Fergie Jenkins struck out five to increase his career total to 2,824 and move ahead of Cy Young into eighth place on the all-time list as the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2. Jenkins pitched a five-hitter. Rick Bosetti hit a double and homer, driving in both Blue Jays runs.

The Rangers picked up an unearned pair in the sixth inning to tie the score and went ahead in the seventh on singles by Al Oliver and Rusty Staub and sacrifice fly by Richie Zisk. Dave Roberts iced the verdict with a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Friday, June      20, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    1  2  x  -   5 12  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Rivers cf             5   0   3   0     0   1   .288
Bosetti cf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .209      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .241
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Staub 1b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .344
Velez dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Zisk dh               3   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Bonnell rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Norris rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .241
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Iorg 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Ashford 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .107
Moseby lf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .243        Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Frias ss            1   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          1   0   1   0     1   0   .196
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Putnam ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .257
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roberts pr,3b       1   1   1   2     0   0   .206
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     0   5             Totals               33   5  12   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,747
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Rangers 11
DP: Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Griffin, Howell
Doubles: Griffin (12), Bosetti (7), Rivers (13)
Home Runs: Bosetti (4), Roberts (3)
Stolen Bases: Wills (19)
Caught Stealing: Norris (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Moseby (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (2)
GIDP: Wills (3), Norris (6)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (2,by Jenkins)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy                  5.2   7   2   0   5   2   0  27   2.32
Garvin L(1-3)           0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   2.30
McLaughlin              1.2   3   2   2   1   2   1   9   4.21
Totals                  8    12   5   3   6   5   1  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(5-5)          9     5   2   2   0   5   1  33   3.28
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   5   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Deegan


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
struck out; Howell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Wills popped to third in
foul territory; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Staub
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez
singled to left; Bonnell flied out to left; Garcia grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Norris walked; Norris was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby struck out; Whitt grounded out (first
unassisted); Griffin doubled to right; Bosetti doubled to center
[Griffin scored]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Ashford flied out to center; Harrelson singled to
left; Rivers singled to right [Harrelson to third]; Wills
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez
struck out; Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver struck out; Staub walked; Zisk singled to
left [Staub to second]; Norris grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia was hit by a pitch; Moseby out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garcia to second]; Whitt
grounded out (first unassisted) [Garcia to third]; Griffin flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Ashford struck out;
Harrelson walked; Rivers singled to center [Harrelson to third];
Wills walked [Rivers to second]; Oliver flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti homered; Howell lined to first; Mayberry
flied out to center; Velez made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Staub walked; Zisk reached on an error by Howell
[Staub to third, Zisk out at second (right to second)]; Norris
singled to center [Staub scored (unearned)]; Sundberg reached on
an error by Griffin [Norris to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR
ASHFORD; Grubb forced Sundberg (second to shortstop) [Norris to
third]; PUTNAM BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Putnam singled to center
[Norris scored (unearned), Grubb to second]; ROBERTS RAN FOR
PUTNAM; GARVIN REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Rivers was called out
on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FRIAS
REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); Bonnell grounded out (second to
first); Garcia was called out on strikes; Moseby singled to
left; Whitt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills lined to right; Oliver singled to right;
Staub singled to center [Oliver to third]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
GARVIN (PITCHING); Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oliver
scored]; Norris struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin lined to shortstop; Bosetti flied out to
left; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: IORG REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING 2B); Sundberg struck
out; Frias singled to third; Roberts homered [Frias scored];
Rivers lined to shortstop; Wills singled to center; Wills stole
second; Oliver walked; Staub flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 5.