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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 1, 1981
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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 September 1, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1981 |
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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 | September 1, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 8,358 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Russ Goetz |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Willie Upshaw | Right Fielder |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
Otto Velez | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
Danny Ainge | Third Baseman |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Bobby Mattick | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Al Oliver | DH |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 1, 1981
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Darwin
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Darwin
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Upshaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Darwin
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw scores. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Darwin
There goes Moseby. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Moseby steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Darwin
Velez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Darwin
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Clancy
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Clancy
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Clancy
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Darwin
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Darwin
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Darwin
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ainge for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Darwin
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Darwin
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woods scores. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Darwin
There goes Whitt. The throw from Sundberg and they have the runner in a rundown. Mendoza applies the tag, and Whitt is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Clancy
Putnam 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Clancy
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Clancy
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Clancy
Wills takes first base on ball four. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mendoza vs. Clancy
Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Darwin
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Darwin
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Darwin
Velez takes first base on ball four. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Darwin
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw scores. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Whitehouse
Len Whitehouse now pitching.
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Velez tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Whitehouse
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Clancy
Rivers 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 -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Clancy
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Clancy
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Whitehouse
Ainge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Whitehouse
Whitt bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Whitehouse
There goes Ainge. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Ainge steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Whitehouse
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upshaw vs. Whitehouse
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moseby vs. Whitehouse
Moseby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Whitehouse
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Clancy
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Clancy
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Clancy
Grubb hits a line drive towards third. Ainge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Clancy
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
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Mercer
Mark Mercer now pitching.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Mercer
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Mercer
Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Mercer
Ainge takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Mercer
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woods moves to third. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Mercer
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods scores. Ainge scores. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Mercer
Upshaw 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
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Clancy
Mendoza hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Clancy
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Clancy
Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Clancy
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Mercer
Bob Jones now playing left field.
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Mercer
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Mercer
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Clancy
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Clancy
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Clancy
Grubb strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Mercer
Bob Johnson now catching.
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Mercer
Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainge vs. Mercer
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to third. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. Mercer
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Mercer
Griffin hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Clancy
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolleson vs. Clancy
Wayne Tolleson pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Iorg throws to second for one, and Griffin throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Tolleson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Clancy
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Clancy
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Clancy
Oliver 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
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Butcher
Wayne Tolleson now playing shortstop. John Butcher now pitching.
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Butcher
Moseby 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, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Butcher
Fred Manrique pinch hits for Otto Velez.
Manrique hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Wills who tags Manrique, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Clancy
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Clancy
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Butcher
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Butcher
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Butcher
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Butcher
Ainge hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Clancy
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Clancy
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolleson vs. Clancy
Tolleson hits a fly ball into right field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Clancy
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Clancy
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Clancy
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1981 -- Toronto at Texas (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Griffin A, ss 5 0 2 3 Rivers M, cf 5 0 0 0 Upshaw W, rf 3 3 1 0 Sample B, lf 3 0 1 0 Moseby L, cf 5 1 2 4 Jones B, lf 2 1 2 3 Velez O, dh 3 1 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 0 1 0 Manrique F, ph 1 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 1 1 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 3 2 2 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Iorg G, 2b 5 0 2 0 Johnson B, c 1 0 0 0 Ainge D, 3b 4 2 1 0 Grubb J, rf 3 1 1 0 Whitt E, c 3 0 2 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 2 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0 Tolleson W, ph-ss 2 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 9 14 9 36 3 9 3 Toronto 112 320 000 -- 9 Texas 000 000 201 -- 3 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Clancy J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D (L) 2.1 6 4 4 2 4 Whitehouse L 1.2 2 3 3 1 1 Mercer M 3.0 4 2 2 2 3 Butcher J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 E -- Griffin A LOB -- Toronto 8, Texas 9 2B -- Upshaw W, Oliver A, Sundberg J HR -- Moseby L, Jones B SB -- Moseby L, Ainge D CS -- Whitt E SH -- Whitt E SF -- Woods A T -- 2:43 A -- 8358
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