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Snapping their six-game losing streak, the Blue Jays beat the Rangers, 3-1, in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Rangers came back to win the nightcap, 7-5. In the opener, the score was 1-1 in the sixth when Alfredo Griffin doubled, moved to third on a grounder by Roy Howell and scored on a double by John Mayberry. Griffin led off the eighth with a triple and scored on a grounder by Howell. Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, May 13, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition StadiumRangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 x - 3 6 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Sample lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Griffin ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .213 Blanks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailor rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Gray ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Howell 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .252 Chalk ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .227 Carty dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 Oliver cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .318 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Putnam dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Woods lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 McKay 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .206 Sundberg c 3 0 0 1 0 2 .202 Davis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Velez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Norman ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Cerone c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Grubb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 8 1 1 5 Totals 28 3 6 3 2 2 Time of Game: 1:59 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4 DP: Rangers 0, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Howell Doubles: Jorgensen (5), Carty (4), Griffin (3), Mayberry (9) Triples: Griffin (3) Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (1), Howell (2) Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1) Sacrifice Flies: Sundberg (4) GIDP: Putnam 2 (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander L(1-2) 7.1 6 3 3 2 2 0 29 3.66 Lyle 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.91 Totals 8 6 3 3 2 2 0 31 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello W(1-4) 9 8 1 1 1 5 0 34 5.54 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Rich Panas, 1B - Joe Sawchuk, 2B - Alan Contant, 3B - Derryl Cousins RANGERS 1ST: Sample struck out; Bell singled to center; Oliver singled to center [Bell to second]; Zisk reached on an error by Howell [Bell to third, Oliver to second]; Putnam grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Bailor struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. RANGERS 2ND: Jorgensen doubled to right; Sundberg struck out; Wills grounded out (first unassisted) [Jorgensen to third]; Norman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to right; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Bosetti popped to catcher in foul territory; Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to left; Oliver flied out to left; Zisk lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay walked; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McKay to second]; Griffin grounded out (second to first) [McKay to third]; Bailor singled to left [McKay scored]; Howell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1. RANGERS 4TH: Putnam singled to left; Jorgensen singled to right [Putnam to third]; Sundberg hit a sacrifice fly to center [Putnam scored]; Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry made an out to third; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1. RANGERS 5TH: Norman singled to center; Sample popped to first in foul territory; Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); McKay made an out to second; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk walked; Putnam grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; Jorgensen flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin doubled to right; Bailor lined to first; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Griffin to third]; Carty walked; Mayberry doubled to left [Griffin scored, Carty out at home (left to third to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 2. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); GRUBB BATTED FOR NORMAN; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLANKS REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING SS); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay singled to shortstop; VELEZ BATTED FOR DAVIS; Velez flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 2. RANGERS 8TH: CERONE REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING C ); GRAY BATTED FOR BLANKS; Gray struck out; Bell grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to right; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: CHALK REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING SS); Griffin tripled to right; Bailor popped to first in foul territory; LYLE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Howell reached on a fielder's choice [Griffin scored]; Howell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carty lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3. RANGERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3. |
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