Scoring six runs in the fourth inning, the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 8-0. Charlie Hough, who posted the shutout on a five-hitter, was a last-minute replacement for Fergie Jenkins, who was charged the previous day with possession of illegal drugs. Jenkins was scheduled to pitch but was scratched by Manager Pat Corrales at suggestion of league President Lee MacPhail. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    26, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    6  0  0    0  2  0  -   8 13  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   3     0   0   .325      Griffin ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .249
  Norris cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Cannon lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Wills 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Velez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .269
Oliver lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Howell 3b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Bell 3b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .328        Bailor 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Braun dh              3   0   0   0     1   2   .188
Grubb rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Iorg 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Putnam 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .275      Moseby rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Sundberg c            3   2   2   2     1   0   .278      Ainge cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Frias ss              4   2   2   1     0   1   .242      Whitt c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Hough p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schrom p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  13   8     3   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   7

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 15,478
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7
DP: Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Wills 2 (26), Oliver (31), Staub (20), Rivers (30), Whitt (8), Griffin (21)
Triples: Griffin (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (4)
GIDP: Staub (13)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough W(2-1)            9     5   0   0   2   7   0  34   4.71
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   7   0  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(4-12)       3.1   6   6   6   2   1   0  18   5.24
Willis                  3.2   3   0   0   1   2   0  14   1.74
Schrom                  1     4   2   2   0   0   0   6  12.00
Barlow                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.05
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Sundberg (17)
Wild Pitches: Hough (6)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
doubled to left; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
walked; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin tripled to right; Cannon popped to
catcher in foul territory; Velez was called out on strikes;
Howell struck out; Roy Howell ejected by HP umpire Joe
Brinkman; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: BAILOR REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Grubb grounded
out (second to first); Putnam struck out; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Braun was called out on strikes; Iorg flied out
to left; Moseby popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias grounded out (first to pitcher); Rivers
popped to catcher in foul territory; Wills grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitt
walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Whitt to second]; Cannon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver doubled to left; Bell singled to center
[Oliver scored]; Staub flied out to center; Grubb singled to
right [Bell to third, Grubb to second (on throw)]; Putnam was
walked intentionally; Sundberg singled to center [Bell scored,
Grubb scored, Putnam to third (on throw), Sundberg to second (on
throw)]; Frias singled to center [Putnam scored, Sundberg to
third, Frias to second (on throw)]; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sundberg
scored]; Wills doubled to left [Frias scored]; Oliver grounded
out (first unassisted); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez singled to third; Bailor flied out to
center; Braun struck out; Iorg flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell flied out to right; Staub doubled to left;
Grubb was called out on strikes; Putnam grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby grounded out (first unassisted); Ainge
lined to second; Whitt doubled to center; Hough threw a wild
pitch [Whitt to third]; Griffin popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg walked; Frias was called out on strikes;
Rivers flied out to right; Wills lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cannon grounded out (second to first); Velez
struck out; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell singled to right;
Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Iorg
singled to center; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Iorg to
second]; Moseby popped to catcher in foul territory; Ainge
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 8TH: SCHROM REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Grubb grounded
out (first to pitcher); Putnam singled to right; Sundberg
singled to left [Putnam to second]; Frias singled to right
[Putnam out at home (right to catcher), Sundberg to second];
Rivers doubled to right [Sundberg scored, Frias scored, Rivers
to third (on throw)]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: NORRIS REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Whitt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin doubled to right;
Cannon flied out to right; Velez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 9TH: BARLOW REPLACED SCHROM (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (second to first); Bell grounded out (second to first);
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 8, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun
walked; Iorg struck out; Moseby grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Blue Jays 0.