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 0
Game Played on Monday, August    24, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      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.