A bunt single by Bobby Thompson with two out in the ninth lifted the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. With the score 2-2 and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Bobby Bonds smashed a two-base hit. Jim Sundberg was intentionally walked and both runners moved up as Toby Harrah grounded out.

Bump Wills received an intentional pass to load the bases and then Thompson pulled his surprise bunt down the first-base line. A home run by Rico Carty in the eighth enabled the Jays to tie the score after the Rangers had taken a 2-1 lead in the seventh on a two-out RBI single by Wills. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3 10  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Upshaw lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Bailor cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Bevacqua dh           3   0   1   1     0   1   .149
Carty dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .275        Lowenstein ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Zisk lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .288
Hutton rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
McKay 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .248      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Wills 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .232
  Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Thompson cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
  Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     2   1             Totals               34   3  10   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 24,645
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Rangers 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Zisk
Doubles: Carty (9), Howell (12), Hargrove (14), Bonds (9)
Home Runs: Carty (9)
Caught Stealing: Wills (3), Bonds (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hutton (4)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   6.1   6   2   2   0   3   0  24   4.15
Murphy L(2-5)           2.1   4   1   1   2   0   0  12   3.86
Totals                  8.2  10   3   3   2   3   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               8     8   2   2   2   1   1  33   3.87
Cleveland W(2-3)        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.86
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   1   1  36

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw grounded out (third to first); Bailor
singled to center; Howell flied out to left; Carty doubled to
center [Bailor scored]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to left; Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hargrove to third]; Bevacqua singled to left
[Hargrove scored]; Zisk flied out to center; Bonds grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers
1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton flied out to right; McKay singled to left;
Cerone singled to left [McKay to second]; Gomez flied out to
left; Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg popped to third in foul territory; Harrah
flied out to left; Wills singled to center; Wills was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Howell singled to left [Howell to third (error by Zisk)]; Carty
reached on a fielder's choice [Howell out at home (second to
catcher)]; Mayberry forced Carty (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Thompson flied out to left; Hargrove flied out to
right; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Hutton walked; McKay struck out; Cerone lined to
center; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to center; Zisk singled to left;
Bonds flied out to right; Sundberg forced Zisk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor
made an out to shortstop; Howell doubled; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah struck out; Wills flied out to left;
Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers
1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Hutton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mayberry to second]; McKay flied out to
center; Cerone popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris flied out to right; Bevacqua was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Upshaw grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk singled to left; Bonds singled to left [Zisk
to second]; Sundberg made an out to second; MURPHY REPLACED
MOORE (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to center; Wills singled to
right [Zisk scored, Bonds to third]; Bonds was caught stealing
home (pitcher to shortstop to third to catcher to shortstop to
third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty
homered; Mayberry singled to right [Mayberry out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Hutton flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris singled to center;
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Lowenstein grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CLEVELAND
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); McKay singled to center; Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first) [McKay to second]; EWING
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Zisk flied out
to left; Bonds doubled to left; Sundberg was walked
intentionally; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonds
to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills was walked intentionally;
Thompson singled to first [Bonds scored, Sundberg to third,
Wills to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3.