Erupting for five runs in the second inning, the Blue Jays went on to post an 8-4 triumph over the Rangers. Rico Carty led off the Jays' second with a double. After a single by John Mayberry, Otto Velez blasted a three-run homer. Later in the inning, Danny Ainge stroked a two-run single. Velez hit his second round-tripper of the game in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      26, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  1
Blue Jays    0  5  0    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   8 13  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Griffin ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Sample cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Ainge 2b              4   1   2   2     1   0   .264
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Bell ss               4   1   2   1     0   1   .291      Carty dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .258
Zisk lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .244      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .272
J. Ellis dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Velez rf              3   2   3   4     1   0   .296
  Oliver ph,dh        1   0   1   0     0   0   .303        Cannon rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Bosetti cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .263
Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .294      Cerone c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .223
Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts rf,3b         2   1   2   2     1   0   .245        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     1   7             Totals               36   8  13   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 14,605
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Blue Jays 7
DP: Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Medich
Doubles: Bell (22), Carty (20), Cerone (15), Mayberry (15)
Home Runs: Roberts (2), Bell (10), Zisk (10), Velez 2 (12)
GIDP: Wills (10), Howell (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(4-4)           4.1  10   6   5   1   0   1  24   4.79
Rajsich                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.46
Alexander               2.1   3   2   2   2   2   1  11   4.35
Kern                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.39
Totals                  8    13   8   7   3   2   2  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(4-13)       7.1   9   4   4   1   5   3  31   3.67
Freisleben              1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.06
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   7   3  38

Wild Pitches: Alexander (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Don Denkinger


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Ainge
singled to center; Howell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ainge out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to right; J. Ellis singled to center
[Zisk to second]; Soderholm flied out to right; Putnam struck
out; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to left; Mayberry singled to right
[Carty to third]; Velez homered [Carty scored, Mayberry scored];
Woods flied out to left; Bosetti singled to center; Cerone
doubled to right [Bosetti to third]; Griffin flied out to left;
Ainge singled to right [Bosetti scored, Cerone scored]; Howell
grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Roberts singled to right; Wills made an out to
first; Sample struck out; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Velez singled to left; Woods made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk made an out to second; J. Ellis flied out to
right; Soderholm singled to left; Putnam flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Cerone singled to
center [Bosetti to second]; Griffin forced Bosetti (pitcher to
third) [Cerone to second]; Ainge forced Cerone (pitcher to
third) [Griffin to second]; Howell made an out to third; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to center; Roberts homered
[Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell doubled to
center; Zisk flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty reached on an error by Medich; Mayberry
flied out to right; Velez walked [Carty to second]; RAJSICH
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Woods made an out to catcher;
ALEXANDER REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Bosetti singled to center
[Carty scored (unearned), Velez to second]; Cerone struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
grounded out (third to first); Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin flied out to center; Ainge walked;
Alexander threw a wild pitch [Ainge to second]; Howell struck
out; Carty walked; Mayberry doubled to right [Ainge scored,
Carty out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Roberts walked; Wills
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue
Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez homered; Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); Bosetti flied out to left; Cerone flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 8.

RANGERS 8TH: CANNON REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING RF); Sample struck
out; Bell homered; Zisk homered; OLIVER BATTED FOR J. ELLIS;
FREISLEBEN REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Oliver singled to
center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble flied out to left;
Putnam struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GAMBLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
KERN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Griffin grounded out (first
unassisted); Ainge grounded out (third to first); Howell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
4, Blue Jays 8.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); GRUBB
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Grubb singled to third; Wills made an out to
third; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 8.