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.

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