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.