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Scattering six hits, Doc Medich pitched the Rangers to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Blue Jays. Texas took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Al Oliver singled, took second on an error by left fielder Al Woods, and came in on a single by Buddy Bell. Oliver stroked an RBI single in the sixth and Bell drilled an RBI double in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0Game Played on Monday, August 24, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition StadiumRangers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 11 0
Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Rivers cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .266 Griffin ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .200
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Ainge 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .188
Oliver dh 3 1 2 1 1 1 .330 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .155
Bell 3b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .296 Macha 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Moseby cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242
Sample lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Velez dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .221
Sundberg c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .269 Woods lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228
Mendoza ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Iorg 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonnell rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Bell rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .255
Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Whitt ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 4 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 6
Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 12,735
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5
DP: Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Woods
Doubles: Bell (13)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (7)
GIDP: Roberts (6), Whitt (2)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Medich W(7-3) 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 32 2.90
Totals 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 32
Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Berenguer L(2-5) 9 11 3 2 1 4 0 36 5.01
Totals 9 11 3 2 1 4 0 36
Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman
RANGERS 1ST: Rivers popped to second; Wills flied to left;
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
was called out on strikes; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Bell was called out on strikes; Putnam flied to
left; Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied to right; Velez walked; Woods
forced Velez (second to shortstop); Iorg lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
singled to right; Mendoza grounded out (third to first)
[Sundberg to second]; Rivers flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (second to first); Griffin singled to left; Griffin
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to left [Oliver to second (error by Woods)]; Bell
singled to left [Oliver scored (unearned), Bell out at second
(left to pitcher to first)]; Putnam grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge grounded out (third to first); Moseby
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Sample singled to right; Roberts grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Sample out at second];
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Woods popped
to catcher in foul territory; Iorg popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 6TH: BELL REPLACED BONNELL (PLAYING RF); Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to left; Wills
grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Rivers scored]; Bell forced Oliver (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bell struck out; Martinez flied to center;
Griffin singled to right; Ainge struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied to right; Sample singled to third;
Roberts flied to center; Sundberg singled to left [Sample to
second]; Mendoza forced Sundberg (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby popped to second; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Velez singled to right; Woods singled to
left [Velez to second]; Iorg grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 8TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rivers to second]; Oliver was walked intentionally;
Bell doubled to right [Rivers scored, Oliver out at home (right
to second to first to catcher), Bell to third (on throw to
home)]; Putnam was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bell singled to left; WHITT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ;
Whitt grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bell out at second]; On a bunt Griffin singled to first; UPSHAW
BATTED FOR AINGE; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.
RANGERS 9TH: MACHA REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING 3B); WHITT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Sample popped to first; Roberts struck out;
Sundberg singled to center; Mendoza flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 9TH: Moseby struck out; Mayberry flied to center;
Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.
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