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Blue Jays 3 @ Rangers 11
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. The home team Rangers beat the visiting Blue Jays with a score of 11 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 28, 1978 
Visiting Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 3 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Texas Rangers
R: 11 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 11
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherSteve Comer  
Losing PitcherTom Underwood  
SaveLen Barker  
Game Winning RBIAl Oliver 

Game Info

DateAugust 28, 1978 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Home TeamTexas Rangers 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Underwood  
Home Starting PitcherSteve Comer  
BallparkArlington Stadium 
CityArlington 
StateTX 
Attendance7,400 
Time of Game2 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Marty Springstead
1B: Rich Garcia
2B: Jim Evans
3B: Durwood Merrill

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
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 

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Blue Jays 3 @ Rangers 11
Arlington Stadium
August 28, 1978

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         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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