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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 13, 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 13, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Farmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 16,531 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Sawchuk 1B: Alan Contant 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Rich Panas |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | Center Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Second Baseman |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bob Bailor | Third Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| 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 13, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Huffman
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Huffman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Huffman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Farmer
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Farmer
There goes Griffin. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Farmer
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Farmer
Velez hits a fly ball towards right. Zisk catches it and throws to home to double up Griffin. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Huffman
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Huffman
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Huffman
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Farmer
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Farmer
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Farmer
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Farmer
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Huffman
Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Huffman
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Huffman
Norman hits a line drive towards third. Bailor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Huffman
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Huffman
Bell takes first base on ball four. Blanks moves to third. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Huffman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Farmer
McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Farmer
There's a wild pitch. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Farmer
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Farmer
Griffin bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Blanks covering, for the out. McKay moves to third. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailor vs. Farmer
Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jorgensen throws the ball in to Norman who tags Bailor trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McKay scores. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Farmer
Velez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Huffman
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Huffman
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Huffman
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Huffman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Farmer
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Farmer
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Farmer
Bosetti strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Huffman
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 -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Huffman
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Huffman
Norman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Norman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Huffman
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Farmer
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Farmer
McKay bunts towards the mound. Farmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Farmer
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Farmer
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Farmer
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Huffman
Bell 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Huffman
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Huffman
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Farmer
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Farmer
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blanks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Farmer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Huffman
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Huffman
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Huffman
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Huffman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Farmer
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Farmer
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Farmer
McKay hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Huffman
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Huffman
Bump Wills pinch runs for Larvell Blanks.
Norman bunts towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Huffman
There goes Wills. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wills steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grubb vs. Huffman
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Huffman
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Bell reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Grubb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Willis
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putnam vs. Buskey
Jim Sundberg pinch runs for John Ellis.
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zisk scores. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Jorgensen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Moore
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Farmer
Jim Sundberg now catching. Bump Wills now playing second base.
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Farmer
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Farmer
Bailor takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Farmer
Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kern
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Moore
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Moore
Billy Sample pinch hits for Johnny Grubb.
Sample takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Moore
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Kern
Billy Sample now playing left field.
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Kern
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. Kern
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Kern
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Bosetti scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Kern
Bob Robertson pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin.
Robertson takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Lyle
Luis Gomez pinch runs for Bob Robertson. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1979, game 2 -- Texas at Toronto (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Grubb J, lf 3 1 1 0 Griffin A, ss 2 1 1 0
Sample B, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Robertson B, ph 0 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 2 Gomez L, pr 0 0 0 0
Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 0 Bailor B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Zisk R, rf 3 1 0 0 Velez O, rf 3 1 1 3
Ellis J, c 4 0 1 1 Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, pr-c 0 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 1 0
Jorgensen M, cf 4 1 1 3 Woods A, lf 4 0 2 0
Blanks L, 2b 3 0 2 0 McKay D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Wills B, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Cerone R, c 2 0 0 1
Norman N, ss 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 8 7 29 5 7 5
Texas 000 000 070 -- 7
Toronto 001 000 031 -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Farmer E (W) 7.1 5 4 4 6 4
Kern J 1.1 2 1 1 1 2
Lyle S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman P (L) 7.1 5 3 3 2 1
Willis M 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
Buskey T* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Moore B 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Texas 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 4, Toronto 6
2B -- Norman N, Bell B
HR -- Jorgensen M, Velez O
SB -- Griffin A, Wills B
SH -- Griffin A, McKay D, Norman N
WP -- Farmer E
T -- 2:34
A -- 16531
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