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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, played on May 12, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemanczyk |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 14,109 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Rich Panas 2B: Joe Sawchuk 3B: Alan Contant |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | DH |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 12, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lemanczyk
Sample hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Lemanczyk
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Comer
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Bailor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Lemanczyk
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Lemanczyk
Putnam is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lemanczyk
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Lemanczyk
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Comer
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lemanczyk
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Lemanczyk
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lemanczyk
Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Comer
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Comer
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Comer
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Lemanczyk
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Lemanczyk
There goes Oliver. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Lemanczyk
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Comer
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailor scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Lemanczyk
Putnam hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cerone settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cerone. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Lemanczyk
Putnam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Putnam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Lemanczyk
Jorgensen bunts towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. Putnam moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Lemanczyk
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to home to get Putnam. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Lemanczyk
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Comer
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Comer
Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Cerone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Comer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills fields it and has Cerone trapped. There's the throw to Norman who throws over to Bell who tags Cerone for the out. Griffin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Lemanczyk
Norman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Norman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Lemanczyk
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Norman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Norman tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lemanczyk
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Comer
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Norman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Lemanczyk
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Lemanczyk
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lemanczyk
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Comer
McKay hits a line drive into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Comer
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Comer
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Lemanczyk
Sundberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Lemanczyk
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Lemanczyk
Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lemanczyk
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Kern
Ted Wilborn pinch runs for Rico Carty. Jim Kern now pitching.
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Wilborn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lemanczyk
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lemanczyk
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Lemanczyk
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Putnam vs. Lemanczyk
Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Lemanczyk
LaRue Washington pinch runs for Pat Putnam.
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Lyle
Otto Velez pinch hits for Al Woods.
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Lyle
McKay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. McKay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Lyle
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Lyle
Bob Robertson pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin.
Robertson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1979 -- Texas at Toronto (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Sample B, lf 4 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 3 0 2 1 Robertson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver A, cf 4 1 1 0 Bailor B, rf 4 1 2 0
Zisk R, rf 4 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0
Putnam P, dh 4 0 2 1 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0
Washington L, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilborn T, pr 0 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 2 0
Sundberg J, c 4 1 1 1 Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 1
Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0
Norman N, ss 3 1 1 0 Velez O, ph 1 0 0 0
McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cerone R, c 3 0 1 0
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31 3 8 3 34 1 7 1
Texas 000 001 011 -- 3
Toronto 000 100 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Comer S (W) 7.2 6 1 1 2 2
Kern J* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lyle S (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk D (L) 8.2 8 3 3 1 2
Freisleben D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Cerone R
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 4, Toronto 9
2B -- Bailor B, Putnam P, Cerone R, Norman N, McKay D
3B -- Oliver A
HR -- Sundberg J
CS -- Oliver A
SH -- Jorgensen M
SF -- Bell B
T -- 2:05
A -- 14109
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