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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 24, 1981
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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 August 24, 1981 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Berenguer |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 12,735 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Otto Velez | DH |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Barry Bonnell | Right Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 24, 1981
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Berenguer
Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Berenguer
Wills 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Berenguer
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Medich
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Medich
Ainge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Medich
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Berenguer
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Berenguer
Putnam 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Berenguer
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up 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: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Medich
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Medich
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Medich
Iorg hits a line drive towards first. Putnam reaches out 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: ---
Roberts vs. Berenguer
Roberts 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: ---
Sundberg vs. Berenguer
Sundberg hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Berenguer
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Berenguer
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby 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: ---
Bonnell vs. Medich
Bonnell 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: ---
Martinez vs. Medich
Martinez 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, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Medich
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Medich
There goes Griffin. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Berenguer
Wills 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, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Berenguer
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Woods picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Woods. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Berenguer
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods throws the ball in to Mayberry who tags Bell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oliver scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Berenguer
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Medich
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Medich
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Berenguer
Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Berenguer
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Berenguer
Sundberg 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, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Medich
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Medich
Woods hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Medich
Iorg hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Berenguer
George Bell now playing right field.
Mendoza 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Berenguer
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Berenguer
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Berenguer
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Berenguer
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Medich
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Medich
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Medich
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Medich
Ainge strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Berenguer
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Berenguer
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Berenguer
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Berenguer
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mendoza vs. Berenguer
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ainge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Medich
Moseby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Medich
Velez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Medich
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Velez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Medich
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Berenguer
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Berenguer
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Berenguer
Oliver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Berenguer
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Bell reaches second base with a double. Rivers scores. There goes Oliver trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Putnam vs. Berenguer
Putnam is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Medich
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Medich
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Whitt 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Medich
Griffin bunts towards first. Putnam fields the ball and throws to Medich covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Medich
Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Danny Ainge.
Upshaw strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Berenguer
Ken Macha now playing third base. Ernie Whitt now catching.
Sample hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Berenguer
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Berenguer
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Berenguer
Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Medich
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Medich
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1981 -- Texas at Toronto (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 2 2 0 Griffin A, ss 4 0 3 0
Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ainge D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Oliver A, dh 3 1 2 1 Upshaw W, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Macha K, 3b 0 0 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 0 0 0
Sample B, lf 4 0 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts L, rf 4 0 0 0 Velez O, dh 3 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 3 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 1 0
Mendoza M, ss 4 0 0 0 Iorg G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bonnell B, rf 1 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 2 0 1 0
Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0
Whitt E, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 11 3 31 0 6 0
Texas 000 101 010 -- 3
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Medich D (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer J (L) 9.0 11 3 2 1 4
E -- Woods A
DP -- Texas 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Toronto 5
2B -- Bell B
CS -- Griffin A
T -- 2:05
A -- 12735
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