Jon Matlack, who did not pitch until May 1 after being on the disabled list with elbow trouble, made his third start and gained his first victory of the season when the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 3-1. Billy Sample scored one run and drove in another in support of Matlack, who allowed six hits. The Rangers broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on a pass to johnny Grubb, single by Jim Sundberg, infield out by Nelson Norman and single by Sample. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sample lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .280      Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .211
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Bailor rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Oliver cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .330      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Carty dh              2   0   0   1     0   0   .296
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Velez lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Grubb dh              3   1   1   0     1   1   .196      Howell 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .206      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Wills 2b              1   0   0   0     3   0   .219      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Norman ss             4   0   0   1     0   0   .206      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     4   2             Totals               29   1   6   1     0   0

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 12,153
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 2
DP: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Sample (7)
Stolen Bases: Sundberg (1), Howell (1)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (1)
GIDP: Sample (3), Bosetti (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(1-2)          9     6   1   1   0   0   0  30   4.86
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   0   0  30

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(2-5)           6.1   5   3   3   3   2   0  25   4.40
Jefferson               2.2   2   0   0   1   0   0  11   3.52
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Alan Contant, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Rich Panas, 3B - Joe Sawchuk


RANGERS 1ST: Sample doubled to right; Bell out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Sample to third]; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Sample scored]; Zisk popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to pitcher; Bailor singled to
right [Griffin to second]; Bosetti forced Bailor (shortstop to
second) [Griffin to third]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Griffin scored]; Velez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Robertson grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
singled to center; McKay lined into a double play (third to
first) [Howell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Norman flied out to right; Sample
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wills out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone flied out to center; Griffin singled to
left; Griffin was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb
walked; Sundberg singled to center [Grubb to third]; Sundberg
stole second; Wills walked; Norman forced Wills (third to
second) [Grubb scored, Sundberg to third]; Sample singled to
shortstop [Sundberg scored, Norman to second]; Bell forced
Sample (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Robertson grounded out (second to first); Howell
singled to center; Howell stole second; McKay made an out to
catcher; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to right; Zisk singled to right
[Oliver out at third (right to third)]; Putnam forced Zisk
(first to shortstop); Grubb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
singled to center; Bosetti grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; JEFFERSON REPLACED
CLANCY (PITCHING); Wills grounded out (second to first); Norman
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty flied out to left; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sample popped to third in foul territory; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); McKay
grounded out (third to first); Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Zisk popped to third in foul territory; Putnam
singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR PUTNAM; Grubb singled to
left [Jorgensen to second]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Jorgensen to third, Grubb to second]; Wills was walked
intentionally; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded out (third to
first); Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.