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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 25, 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 July 25, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 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 | July 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 24,705 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 25, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stieb
There goes Wills. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Stieb
Gamble 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Johnson
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainge vs. Johnson
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Johnson
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Griffin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stieb
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stieb
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stieb
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Stieb
Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Bosetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Johnson
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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Johnson
Griffin hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Johnson
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Johnson
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stieb
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stieb
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Stieb
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stieb
There goes Grubb. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Grubb steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Stieb
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norman vs. Stieb
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norman for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stieb
Stieb fires over to first and Mayberry drops the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Stieb
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Johnson
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Johnson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stieb
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Stieb
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stieb
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Johnson
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Johnson
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Johnson
Velez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Stieb
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Nelson Norman.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stieb
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Stieb
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Stieb
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Johnson
Eric Soderholm now playing third base. Buddy Bell now playing shortstop.
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Johnson
Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Cerone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Johnson
Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cerone scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Stieb
Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Stieb
Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stieb
Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Zisk reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grubb vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Buskey
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Buskey
Soderholm strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Darwin
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Darwin
Howell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Darwin
Carty takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Darwin
Bob Bailor pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Velez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Velez reaches second base with a double. Howell scores. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Lyle
Joe Cannon pinch runs for Otto Velez. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosetti vs. Lyle
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailor scores. Cannon scores. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Lyle
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Buskey
Joe Cannon now playing right field.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Buskey
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Buskey
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1979 -- Texas at Toronto (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 4 2 2 0 Griffin A, ss 4 1 1 0
Bell B, 3b-ss 5 0 0 0 Ainge D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver A, cf 5 0 2 1 Howell R, 3b 3 1 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 4 1 2 2 Carty R, dh 2 1 1 0
Gamble O, dh 4 0 0 0 Bailor B, pr 0 1 0 0
Zisk R, lf 3 0 1 0 Velez O, rf 3 1 2 3
Grubb J, rf 3 0 1 0 Cannon J, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Norman N, ss 2 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 2 3
Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 1 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 1 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 1 1
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35 3 9 3 31 8 8 7
Texas 100 010 010 -- 3
Toronto 310 000 13x -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 6.1 6 5 5 2 3
Darwin D 1.0 1 3 3 1 1
Lyle S 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (W) 7.1 9 3 2 3 1
Buskey T (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Mayberry J
DP -- Texas 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Toronto 3
2B -- Griffin A, Sundberg J, Cerone R, Velez O
3B -- Zisk R
HR -- Velez O, Bosetti R, Putnam P
SB -- Wills B, Grubb J
HBP -- by Darwin D (Howell R)
WP -- Johnson J 2
T -- 2:24
A -- 24705
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