| Six-hit pitching by Rick Honeycutt carried the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays, ending Texas' three-game losing skein. The Rangers scored in the first inning when Mickey Rivers was safe at first on a throwing error by Jays shortstop Alfredo Griffin, stole second and came in on Al Olver's single. Billy Sample delivered an RBI single in the third inning and a two-run double in the seventh. [The Sporting News] |
Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x - 4 8 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .209 Rivers cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .260 Iorg 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Sample lf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .277 Moseby cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 .245 Oliver dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .330 Velez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Bell rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Jones rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .279 Upshaw pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Ellis 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Woods lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Ainge 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Mendoza ss 3 2 2 0 0 0 .259 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Honeycutt 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 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 32 4 8 4 1 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 6,851 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Rangers 5 DP: Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Griffin 2, Wills Doubles: Griffin (16), Martinez (5), Mendoza (6), Sample (14) Triples: Bell (1) Home Runs: Moseby (9) Stolen Bases: Rivers (8) Caught Stealing: Jones (1) GIDP: Martinez (4) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leal L(4-10) 6.2 5 3 2 1 3 0 27 3.49 Garvin 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 3.49 Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.73 Totals 8 8 4 3 1 5 0 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(9-3) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 2.92 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin doubled to left; Iorg grounded out (third to first); Moseby struck out; Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Rivers reached on an error by Griffin; Rivers stole second; Sample flied out to left; Oliver singled to center [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Bell popped to shortstop; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry flied out to left; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg struck out; Ellis flied out to center; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge walked; Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ainge out at second]; Griffin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza doubled to right; Rivers walked; Sample singled to left [Mendoza scored, Rivers to second]; Oliver hit into a double play (second to shortstop to shortstop) [Rivers stayed at second, Sample out at second]; Billy Sample called for interference at 2B; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby homered; Velez grounded out (third to first); Bell reached on an error by Wills; Mayberry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Sundberg singled to left; Ellis reached on an error by Griffin [Sundberg to second]; Wills struck out; Mendoza popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Ainge grounded out (third to first); Martinez doubled to left; Griffin lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Rivers lined to shortstop; Sample grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg singled to left; Moseby struck out; Velez forced Iorg (shortstop to second); Bell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Bell flied out to left; Jones flied out to center; Sundberg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry singled to center; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Woods flied out to right; Ainge forced Upshaw (shortstop unassisted); Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ellis popped to shortstop; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza singled to center; GARVIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Rivers singled to center [Mendoza to second]; Sample doubled to left [Mendoza scored, Rivers scored]; Oliver struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Griffin lined to third; Iorg flied out to center; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Bell singled to right; Jones forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop); Sundberg struck out while Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez flied to right; Bell tripled to right; Upshaw was called out on strikes; Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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