Recording his first complete game of the season, Fergie Jenkins hurled a five-hitter to lead the Rangers to a 6-1 decision over the Blue Jays. Texas scored in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Billy Sample and upped the margin to 2-0 in the fifth on an RBI groundout by Mickey Rivers. The Rangers put the game on ice with a four-run outburst in the sixth on a solo homer by Buddy Bell, sacrifice fly by Leon Roberts and two-run double by Mario Mendoza. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    25, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  1  4    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .261      Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .201
Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Ainge 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Oliver dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .331        Wells ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Bell 3b               3   1   3   1     1   0   .305      Moseby cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Putnam 1b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .263      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Sample lf             2   1   0   1     1   0   .276      Velez dh              2   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Sundberg c            4   1   2   0     0   1   .273      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Roberts rf            2   1   1   1     1   0   .295      Upshaw rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .161
Mendoza ss            3   0   2   2     0   0   .250      Iorg 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitt c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
                                                          Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6  12   6     4   3             Totals               29   1   5   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,729
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Blue Jays 3
DP: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 4
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Mendoza (5), Wills (11), Moseby (12)
Home Runs: Bell (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sample (2), Roberts (5)
GIDP: Sample (2), Rivers (3), Mendoza (8), Upshaw (1)
Hit by Pitch: Mendoza (1,by Stieb), Bell (3,by Stieb)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(5-6)          9     5   1   1   1   2   0  31   4.70
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   0  31

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(6-9)            5.2   8   6   5   3   1   1  27   3.88
Garvin                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.50
Jackson                 1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.83
McLaughlin              1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.77
Totals                  9    12   6   5   4   3   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Stieb 2 (8)
Wild Pitches: Stieb (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Ainge out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Griffin to second]; Moseby
popped to second; Mayberry flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell singled to right; Putnam walked [Bell to
second]; Sample grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bell to third, Putnam out at second]; Sundberg struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Woods flied to center; Upshaw
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Velez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Roberts singled to left; Mendoza was hit by a pitch
[Roberts to second]; Rivers grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Roberts to third, Mendoza out at
second]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Whitt flied
to center; Griffin grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to center; Bell was hit by a pitch
[Oliver to second]; Putnam forced Bell (second to shortstop)
[Oliver to third]; Sample sacrifice flied into a double play to
first [Oliver scored, Putnam out at second (first to catcher to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge struck out; Moseby grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg lined to third; Roberts walked; Mendoza
singled to shortstop [Roberts to third (error by Griffin)];
Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Roberts scored
(unearned), Mendoza to second]; Wills reached on a fielder's
choice [Mendoza out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez singled to left; Woods popped to third;
Upshaw singled to right [Velez to third]; Iorg hit into a double
play (left to left to second) [Upshaw out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell
homered; Putnam singled to center; Stieb threw a wild pitch
[Putnam to second]; Sample walked; Sundberg singled to left
[Putnam to third, Sample to second]; Roberts hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Putnam scored]; Mendoza doubled to left [Sample scored,
Sundberg scored]; GARVIN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Rivers
popped to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt singled to third; Griffin forced Whitt
(second to shortstop); Ainge flied to center; Moseby doubled to
center [Griffin scored]; Mayberry flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills doubled to right; Oliver flied to left; Bell
was walked intentionally; Putnam struck out; JACKSON REPLACED
GARVIN (PITCHING); Sample grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
flied to center; Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg singled to right; Roberts forced Sundberg
(third to second); Mendoza grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Iorg flied to center; Whitt popped to second;
Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Rivers
flied to center; Wills flied to center; Oliver singled to left;
Bell singled to center [Oliver to third]; Putnam struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: WELLS BATTED FOR AINGE; Wells struck out; Moseby
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1.