Lloyd Moseby drove in four runs with a homer and single to spark a 13-hit attack that carried the Blue Jays to a 9-3 decision over the Rangers. Moseby singled home a first-inning run and drilled a three-run homer in the fourth frame. Alfredo Griffin contributed a run-scoring single in the second and two-run single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    1  1  2    3  2  0    0  0  0  -   9 14  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   2   3     0   2   .209      Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Upshaw rf             3   3   1   0     2   0   .182      Sample lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Moseby cf             5   1   2   4     0   2   .245        Jones lf            2   1   2   3     0   0  1.000
Velez dh              3   1   0   0     1   2   .230      Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     1   0   .331
  Manrique ph,dh      1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .230      Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Woods lf              3   2   2   1     1   1   .236      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Iorg 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .255        B. Johnson c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Ainge 3b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .190      Grubb rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .240
Whitt c               3   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Wills 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .245
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Tolleson ph,ss      2   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Whitehouse p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mercer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Butcher p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  14   9     5   9             Totals               36   3   9   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  8,358
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Rangers 9
DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Upshaw (3), Oliver (22), Sundberg (12)
Home Runs: Moseby (8), Jones (1)
Stolen Bases: Moseby (9), Ainge (8)
Caught Stealing: Whitt (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitt (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Woods (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(4-8)           9     9   3   3   3   5   1  39   5.47
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   5   1  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin L(8-7)           2.1   6   4   4   2   4   0  14   3.86
Whitehouse              1.2   2   3   3   1   1   1   8  16.20
Mercer                  3     4   2   2   2   3   0  15   6.00
Butcher                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   9   1  44

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin was called out on strikes; Upshaw doubled
to center; Moseby singled to left [Upshaw scored, Moseby to
second (on throw to home)]; Moseby stole third; Velez was called
out on strikes; Mayberry popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out; Sample flied out to left; Oliver
walked; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods singled to left; Iorg struck out; Ainge
grounded out (first unassisted) [Woods stayed at first]; Whitt
singled to center [Woods to third]; Griffin singled to right
[Woods scored, Whitt to second]; Whitt was caught stealing third
(catcher to third to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to center;
Wills walked [Grubb to second]; Mendoza flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw walked; Moseby struck out; Velez walked
[Upshaw to second]; Mayberry singled to left [Upshaw scored,
Velez to third]; WHITEHOUSE REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Woods
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Velez scored]; Debut game for
Len Whitehouse; Iorg forced Mayberry (shortstop to second);
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Sample
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver doubled to left; Bell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge singled to left; Whitt out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Ainge to second]; Ainge stole third;
Griffin struck out; Upshaw walked; Moseby homered [Ainge scored,
Upshaw scored]; Velez flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam popped to shortstop; Sundberg doubled to
right; Grubb lined to third; Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: MERCER REPLACED WHITEHOUSE (PITCHING); Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Mark
Mercer; Woods walked; Iorg flied out to left; Ainge walked
[Woods to second]; Whitt singled to second [Woods to third,
Ainge to second]; Griffin singled to left [Woods scored, Ainge
scored, Whitt to second]; Upshaw grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza popped to second; Rivers flied out to
center; Sample singled to left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: JONES REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING LF); Moseby struck
out; Velez struck out; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell singled to left; Putnam forced Bell (first to
shortstop); Sundberg struck out; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: B. JOHNSON REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Woods
singled to left; Debut game for Bob Johnson; Iorg singled
to right [Woods to second]; Ainge grounded out (third to first)
[Woods to third, Iorg to second]; Whitt struck out; Griffin
popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to right; TOLLESON BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Tolleson forced Wills (second to shortstop) [Tolleson
to second (error by Griffin)]; Debut game for Wayne
Tolleson; Rivers flied out to left; Jones homered [Tolleson
scored]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: TOLLESON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BUTCHER
REPLACED MERCER (PITCHING); Upshaw grounded out (third to
first); Moseby grounded out (second to first); MANRIQUE BATTED
FOR VELEZ; Manrique singled to left [Manrique out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: MANRIQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bell popped
to second; Putnam grounded out (first unassisted); B. Johnson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9,
Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Woods
struck out; Iorg singled to center; Ainge flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Grubb walked; Wills singled to left [Grubb to
second]; Tolleson flied out to right; Rivers popped to
shortstop; Jones singled to right [Grubb scored, Wills to
third]; Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 9, Rangers 3.