Johnny Grubb went 3-for-3, including a homer, to pace the Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays. The round-tripper came in the second inning and gave Texas a 1-0 lead.

The Rangers stretched their lead to 2-0 in the third when Bump Wills walked, stole second and scored on a single by Buddy Bell. RBI singles by Pepe Frias and Mickey Rivers and a run-scoring double-play grounder produced three tallies in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 11  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Griffin ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Wills 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .255      Bailor lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .218
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .312      Velez dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Bell 3b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .326      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Staub dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .318      Garcia 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .289
  Zisk ph,dh          1   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Moseby rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Ault 1b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Ellis ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Grubb rf              3   2   3   1     1   0   .301        Iorg 1b             1   0   1   1     0   0   .228
Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .275      Ainge cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Frias ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Whitt c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schrom p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   4     7   4             Totals               30   1   4   1     5   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 15,517
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Blue Jays 7
DP: Rangers 1, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Griffin, Moseby
Doubles: Grubb (8), Wills (24)
Home Runs: Grubb (3)
Stolen Bases: Wills (32)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (6)
GIDP: Wills (7), Zisk (15), Mayberry (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay W(2-0)             6     2   0   0   4   3   0  24   2.57
Johnson SV(2)           3     2   1   1   1   3   0  11   3.38
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   6   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd L(1-1)             2.2   4   2   2   3   1   1  14   4.50
Garvin                  4     3   0   0   3   3   0  18   2.53
Schrom                  0.1   2   3   3   1   0   0   4  10.80
Willis                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.70
McLaughlin              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.27
Totals                  9    11   5   5   7   4   1  42

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Derryl Cousins


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver singled to center; Bell
reached on an error by Griffin [Oliver out at third (left to
third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
walked; Velez forced Bailor (shortstop to second); Howell flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Putnam was
called out on strikes; Grubb homered; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Garcia struck out; Moseby grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ault popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled
to right; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wills walked; Wills stole second; Oliver walked;
Bell singled to right [Wills scored, Oliver to third (error by
Moseby), Bell to second]; Staub walked; GARVIN REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Putnam struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Whitt
walked; Griffin singled to center [Whitt to second]; Bailor
flied out to left; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb singled to right; Sundberg struck out; Frias
flied out to right; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Garcia flied out to
center; Moseby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills struck out; Oliver flied out to right; Bell
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); Ainge struck
out; Whitt popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (third to first); Putnam flied
out to right; Grubb doubled to center; Sundberg was walked
intentionally; Frias forced Grubb (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin struck out; Bailor walked; Velez popped
to third in foul territory; Howell singled to right [Bailor to
third]; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
doubled to left; Oliver flied out to left; Bell was walked
intentionally; ZISK BATTED FOR STAUB; Zisk walked [Wills to
third, Bell to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; SCHROM REPLACED
GARVIN (PITCHING); Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: ZISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ELLIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Moseby walked; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR AULT;
JOHNSON REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Moseby out at second]; Ainge
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 8TH: IORG REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Grubb walked;
Sundberg singled to left [Grubb to third]; Frias singled to
center [Grubb scored, Sundberg to second]; WILLIS REPLACED
SCHROM (PITCHING); Rivers singled to right [Sundberg scored,
Frias to third]; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Frias scored, Rivers out at second]; Oliver
lined to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Whitt lined to third; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); Bailor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Bell singled
to center; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bell out at second]; Ellis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez struck out; Howell struck out; Garcia
walked; Moseby singled to left [Garcia to second]; Iorg singled
to right [Garcia scored, Moseby to third]; Ainge struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Blue Jays 1.