George Wright reached base on a fielder's choice in the ninth inning, stole second, advanced to third on a wild throw by catcher Ernie Whitt and then scored the winning run on shortstop Alfredo Griffin's throwing error as the Rangers edged the Blue Jays, 4-3. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       13, 1982 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  6
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   4  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Iorg 2b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .329      Sample lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Mulliniks 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Mazzilli dh           3   1   1   1     1   0   .229
Moseby cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .346
Upshaw 1b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .310      Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .345
Revering dh           1   0   0   0     2   0   .154      Sundberg c            4   0   0   1     0   0   .360
  Nordhagen ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   1   .289      L. Johnson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Stein 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .194
Woods lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .163      Wright cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .265
Whitt c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Griffin ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .235        Putnam ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   3     4   3             Totals               35   4   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,819
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Woods, Whitt, Griffin 3, Stieb
Doubles: Woods (2), Mulliniks (6), Stein (2)
Home Runs: Upshaw (3)
Stolen Bases: Wright (1)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (2)
GIDP: Powell (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(2-4)            8.2   7   4   3   2   2   0  37   3.22
Totals                  8.2   7   4   3   2   2   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  7.1   6   3   3   3   2   1  28   6.83
Comer                   0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.45
Honeycutt               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Darwin W(3-1)           1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.71
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   3   1  35

Balks: Stieb (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Dallas Parks


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Iorg grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks
grounded out (second to first); Moseby grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Sample grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
popped to second; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw homered; Revering walked; Powell lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Revering out at first];
Woods doubled to right; Whitt popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
flied out to center; L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin singled to left; Iorg grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Griffin to second]; Mulliniks grounded out
(second to first) [Griffin to third]; Moseby popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Stein walked; Wright singled to right [Stein to
second]; On a bunt Wagner forced Stein (catcher to third)
[Wright to second]; Sample forced Wagner (third to second)
[Wright to third]; Mazzilli singled to center [Wright scored,
Sample to third]; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw walked; Upshaw was picked off first
(catcher to first); Revering walked; Powell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Revering out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Johnson lined to pitcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods lined to right; Whitt singled to right;
Griffin singled to second [Whitt to third]; Iorg hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Whitt scored, Griffin to second]; Mulliniks was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Stein singled to left [Stein to second (error by
Woods)]; Wright grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner flied
out to right; Sample flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby grounded out (pitcher to first); Upshaw
struck out; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Mazzilli walked; Bell singled to center [Mazzilli
to second]; Grubb lined to right [Mazzilli to third]; Sundberg
forced Bell (first to shortstop) [Mazzilli scored]; Sundberg was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods
flied out to center; Whitt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Stein
doubled; Stieb balked [Stein to third]; Wright singled to center
[Stein scored]; Wright was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Stieb [Wright to second]; Wagner flied out to center;
Sample popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin flied out to center; Iorg singled to
center; COMER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Mulliniks doubled to
right [Iorg to third]; Moseby was walked intentionally;
HONEYCUTT REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Upshaw forced Moseby (third
to second) [Iorg scored, Mulliniks to third]; DARWIN REPLACED
HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR REVERING; Nordhagen
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to left; Grubb
singled to left; Sundberg reached on an error by Griffin [Grubb
to third, Sundberg to second]; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Powell flied out to center; Woods popped to
catcher in foul territory; Whitt grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Stein reached on an error by Griffin; Wright forced
Stein (second to shortstop); PUTNAM BATTED FOR WAGNER; Wright
stole second [Wright to third (error by Whitt)]; Putnam was
called out on strikes; Sample reached on an error by Griffin
[Wright scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4.