A three-run homer by Lloyd Moseby lifted the Blue Jays to a 4-2 triumph over the Rangers behind the six-hit pitching of Dave Stieb. The Jays trailed, 2.1, when Ernie Whitt opened the seventh inning with a single. After a sacrifice by Alfredo Griffin and walk to Bob Bailor, Moseby connected for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 3, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  0  -   4 13  0
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Sample cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Bailor lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .221        Rivers ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Moseby rf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .232        Davis ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   3   .263      Grubb rf,cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .302
Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .243      Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .311
  Cannon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Ault 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Putnam 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .278
Bonnell dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Iorg 2b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .269      Roberts 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .253
Ainge cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Richardt 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Whitt c               3   2   3   1     0   0   .239        Staub ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
                                                            Frias 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  13   4     2   4             Totals               33   2   6   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  6,984
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Rangers 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Davis, Richardt
Home Runs: Whitt (5), Moseby (6), Putnam (11), Grubb (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (10), Whitt (3)
GIDP: Moseby (8)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(12-10)          9     6   2   2   3   7   2  36   3.11
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   7   2  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(3-9)         6.1  10   4   4   2   1   2  30   6.49
Johnson                 0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Darwin                  2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.40
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   4   2  41

Wild Pitches: Darwin (3)

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


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

RANGERS 1ST: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
lined to first; Oliver singled to right; Zisk singled to right
[Oliver to second]; Putnam forced Zisk (second to shortstop); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonnell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg singled to center; Ainge
forced Iorg (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg struck out; Roberts was called out on
strikes; Richardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt singled to right; Griffin flied out to
left; Bailor singled to right [Whitt to second]; Moseby grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bailor out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Sample
was called out on strikes; Grubb lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell was called out on strikes; Mayberry
singled to right; Bonnell forced Mayberry (third to second);
Iorg forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied
out to center; Putnam homered; Sundberg walked; Roberts forced
Sundberg (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitt
homered; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor singled
to second [Bailor to second (error by Richardt)]; Moseby flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Richardt struck out; Harrelson grounded out (second
to first); Sample flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
walked; Bonnell popped to catcher in foul territory; Iorg
singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Ainge flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb homered; Oliver struck out; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Putnam walked; Sundberg flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Whitt singled to left; Griffin out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Whitt to second]; Bailor walked;
Moseby homered [Whitt scored, Bailor scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED
FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Howell struck out; Mayberry singled to
right; CANNON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Bonnell singled to center
[Cannon to second]; DARWIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Darwin
threw a wild pitch [Cannon to third, Bonnell to second]; Iorg
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: AULT REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING 1B); Roberts singled
to left; STAUB BATTED FOR RICHARDT; Staub flied out to center;
NORRIS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Norris struck out; RIVERS BATTED
FOR SAMPLE; Rivers singled to right [Roberts to third]; Grubb
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); DAVIS
REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING SS); STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
FRIAS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING 2B); Ainge reached on an error by
Davis [Ainge to first]; Debut game for Odie Davis; Whitt
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Ainge to second];
Griffin singled to center [Ainge out at home (center to
catcher), Griffin to second (on throw to home)]; Bailor grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk flied
out to right; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Moseby flied out to center; Howell struck out;
Ault grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Roberts
walked; Staub flied out to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Ellis
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Rangers 2.