshaw lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .312
  Thompson pr,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .286      McKay 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .277      Cerone c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .250
J. Ellis c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .171        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   9   9   9     8   7             Totals               39   5  12   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 28,374
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Blue Jays 9
DP: Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Mason
Doubles: Hargrove (12), Oliver (12), Zisk (10), Harrah (6), Bosetti 2 (11)
Triples: McKay (4)
Home Runs: Beniquez (3), Bosetti (2), Mayberry (10)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (11)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonds (2), Mason (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis W(4-2)         6     7   5   5   2   1   2  27   3.66
Comer SV(1)             3     5   0   0   0   1   0  14   1.42
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   2   2  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(1-9)        2     5   6   6   3   1   0  13   8.52
Moore                   3     3   1   1   1   1   0  12   4.80
Coleman                 2     1   2   2   3   1   1  10   2.39
Willis                  2     0   0   0   1   4   0   6   5.83
Totals                  9     9   9   9   8   7   1  41

Passed Balls: J. Ellis (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah walked; Hargrove walked [Harrah to second];
Wills walked [Harrah to third, Hargrove to second]; Oliver
singled to right [Harrah scored, Hargrove scored, Wills to
second]; Bonds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wills
to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wills scored, Oliver to third]; Beniquez was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor grounded out
(first unassisted); Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis grounded out (third to first); Mason
singled to right; Harrah forced Mason (shortstop to second);
Harrah stole second; Hargrove doubled to left [Harrah scored];
Wills singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Oliver doubled to
center [Hargrove scored, Wills scored, Oliver out at third
(center to shortstop to third)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
made an out to shortstop; Upshaw walked; McKay tripled to right
[Upshaw scored]; Cerone singled to right [McKay scored]; Gomez
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 3RD: MOORE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Bonds flied
out to center; Zisk doubled; Beniquez popped to first in foul
territory; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti popped to third in foul territory; Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Mason popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah
doubled to left; Hargrove singled to center [Harrah scored,
Hargrove to second (on throw to home)]; Wills walked; Hargrove
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Wills to second];
Oliver flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Upshaw singled to right; McKay
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Blue Jays
2.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds flied out to center; Zisk flied out to right;
Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to center; Gomez flied out to
center; Bosetti homered; Bailor singled to shortstop [Bailor to
second (error by Mason)]; J. Ellis allowed a passed ball [Bailor
to third]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Blue Jays 3.

RANGERS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); J. Ellis walked;
Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [J. Ellis to
second]; Harrah walked; Hargrove made an out to third; Wills
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty walked; Mayberry homered [Carty scored];
Upshaw grounded out (second to first); McKay grounded out
(second to first); Cerone singled to center; Gomez forced Cerone
(third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied
out to left; Zisk walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Beniquez
homered [Thompson scored]; J. Ellis flied out to center; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); COMER
REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor
lined to third; Howell grounded out (second to first) [Bosetti
to third]; Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Mason flied out
to right; Harrah walked; Hargrove struck out while Harrah was
picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry singled to right; Upshaw singled to
center [Mayberry to second]; McKay flied out to center; Cerone
struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Hutton flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); Wills struck
out; Oliver struck out; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor flied out to
center; Howell singled to right [Bosetti to third]; Carty made
an out to first; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.