A three-run homer by John Ellis in the sixth inning lifted the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. The Rangers trailed, 3-1, going into the bottom of the sixth, when Bump Wills opened with a single. After two outs, Richie Zisk walked and Ellis followed with his eighth circuit clout of the season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      8, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Sample lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Howell 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .253      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Zisk rf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .214
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      J. Ellis 1b           3   2   1   3     0   0   .260
  Bailor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Woods lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Soderholm dh          3   0   2   1     0   1   .251
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Cerone c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .205      Roberts cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Cannon rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Grubb cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Ainge 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   2     1   2             Totals               26   4   6   4     4   1

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 17,489
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3
DP: Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Woods (15), Carty (16)
Home Runs: J. Ellis (8)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (9), Sundberg (2)
GIDP: Sundberg (10), Wills (8), Bell 2 (8)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(2-1)            8     6   4   3   4   1   1  31   3.86
Totals                  8     6   4   3   4   1   1  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer W(9-6)            8.2   6   3   3   1   2   0  32   3.32
Lyle SV(9)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.53
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   2   0  33

Wild Pitches: Comer (4)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Howell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Wills grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sample grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry struck out;
Woods doubled to left; Cerone singled to left [Woods scored];
Cannon flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to left; J. Ellis reached on an
error by Griffin [J. Ellis to second]; Soderholm singled to left
[J. Ellis scored (unearned)]; Sundberg grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge flied out to left; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bosetti singled to pitcher; Bosetti was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

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

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty
flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample walked; Bell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Sample out at second]; Zisk walked;
J. Ellis forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerone
flied out to left; Cannon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Soderholm singled to center; Sundberg out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Soderholm to second];
Roberts flied out to left; Norman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge singled to right; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ainge to second]; Bosetti
flied out to right [Ainge to third]; Comer threw a wild pitch
[Ainge scored]; Howell walked; Carty doubled to left [Howell
scored]; Mayberry lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to left; Sample singled to shortstop
[Wills to second]; Bell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Wills to third, Sample out at second]; Zisk
walked; J. Ellis homered [Wills scored, Zisk scored]; Soderholm
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED J. ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Woods
grounded out (second to first); Cerone lined to third; Cannon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills flied out to center; Sample made an out to
second; Bell singled to left; Zisk lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GRUBB REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING CF); Howell
grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (third to
first); Mayberry singled to left; LYLE REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); BAILOR RAN FOR MAYBERRY; VELEZ BATTED FOR WOODS;
Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Rangers 4.