Snapping a tie with a homer by Jim Sundberg, the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 3-1. After Sundberg's smash in the eighth inning, the Rangers added an insurance run in the ninth on a triple by Al Oliver and single by Pat Putnam. [The Sporting News]
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   3  8  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Bell 3b               3   0   2   1     0   0   .217        Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .071
Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .328      Bailor rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Putnam dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .287
  Washington pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilborn pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jorgensen 1b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .317
Sundberg c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .208      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .263
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Norman ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .211        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cerone c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .228
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   3     1   2             Totals               34   1   7   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 14,109
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Blue Jays 9
DP: Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Cerone
Doubles: Putnam (4), Norman (1), Bailor (5), Cerone (7), McKay (5)
Triples: Oliver (2)
Home Runs: Sundberg (2)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jorgensen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (3)
GIDP: Oliver (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(3-3)            7.2   6   1   1   2   2   0  31   3.44
Kern                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1.53
Lyle SV(5)              1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.03
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   4   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(2-2)        8.2   8   3   3   1   2   1  33   3.00
Freisleben              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.28
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   1  34

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


RANGERS 1ST: Sample made an out to shortstop; Bell singled to
right; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to left; Bailor doubled to
left; Bosetti reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Carty made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam was
called out on strikes; Jorgensen walked; Sundberg forced
Jorgensen (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
struck out; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Norman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone
grounded out (third to first); Griffin flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell singled to left; Oliver forced Bell (pitcher
to shortstop); Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to pitcher; Bosetti grounded out
(third to first) [Bailor to second]; Carty grounded out (third
to first); Mayberry singled to third [Bailor to third]; Howell
singled to left [Bailor scored, Mayberry to second]; Woods flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Cerone dropped a foul fly hit by Putnam for an
error; Putnam doubled to left; Jorgensen out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Putnam to third]; Sundberg reached on a
fielder's choice [Putnam out at home (second to catcher)]; Wills
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay flied out to left; Cerone doubled to left;
Griffin reached on a fielder's choice [Cerone out at third
(second to shortstop to third), Griffin to second]; Bailor flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Norman doubled to left; Sample grounded out (second
to first) [Norman to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Norman scored]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Carty
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry singled to right;
Howell forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Putnam made
an out to shortstop; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods made an out to second; McKay lined to
center; Cerone walked; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg homered; Wills was called out on strikes;
Norman flied out to left; Sample grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor made an out to first; Bosetti struck out;
Carty walked; WILBORN RAN FOR CARTY; KERN REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); Mayberry walked [Wilborn to second]; LYLE REPLACED
KERN (PITCHING); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 9TH: WILBORN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bell flied out
to center; Oliver tripled to center; Zisk grounded out (third to
first); Putnam singled to left [Oliver scored]; WASHINGTON RAN
FOR PUTNAM; Jorgensen singled to right [Washington to third];
FREISLEBEN REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Sundberg flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VELEZ
BATTED FOR WOODS; Velez made an out to second; McKay doubled to
right; Cerone grounded out (third to first); ROBERTSON BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Blue Jays 1.
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