Knocking in five runs with a homer and double, Johnny Grubb led the Rangers to a 9-1 thrashing of the Blue Jays. Grubb's circuit clout came in the third inning and followed singles by Bud Harrelson and Billy Sample. His two-bagger came in the fourth, preceded by walks to Harrelson and Sample. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3
Rangers      0  0  5    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 11  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   .256      Sample cf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .238
Bailor lf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Grubb rf,lf           3   2   2   5     2   0   .302
Moseby rf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .233      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Howell 3b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .266        Norris rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Hodgson pr,lf       2   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Putnam 1b             3   2   1   2     1   1   .277
  Ault 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Sundberg c            3   0   2   1     1   0   .278
Iorg 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Roberts 3b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .244
Bonnell dh            3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Richardt 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Ainge cf,3b           3   0   1   0     0   2   .248      Harrelson ss          3   2   1   0     1   0   .250
Whitt c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schrom p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kucek p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     0   6             Totals               33   9  11   9     6   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,224
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 6
DP: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2
Errors: Griffin, Howell, Jefferson
Doubles: Griffin (23), Howell (22), Oliver (34), Grubb (9), Sample (5)
Home Runs: Grubb (4), Putnam (10)
GIDP: Iorg (2), Ault (3), Oliver 2 (11), Richardt (1)
Hit by Pitch: Moseby (4,by Medich)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin L(4-8)       2.2   6   5   2   2   2   1  15   4.26
Jefferson               0.1   2   3   3   2   0   0   5   5.47
Schrom                  2     2   1   1   0   0   1   7   6.94
Kucek                   2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   7.55
Barlow                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.22
Totals                  8    11   9   6   6   4   2  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(11-9)          9     7   1   1   0   6   0  33   4.23
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Medich (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Al Clark


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Sample struck out; Grubb walked; Oliver grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Grubb out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); Iorg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Staub made an out to shortstop; Putnam grounded out
(second to first); Sundberg singled to right; Roberts was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell made an out to shortstop; Ainge struck
out; Whitt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Richardt grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
singled to center; Sample singled to center [Harrelson to third
(error by Howell; assist by Ainge)]; Grubb homered [Harrelson
scored (unearned), Sample scored]; Oliver doubled to center;
Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [Oliver to third]; Putnam
walked; Sundberg singled to center [Oliver scored (unearned),
Putnam to third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING);
Roberts singled to center [Putnam scored (unearned), Sundberg to
second]; Richardt grounded out (third to first); 5 R (2 ER), 6
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin doubled to left; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); Moseby struck out; Howell doubled to center
[Griffin scored]; HODGSON RAN FOR HOWELL; Mayberry flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HODGSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AINGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Harrelson walked; Harrelson was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Jefferson [Harrelson to second]; Sample
walked; Grubb doubled to center [Harrelson scored, Sample
scored]; SCHROM REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Oliver flied out
to center; Staub flied out to left; Putnam homered [Grubb
scored]; Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
singled to right; Ainge struck out; Whitt grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 5TH: Roberts singled to left; Richardt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second];
Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bailor grounded out (second to first); Moseby was hit by a
pitch; Hodgson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 6TH: KUCEK REPLACED SCHROM (PITCHING); Sample reached on
an error by Griffin [Sample to first]; Grubb walked [Sample to
second]; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Sample to third, Grubb out at second]; Staub flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: NORRIS REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING RF); GRUBB
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mayberry singled to second; Iorg
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Mayberry out
at second]; Bonnell singled to right; Ainge singled to shortstop
[Bonnell to second]; Whitt grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

RANGERS 7TH: AULT REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Putnam struck
out (catcher to first); Sundberg walked; Roberts made an out to
second; Richardt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin made an out to shortstop; Bailor lined to
center; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Rangers 9.

RANGERS 8TH: BARLOW REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (third to first); Sample doubled to right; Grubb
flied out to left; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hodgson singled to center; Ault grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hodgson out at
second]; Iorg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 9.