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Lineups and Summary
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 23, 1986
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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 April 23, 1986 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Mason |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 17,281 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Don Denkinger |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Second Baseman |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Pete Incaviglia | Right Fielder |
| George Wright | Left Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Shortstop |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Hearron | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 23, 1986
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stieb
McDowell bunts towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stieb
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Stieb
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Stieb
Incaviglia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Stieb
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Incaviglia moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Stieb
There's a wild pitch. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Stieb
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Incaviglia scores. Wright scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Stieb
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Mason
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Mason
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mason
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Mason
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Stieb
Buechele hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stieb
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stieb
McDowell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Moseby. McDowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Stieb
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Stieb
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Mason
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mason
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. Mason
Gruber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Iorg vs. Mason
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Upshaw scores. Johnson moves to third. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hearron vs. Mason
Hearron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Gruber scores. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Mason
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Mason
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Stieb
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Stieb
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Stieb
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaught vs. Stieb
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mason
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Mason
Barfield hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of McDowell. Barfield reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Upshaw vs. Mason
Upshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Mason
Barfield is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mason
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Stieb
Buechele hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Stieb
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Stieb
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Mason
Gruber hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Mason
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iorg for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearron vs. Mason
Hearron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Mason
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hearron moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Mason
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Stieb
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Stieb
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Stieb
Fletcher is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Stieb
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mason
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Mason
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Mason covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Mason
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Stieb
Wright hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stieb
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Lamp
Buechele hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Lamp
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Lamp
There goes Wilkerson. The throw from Hearron and he is safe. Wilkerson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Lamp
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mason
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Mason
Gruber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Iorg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearron vs. Williams
The umpire calls a balk on Williams Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hearron vs. Williams
There goes Iorg. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Iorg steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hearron vs. Williams
Hearron strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Williams
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moseby for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lamp
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Lamp
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Lamp
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Lamp
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Incaviglia moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Lamp
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Incaviglia scores. Wright goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Lamp
Slaught hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Buechele strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Harris
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Harris
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Eichhorn
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Eichhorn
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Eichhorn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Harris
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. Harris
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Harris
Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Garth Iorg.
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching. Kelly Gruber now playing second base. Rance Mulliniks now playing third base.
O'Brien hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Caudill
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Caudill
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Harris
Rick Leach pinch hits for Jeff Hearron.
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Harris
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Harris
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Harris
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Harris
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Harris
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Harris
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1986 -- Texas at Toronto (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 5 0 1 0 Moseby L, cf 4 1 1 0
Fletcher S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 5 1 1 0
O'Brien P, 1b 5 1 2 0 Bell G, lf 4 2 2 3
Incaviglia P, rf 5 2 1 0 Barfield J, rf 5 0 1 0
Wright G, lf 5 3 4 2 Upshaw W, 1b 2 1 1 1
Parrish L, dh 4 2 4 5 Johnson C, dh 5 1 2 0
Slaught D, c 4 1 1 2 Gruber K, 3b-2b 4 2 2 1
Buechele S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Iorg G, 2b 2 0 1 1
Wilkerson C, ss 4 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Hearron J, c 2 0 1 2
Leach R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 14 9 35 8 12 8
Texas 300 002 400 -- 9
Toronto 031 001 003 -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Mason M 5.1 8 5 5 3 3
Williams M (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Harris G (S) 3.0 4 3 3 2 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D* 5.0 9 5 5 1 1
Lamp D (L) 1.2 5 4 4 0 2
Eichhorn M 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Caudill B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Texas 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Toronto 7
2B -- McDowell O, Barfield J, Parrish L
HR -- Wright G, Parrish L, Gruber K, Slaught D, Bell G
SB -- Wilkerson C, Iorg G
CS -- Barfield J, Fletcher S
SF -- Upshaw W
HBP -- by Stieb D (Fletcher S)
WP -- Stieb D
Balk -- Williams M
T -- 3:17
A -- 17281
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