Erupting for five runs in the fifth inning, the Blue Jays went on to an 8-6 victory over the Rangers. In the Jay fifth, Dave McKay singled and moved to third on a double by Tim Johnson. McKay scored on a grounder by Rick Bosetti and Bosetti reached first safely when Mike Hargrove dropped the throw from shortstop Toby Harrah.

A fielder's choice grounder by Roy Howell plated Johnson and Bosetti tallied on a single by Willie Horton. Jim Umbarger relieved Dock Ellis on the hill and issued consecutive walks to John Mayberry and Otto Velez before a single by Alan Ashby resulted in two more runs. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Monday, August    21, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    3  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    2  5  0    0  1  x  -   8 12  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Bosetti cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Bailor rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Bevacqua 3b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .236      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Horton dh             4   2   2   3     0   1   .264
Bonds rf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .281      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .256
Zisk dh               4   1   2   0     0   0   .255      A. Woods lf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Sundberg c            4   1   2   3     0   0   .299        Velez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .218        Upshaw lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Ashby c               4   1   2   3     0   0   .281
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .262
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   6     2   2             Totals               34   8  12   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 16,001
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5
DP: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Oliver (25), Beniquez (13), Johnson (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (23), Sundberg (4), Bevacqua (5), Oliver (11), Horton (9), Ashby (8)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (26)
GIDP: Sundberg (15), Ashby (7), Mayberry (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis                4.2   7   6   3   1   1   1  22   4.18
Umbarger L(4-8)         3     5   2   2   2   2   1  14   4.96
Barker                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.95
Totals                  8    12   8   4*  3   3   2  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   4.1   9   6   6   2   1   4  22   4.89
Murphy W(5-9)           4.2   3   0   0   0   1   0  17   4.19
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   2   4  39

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (first unassisted); Bevacqua walked; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Blue Jays 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds homered; Zisk singled to center; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Zisk out at second]; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); A. Woods grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby flied out to center; McKay grounded out
(third to first); Johnson singled to center; Bosetti struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Oliver doubled to
center [Oliver out at third (center to second to third)]; Bonds
singled to center; Zisk singled to left [Bonds to second];
Sundberg homered [Bonds scored, Zisk scored]; Harrah walked;
Beniquez doubled to left [Harrah to third]; Hargrove flied out
to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell popped to first in
foul territory; Horton homered [Bailor scored]; Mayberry singled
to right; A. Woods walked [Mayberry to second]; Ashby grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [A. Woods out
at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to center; Bevacqua homered; Oliver
homered; MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Bonds flied out to
right; Zisk flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay singled to right; Johnson doubled to left
[McKay to third]; Bosetti reached on an error by Hargrove
(assist by Harrah) [McKay scored, Johnson to third]; Bailor
flied out to right [Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Johnson scored (unearned), Bosetti to
third]; Horton singled to center [Bosetti scored (unearned)];
UMBARGER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Mayberry walked [Horton
to second]; VELEZ BATTED FOR A. WOODS; Velez walked [Horton to
third, Mayberry to second]; Ashby singled to right [Horton
scored (unearned), Mayberry scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Velez to third, Ashby out at second (right to first)];
5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

RANGERS 6TH: UPSHAW REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING LF); Sundberg
singled to left; Harrah forced Sundberg (shortstop to second);
Beniquez struck out; Harrah stole second; Hargrove flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Bosetti singled to center; Bailor flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
singled to left; Oliver flied out to right; Bonds flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell singled to left; Horton struck out;
Mayberry grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue
Jays 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to
center; Harrah singled to left; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Upshaw was called out on strikes; Ashby homered;
McKay grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to center;
BARKER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Bosetti forced Johnson
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 8.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
flied out to left; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 8.