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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 28, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 28, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 7,400 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Third Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Willie Horton | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Richie Zisk | DH |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 28, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Beniquez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Beniquez. Bailor goes all the way around to score. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Comer
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Velez vs. Comer
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bevacqua vs. Underwood
Bevacqua hits a fly ball towards left. Woods settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Woods. Harrah tags and scores. Wills tags and moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Underwood
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Underwood
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Bevacqua scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Comer
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Comer
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Comer
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Underwood
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Underwood
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Underwood
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Underwood covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk strikes out. There goes Bonds. The throw from Ashby to second, and Bonds is out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Comer
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Comer
Velez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Underwood
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Comer
Ashby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Comer
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Comer
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Underwood
Bevacqua hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Underwood
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Comer
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Comer
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Comer
Velez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Comer
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Underwood
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Barker
Len Barker now pitching.
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Barker
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Barker
Bosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Underwood
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Murphy
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove. Tom Murphy now pitching.
Harrah bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Murphy
Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Murphy
Bevacqua bunts towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Coleman
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Coleman
There goes Bonds. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Coleman
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to third. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Coleman
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Barker
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Bailor 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 -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Barker
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Barker
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Barker
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Velez vs. Barker
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Coleman
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Coleman
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double. Beniquez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Coleman
Wills hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Coleman
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Coleman
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Barker
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Barker
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Barker covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Barker
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Barker
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Barker
Bailor takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woods vs. Barker
Woods strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1978 -- Toronto at Texas (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Bosetti R, cf 5 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 3 2 1 1 Bailor B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Wills B, 2b 5 3 4 3 Woods A, lf 4 0 1 1 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 1 0 1 Horton W, dh 4 0 1 0 Oliver A, lf 5 1 3 4 Mayberry J, 1b 2 1 1 1 Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 0 Velez O, rf 4 0 1 0 Zisk R, dh 3 1 1 1 Ashby A, c 4 1 2 1 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 1 1 0 Gomez L, ss 4 0 1 0 Hargrove M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Jorgensen M, pr-1b 1 2 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 10 3 34 11 13 11 Toronto 100 011 000 -- 3 Texas 310 001 33x -- 11 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Underwood T (L)* 6.0 6 6 4 3 7 Murphy T 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Coleman J 1.1 6 4 4 1 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Comer S (W) 6.0 7 3 3 1 2 Barker L (S) 3.0 3 0 0 3 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Beniquez J, Woods A DP -- Toronto 1, Texas 2 LOB -- Toronto 9, Texas 6 2B -- Woods A, Jorgensen M HR -- Harrah T, Ashby A, Mayberry J, Zisk R, Oliver A, Wills B SB -- Bevacqua K, Wills B, Bonds B CS -- Bonds B SH -- Harrah T, Bevacqua K SF -- Bevacqua K WP -- Coleman J T -- 2:38 A -- 7400
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