Combining on a three-hitter, Doyle Alexander and Jim Kern hurled the Rangers to a 5-0 blanking of the Blue Jays. Texas got three runs in their first turn at bat. Billy Sample walked with one out and Al Oliver stroked a single.

Blue Jay second baseman Dave McKay booted a potential double-play grounder by Buddy Bell, allowing Sample to score from third. A single by Richie Zisk plated Oliver and a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble drove home Bell. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Monday, April     23, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Rangers      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  7  3


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .098      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Sample lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .300
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oliver cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .420
Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Bell 3b               4   2   1   1     0   0   .229
Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Zisk rf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .292
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Gamble dh             2   1   1   1     0   0   .385
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .340        J. Ellis ph,dh      0   0   0   1     0   0   .143
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .163      Putnam 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .294
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Jorgensen 1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Norman ss             2   0   0   1     0   0   .214
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   3   0     4   4             Totals               28   5   7   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 12,661
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Rangers 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 5
Errors: McKay, Wills 2, Norman
Triples: Bell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (1), Norman (1), J. Ellis (2)
GIDP: Carty (2), Mayberry (1), Howell (1), Woods (3), Velez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jorgensen (1,by Moore)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(1-3)           7.1   7   5   4   2   2   0  32   4.98
Moore                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.79
Totals                  8     7   5   4   3   2   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(1-0)        7.1   3   0   0   4   2   0  27   2.70
Kern SV(2)              1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   4   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Moore (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Mike Thompson, 2B - Johnny James, 3B - Jeff Brown


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Griffin was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Norman [Griffin to second];
Bailor was called out on strikes; Bosetti singled to right
[Griffin to third]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Bosetti out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied to left; Sample walked; Oliver singled
to right [Sample to third]; Bell reached on an error by McKay
[Sample scored, Oliver to third]; Zisk singled to center [Oliver
scored, Bell to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bell
scored (unearned)]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Woods popped to second; Howell
popped to catcher in foul territory; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam popped to third in foul territory; Norman
flied to center; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone flied to right; Griffin lined to left;
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample struck out; Oliver singled to center; Bell
lined to left; Zisk forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Carty
walked; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Gamble singled to right; Sundberg singled to center
[Gamble to second]; Putnam flied to left [Gamble to third,
Sundberg to second]; Norman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gamble
scored]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods reached on an error by Wills; Howell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Woods out at second]; McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample flied to center; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone flied to right; Griffin walked; Bailor
forced Griffin (third to second); Bosetti flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk flied to center; Gamble flied to center;
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING 1B); Carty
singled to left; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory;
Woods grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Norman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jorgensen to second]; Wills
flied to left; Sample lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell walked; McKay flied to left; Cerone
reached on an error by Wills [Howell to second]; KERN REPLACED
ALEXANDER (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Velez grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cerone out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); Oliver grounded
out (first to pitcher); Bell tripled to center; Zisk walked;
MOORE REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); J. ELLIS BATTED FOR GAMBLE; J.
Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bell scored, Zisk to
second]; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Jorgensen was hit by
a pitch [Zisk to third, Sundberg to second]; Norman flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: J. ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bailor
struck out; Bosetti struck out; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 5.