Collecting 14 hits, the Blue Jays downed the Rangers, 6-4. The Jays broke a 2-2 tie in the third inning when Otto Velez drew a walk and scored from first on a double by John Mayberry. The Jays then put the game out of the Rangers' reach with three runs in the fourth on singles by Danny Ainge and Ernie Whitt, a triple by Alfredo Griffin and double by Roy Howell. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    27, 1980 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Blue Jays    0  2  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 14  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .328      Griffin ss            5   1   2   2     0   0   .250
Wills 2b              4   2   2   2     1   1   .258      Bailor lf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .217
Oliver lf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .309      Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .262
Bell 3b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .328      Velez 1b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .267
Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Mayberry dh           5   1   2   1     0   0   .239
Grubb rf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .302      Moseby rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .229
Putnam 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Iorg 2b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .239
  Roberts ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Ainge cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Whitt c               4   1   3   1     0   1   .240
Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Staub ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   3             Totals               36   6  14   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,442
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Blue Jays 11
DP: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Frias
Doubles: Rivers (31), Bailor (12), Mayberry (14), Howell (21), Whitt (9)
Triples: Griffin (14), Howell (7)
Home Runs: Wills (5)
Caught Stealing: Bell (1), Bailor (5)
GIDP: Mayberry (5), Ainge (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(10-9)          3     8   6   6   2   2   0  20   4.41
Lyle                    4     4   0   0   2   2   0  15   4.18
Darwin                  1     2   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.30
Totals                  8    14   6   6   5   6   0  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(12-10)         7.2   8   4   4   4   2   1  34   3.24
Barlow                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.98
Garvin SV(8)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.51
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   3   1  39

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


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers popped to third; Wills was called out on
strikes; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
doubled to left; Howell grounded out (second to first) [Bailor
to third]; Velez made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell walked; Zisk flied out to center; Bell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grubb walked;
Putnam popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to right; Moseby singled to
right [Mayberry to third]; Iorg reached on an error by Frias
[Mayberry scored, Moseby to second]; Ainge struck out; Whitt
singled to center [Moseby scored, Iorg to third]; Griffin popped
to shortstop; Bailor flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Frias
grounded out (second to first); Rivers doubled to left; Wills
homered [Rivers scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell popped to third in foul territory; Velez
walked; Mayberry doubled to right [Velez scored]; Moseby popped
to second; Iorg struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Blue Jays 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell flied out to right; Zisk grounded out (second
to first); Grubb singled to right; Putnam popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge singled to right; Whitt singled to center
[Ainge to third]; Griffin tripled to right [Ainge scored, Whitt
scored]; Bailor walked; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Howell
doubled to right [Griffin scored, Bailor to third]; Velez
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry flied out to left;
Moseby grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Frias grounded out
(first unassisted); Rivers singled to center; Wills walked
[Rivers to second]; Oliver singled to center [Rivers scored,
Wills to third]; Bell singled to center [Wills scored, Oliver to
second]; Zisk flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg singled to left; Ainge grounded out (second
to first) [Iorg to second]; Whitt struck out; Griffin grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue
Jays 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb flied out to left; Putnam singled to center;
Sundberg flied out to left; STAUB BATTED FOR FRIAS; Staub popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROBERTS
REPLACED PUTNAM (PLAYING SS); Bailor walked; Bailor was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howell tripled to right;
Velez was walked intentionally; Mayberry grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers singled to center; Wills flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to right; Bell forced Rivers (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby struck out; Iorg singled to left; Ainge
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Iorg
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk flied out to center; Grubb walked; Roberts
popped to first; BARLOW REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Sundberg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DARWIN REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Whitt doubled to
center; Griffin singled to left [Whitt to third, Griffin to
second (on throw)]; Bailor was called out on strikes; Howell was
walked intentionally; Velez struck out; Mayberry flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Staub flied out to center; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Wills singled to center; GARVIN REPLACED
BARLOW (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 6.