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FINAL
Jul 8, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
TOR0100020003613
TEX01000300-4603
win:Texas Rangers logoS. Comerloss:Toronto Blue Jays logoB. Mooresave:Texas Rangers logoS. Lyle

Scoring Summary

TORTEX
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    2
    Rick Cerone singles on a to left fielder Bill Sample. Al Woods scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Texas Rangers logo
    2
    Eric Soderholm singles on a to left fielder Al Woods. John Ellis scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    6
    Wild pitch by pitcher Steve Comer. Danny Ainge scores. [1 run]
    21
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    6
    Rico Carty doubles (16) on a to left fielder Bill Sample. Roy Howell scores. [1 run]
    31
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    John Ellis hits a home run (8). Bump Wills scores. Richie Zisk scores. [3 runs]
    34

Player Stats

Toronto Blue Jays logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Alfredo GriffinSS03000000.254
2Rick BosettiCF14001001.259
3Roy Howell3B03100100.253
4Rico CartyDH14010000.265
5John Mayberry Sr.1B14001001.270
Bob BailorPR00000000.225
6Al WoodsLF13100000.281
Otto VelezPH01000001.266
7Rick CeroneC13010000.205
8Joe CannonRF03000001.196
9Danny Ainge2B13100000.261
TOTAL631322104-
Toronto Blue Jays logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Balor MooreLHP8.0643141453.86
TOTAL8.064314145-
Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bump Wills2B14100001.279
2Bill SampleLF13000100.280
3Buddy Bell3B14000003.276
4Richie ZiskRF02100201.214
5John Ellis1B13230011.260
Mike Jorgensen1B00000000.295
6Eric SoderholmDH23011000.251
7Jim SundbergC02000001.233
8Dave RobertsCF02000101.238
Johnny GrubbCF00000000.272
9Nelson NormanSS03000002.189
TOTAL6264414110-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve ComerRHP8.2633210393.32
Sparky LyleLHP0.100000013.53
TOTAL8.363321040-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTORTEX
  • TOP 1
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    BATTER OUT — Alfredo Griffin out, shortstop Nelson Norman to first baseman John Ellis. [1 out]
    00
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    BATTER OUT — Rick Bosetti out, third baseman Buddy Bell to first baseman John Ellis. [2 outs]
    00
  • Toronto Blue Jays logo
    BATTER OUT — Roy Howell out to shortstop Nelson Norman. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BUNT GROUNDOUT — Bump Wills bunt grounds out, pitcher Balor Moore to first baseman John Mayberry. [1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Bill Sample out, third baseman Roy Howell to first baseman John Mayberry. [2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out, third baseman Roy Howell to first baseman John Mayberry. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs4
6Hits6
1Errors0
.194Batting Avg.231
31At Bats26
2Extra-base Hits1
0Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In4
1Walks4
0Stolen Bases0
2Strikeouts1
3Left on Base3
8Total Bases9

Game Details

Sunday, July 8, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX
attendance: 17,489 (43.4%)