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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. Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0Game Played on Monday, April 23, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumBlue 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. |
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