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Tuesday August 22, 1978
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Getting all their runs in the seventh inning, the Blue Jays went on to a 3-1 triumph over the Rangers. The Jays trailed, 1-0, going into the bottom of the seventh but tied the score on a leadoff walk to Roy Howell and a double by Willie Horton. A groundout by John Mayberry moved Horton to third. Horton then was replaced by pinch-runner Willie Upshaw, who scored on a double by Al Woods. A single by Dave McKay plated Woods with the third run. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 22, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   3  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .219      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .225      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Lowenstein 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Howell 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Oliver lf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .311      Horton dh             3   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .279        Upshaw pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .240
Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
  Campaneris pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      A. Woods lf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .256
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .136      McKay 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .247
  Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Johnson ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
J. Ellis c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .203      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     4   7             Totals               29   3   7   3     1   0

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 17,492
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Blue Jays 3
DP: Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Ashby
Doubles: Horton (16), A. Woods (7)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (32), Wills (40)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (7)
GIDP: Horton (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(7-7)           8     7   3   3   1   0   0  30   3.53
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   0   0  30

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(10-10)         8.1   5   1   1   4   6   0  33   4.00
Cruz SV(9)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.13
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   7   0  35

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


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to second; Wills struck out; Harrah
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lowenstein
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to right; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded out
(second to first) [Bosetti to third]; Horton flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second
[Bonds to third (error by Ashby)]; Zisk flied out to right;
Beniquez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to left; A. Woods forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second); Ashby singled to left [A. Woods
out at third (left to second to third to second)]; McKay flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Jorgensen flied out to left; J. Ellis flied out to
right; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Wills singled to third; Wills stole
second; Lowenstein flied out to center [Wills to third]; Oliver
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Wills scored]; Bonds flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to center; Horton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at
second]; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Zisk struck out; Beniquez walked; Jorgensen popped
to third in foul territory; J. Ellis walked [Beniquez to
second]; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby
grounded out (second to first); McKay popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills struck out; Lowenstein flied out to center;
Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bonds flied out to center; Zisk flied out to right;
Beniquez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell walked; Horton doubled to left [Howell
scored]; UPSHAW RAN FOR HORTON; Mayberry grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Upshaw to third]; A. Woods doubled to right [Upshaw
scored]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [A. Woods to
third]; McKay singled to center [A. Woods scored]; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Blue Jays 3.

RANGERS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jorgensen
singled to center; J. Ellis flied out to right; Harrah walked
[Jorgensen to second]; Wills forced Harrah (shortstop to second)
[Jorgensen to third]; Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver singled to left; Bonds struck out; Zisk
singled to left [Oliver to second]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR ZISK;
CRUZ REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Beniquez flied out to center;
GRAY BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Gray struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.



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