An error by Toronto shortstop Alfredo Griffin in the bottom of the 12th inning enabled the winning run to score as the Rangers shaded the Blue Jays, 5-4. The score was 4-4 in the 12th when Jim Sundberg stroked a one-out single and went to third on a sacrifice by Mario Mendoza when no one covered the base. After a walk to Bump Wills, Mickey Rivers hit a bouncer to Griffin, but the ball was bobbled and Sundberg crossed the plate with the decisive run. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Friday, June 5, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 16 2 Rangers 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 13 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moseby rf 6 1 3 2 0 0 .243 Wills 2b 5 0 2 2 1 0 .275 Garcia 2b 6 1 3 1 0 0 .227 Rivers cf 6 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Velez dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .227 Oliver dh 6 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Upshaw pr,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Bell 3b 5 1 1 0 1 0 .293 Mayberry 1b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Putnam 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Bosetti pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Ellis ph,1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .212 Macha 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Duran 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Woods lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .197 Grubb rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Bonnell cf 6 0 1 1 0 1 .232 Roberts ph,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Griffin ss 6 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Sample lf 6 2 3 1 0 0 .316 Ainge 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .187 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 2 3 .242 Whitt c 5 1 2 0 0 1 .218 Wagner ss 2 0 1 1 1 1 .360 Bomback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .463 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 49 4 16 4 2 4 Totals 48 5 13 4 6 8 Time of Game: 3:33 Attendance: 11,495 Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Rangers 16 DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Griffin 2 Doubles: Oliver (15), Ellis (3) Home Runs: Moseby (6) Caught Stealing: Moseby (5) Sacrifice Hits: Woods (5), Mendoza (9) Sacrifice Flies: Wills (5) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bomback 4 5 3 3 3 3 0 20 3.88 Jackson 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.61 Garvin 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.46 McLaughlin 0.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 6 3.34 Willis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.07 Leal L(3-7) 4 3 1 0 1 3 0 17 3.12 Totals 11.2 13 5 3 6 8 0 56 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich 6 13 4 4 0 1 1 30 3.39 J. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.63 Comer W(4-1) 5.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 20 3.00 Totals 12 16 4 4 2 4 1 52 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean BLUE JAYS 1ST: Moseby grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia grounded out (first unassisted); Velez singled to left; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers made an out to third; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods singled to right; Bonnell singled to right [Woods to second]; Griffin forced Bonnell (pitcher to second) [Woods to third]; Ainge was called out on strikes; Whitt flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to right; Putnam made an out to shortstop; Grubb forced Bell (second to shortstop); Sample singled to shortstop [Grubb to second]; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Moseby singled to right; Garcia grounded out (second to first) [Moseby to second]; Velez grounded out (third to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wagner struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); Rivers singled to first; Oliver forced Rivers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods made an out to third; Bonnell made an out to shortstop; Griffin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bell walked; Putnam struck out; Grubb singled [Bell to second]; Sample singled to left [Bell scored, Grubb to second]; Sundberg walked [Grubb to third, Sample to second]; Wagner walked [Grubb scored, Sample to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sample scored]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge singled; Whitt singled to left [Ainge to third]; Moseby singled to right [Ainge scored, Whitt to third]; Garcia singled to second [Whitt scored, Moseby to third]; Velez made an out to first; Mayberry hit into a double play (center to catcher to third) [Moseby out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to left; Bell popped to third in foul territory; Putnam singled to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to left; Griffin singled to left; Ainge singled to second [Griffin to second]; Whitt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Sample grounded out (third to first); Sundberg walked; Wagner singled to left [Sundberg to third]; Wills reached on a fielder's choice [Sundberg out at home (first to catcher to third), Wagner to second]; GARVIN REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby homered; Garcia singled to second; Velez singled to left [Garcia to second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (third to first) [Garcia to third, Velez to second]; Woods walked; COMER REPLACED J. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bonnell forced Woods (shortstop to second) [Garcia scored, Velez to third]; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver doubled to right; Bell lined to third; ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Ellis struck out; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR GRUBB; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ainge grounded out (second to first); Whitt singled; Moseby forced Whitt (second to shortstop); Moseby was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Sample singled to center; Sundberg struck out; STEIN BATTED FOR WAGNER; Stein reached on a fielder's choice [Sample to second (error by Griffin)]; Wills singled to left [Sample scored (unearned), Stein to second]; Rivers walked [Stein to third, Wills to second]; WILLIS REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Oliver made an out to third; LEAL REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING SS); Garcia singled to center; Velez forced Garcia (shortstop to second); UPSHAW RAN FOR VELEZ; Mayberry struck out; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ellis was called out on strikes; Roberts was called out on strikes; Sample grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 10TH: Bonnell was called out on strikes; Griffin made an out to shortstop; Ainge walked; Whitt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 10TH: Sundberg struck out; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); Wills singled to center; Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 11TH: Moseby flied out to right; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Upshaw made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 11TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied out to right; Ellis doubled to center; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 12TH: DURAN REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry singled to right; BOSETTI RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bosetti to second]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first) [Bosetti to third]; Griffin lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 12TH: MACHA REPLACED BOSETTI (PLAYING 1B); Sample flied out to center; Sundberg singled to center; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sundberg to second]; Wills was walked intentionally; Rivers reached on an error by Griffin [Sundberg scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wills to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 5.

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