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Saturday June 17, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The Rangers equalled their club record for hits in a game with 19 while trouncing the Blue Jays, 13-2. Fergie Jenkins, who breezed to victory on a six-hitter, fanned five and became the 12th pitcher in major league history to record a career total of 2,500 strikeouts.

Toby Harrah was the only Ranger starter who failed to participate in the hitting spree. Bobby Bonds and Richie Zisk smashed homers. Zisk scored four runs, tying the Rangers' individual club record for one game. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  2
Rangers      2  1  2    3  0  4    1  0  x  -  13 19  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Hargrove 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .262
Bailor cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Jorgensen pr,1b,rf  2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .288      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   1   .194
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Lowenstein dh,lf      5   2   2   0     0   1   .274
Hutton rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Zisk lf               3   4   2   3     2   0   .284
McKay 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .242        Alomar 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Bonds rf              5   2   3   3     0   1   .250
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .225        Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   1   3   2     1   0   .308
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah 3b             4   1   0   1     0   1   .198
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              5   1   3   3     0   1   .225
                                                          Thompson cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .244

Totals               33   2   6   2     0   5             Totals               39  13  19  13     4   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 30,033
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Rangers 9
DP: Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Upshaw, Bailor, Alomar
Doubles: Hutton (7), Wills (6)
Home Runs: Bonds (9), Zisk (11)
Stolen Bases: Upshaw (2), Campaneris (11), Thompson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (3)
GIDP: Carty (4), Harrah (3), Jorgensen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Harrah (1,by Coleman)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(4-6)           2     7   5   5   1   1   1  14   4.88
Lemanczyk               3.1   8   6   6   2   3   1  19   8.39
Coleman                 2.2   4   2   2   1   2   0  13   2.43
Totals                  8    19  13  13   4   6   2  46

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(7-3)          9     6   2   2   0   5   0  33   2.99
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   5   0  33

Passed Balls: Ashby (4)
Hit by Pitch: Coleman (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw singled to left; Upshaw stole second;
Bailor struck out; Howell singled to center [Upshaw scored,
Howell to second (on throw to home)]; Carty was called out on
strikes; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second];
Lowenstein reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove out at third
(pitcher to third to shortstop)]; Ashby allowed a passed ball
[Lowenstein to second]; Zisk walked; Bonds singled to center
[Lowenstein scored, Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to center
[Zisk scored, Bonds to second]; Harrah was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton flied out to center; McKay made an out to
shortstop; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills singled to center [Wills to third (error by
Bailor) (error by Upshaw)]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Wills scored]; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Lowenstein
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez struck out; Upshaw flied out to right;
Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Zisk singled to center; Bonds homered [Zisk
scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Sundberg singled
to left; Harrah grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sundberg out at second]; Wills struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell struck out; Carty made an out to first;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers
5.

RANGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
singled to left; Campaneris was called out on strikes;
Lowenstein singled to right [Hargrove to second]; Zisk homered
[Hargrove scored, Lowenstein scored]; Bonds struck out; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 8.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); McKay
flied out to center; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
flied out to left; Wills singled to right; Thompson singled to
center [Wills to third]; Thompson stole second; Hargrove walked;
JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gomez
flied out to left; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Bailor
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers
8.

RANGERS 6TH: Lowenstein singled to right; Zisk forced Lowenstein
(shortstop to second); Bonds singled to left [Zisk to second];
Sundberg walked [Zisk to third, Bonds to second]; COLEMAN
REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Harrah was hit by a pitch [Zisk
scored, Bonds to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills doubled to
center [Bonds scored, Sundberg scored, Harrah scored]; Thompson
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Wills to third]; Jorgensen
struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 12.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell singled to center; Carty grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Howell out at second];
Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 12.

RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris singled to left; Lowenstein struck out;
Zisk walked [Campaneris to second]; Bonds forced Zisk (shortstop
to second) [Campaneris to third]; Sundberg singled to right
[Campaneris scored, Bonds to second]; Harrah flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 13.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MASON REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Hutton
doubled to left; McKay singled to center [Hutton scored]; Ashby
popped to catcher in foul territory; Gomez made an out to
second; Upshaw singled to center [McKay to second]; Bailor flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 13.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills flied out to left; Thompson singled to right;
Jorgensen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Rangers 13.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ALOMAR REPLACED ZISK
(PLAYING 1B); JENKINS REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); Howell reached
on an error by Alomar; Carty forced Howell (third to second);
Mayberry forced Carty (first to shortstop); Hutton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers
13.



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