Dave Stieb, going the distance for the eighth time, hurled the Blue Jays to a 3-0 blanking of the Rangers. All Toronto runs came in the eighth inning. George Bell led off with a double and reached third as Al Woods beat out a bunt. Garth Iorg then lined a single to plate Bell. A passed ball, sacrifice fly by Danny Ainge and squeeze bunt by Ernie Whitt brought home two more runs. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, August    31, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  9  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .205      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Upshaw rf,1b          4   0   2   0     1   1   .177      Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Moseby cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Oliver dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .332
Velez dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .314
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
  Bell pr,rf          1   1   1   0     1   0   .257      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Woods lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .230      Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Iorg 2b               5   1   2   1     0   1   .248      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Ainge 3b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .189      Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Whitt c               1   0   0   1     2   1   .225        Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     7   7             Totals               31   0   7   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,034
Left on Base: Blue Jays 13, Rangers 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2
Errors: Ainge, Bell, Wills
Doubles: Bell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitt (5), Moseby (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Ainge (1)
GIDP: Mayberry (6), Oliver (12), Grubb (6), Poquette (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(7-9)            9     7   0   0   1   3   0  32   3.61
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   3   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(5-7)          7     8   3   2   6   7   0  34   4.53
J. Johnson              1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.66
Comer                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.09
Totals                  9     9   3   2   7   7   0  43

Passed Balls: Sundberg (6)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin was called out on strikes; Upshaw
grounded out (third to first); Moseby grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Sample
reached on an error by Ainge; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sample out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

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

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

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg singled to left; Ainge popped to shortstop;
Whitt walked [Iorg to second]; Griffin struck out; Upshaw struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby singled to first; Velez reached on an
error by Bell [Moseby to second]; Mayberry flied out to left;
Woods lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Moseby out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample flied out to center; Oliver singled to
center; Bell singled to left [Oliver to second]; Putnam struck
out; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); Ainge
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitt walked; Griffin singled
to left [Whitt to second]; Upshaw walked [Whitt to third,
Griffin to second]; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Mendoza singled to left [Mendoza
out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez struck out; Mayberry walked; BELL RAN FOR
MAYBERRY; Woods singled to left [Bell to third, Woods to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Iorg was called out on strikes; Ainge walked;
Whitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: UPSHAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rivers struck out; Sample flied out to
center; Oliver singled to left; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin flied out to left; Upshaw singled to
center; Moseby flied out to left; Velez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
struck out; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bell doubled to left; On a bunt Woods singled to
pitcher [Bell to third]; Iorg singled to right [Bell scored,
Woods to second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Woods to third, Iorg to second];
Ainge hit a sacrifice fly to right [Woods scored, Iorg to
third]; Whitt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Iorg
scored (unearned)]; Griffin popped to first; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills singled to center; POQUETTE BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Poquette grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; Rivers grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers
0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); Upshaw
singled to right; Moseby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Upshaw to second]; COMER REPLACED J. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Velez flied out to right; Bell walked; Woods reached
on an error by Wills [Upshaw to third, Bell to second]; Iorg
forced Woods (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to center; Bell walked; Putnam grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.