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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 16, 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 June 16, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 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 | June 16, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Moret |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 20,660 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Steve Palermo |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Upshaw | Left Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Center Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
Otto Velez | Right Fielder |
Doug Ault | First Baseman |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | DH |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
Bobby Thompson | Center Fielder |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 16, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Moret
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Moret
Bailor hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Zisk chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Lowenstein fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lowenstein. Upshaw goes all the way around to score. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howell vs. Moret
Howell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Howell reaches second base with a double. Bailor scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Moret
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Moret
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ault vs. Moret
Ault strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Jefferson
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops it up and throws to first, with Jefferson covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jefferson
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein 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--
Zisk vs. Jefferson
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Moret
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Moret
Cerone bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Moret
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKay scores. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Moret
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Moret
There goes Upshaw. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Mason applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Moret
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Lowenstein. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Moret
Howell is hit by the pitch. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Jefferson
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Jefferson
Jefferson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jefferson. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Jefferson
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Jefferson
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mason vs. Jefferson
Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Jefferson
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Comer
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Comer
Ault strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Comer
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jefferson
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Jefferson
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Jefferson
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Comer
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Comer
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Comer, and towards Wills, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Comer
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 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Jefferson
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jefferson
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops it up and throws to first, with Jefferson covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson 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
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Bailor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Comer
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Comer
Carty strikes out. There goes Bailor. The throw from Sundberg and Bailor is out. There goes Howell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Velez vs. Comer
Comer spins and fires to second, and Howell is picked off. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Jefferson
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first, with Jefferson covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Jefferson
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, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jefferson
Wills 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
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Comer
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Comer
Ault hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Comer
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Jefferson
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Jefferson
Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Jefferson
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Comer
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Comer
Gomez bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Comer
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cerone scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Comer
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Jefferson
Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Jefferson
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Jefferson
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Comer
Carty is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Comer
Velez hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Comer
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Jefferson
Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jefferson
Wills bunts in front of the plate. Cerone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
There goes Wills. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Jefferson
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Umbarger
Jim Umbarger now pitching.
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Umbarger
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Umbarger
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Murphy
Sundberg 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, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Murphy
Jorgensen 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1978, game 2 -- Toronto at Texas (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Upshaw W, lf 4 1 2 1 Hargrove M, dh 4 0 0 0 Bailor B, cf 4 1 3 2 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 2 0 1 1 Lowenstein J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Zisk R, lf 4 0 1 0 Velez O, rf 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 4 2 2 1 Ault D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Hutton T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 4 0 1 1 McKay D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Thompson B, cf 2 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 1 1 0 Mason J, ss 3 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 9 5 33 2 6 2 Toronto 220 000 100 -- 5 Texas 010 001 000 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Jefferson J (W) 8.0 6 2 2 1 4 Murphy T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Moret R (L) 1.2 6 4 4 0 1 Comer S 6.1 3 1 1 1 5 Umbarger J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Lowenstein J 2, Jefferson J DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- Toronto 4, Texas 5 2B -- Bailor B 2, Howell R HR -- Bonds B SB -- Wills B SH -- Cerone R, Gomez L HBP -- by Moret R (Howell R) T -- 2:16 A -- 20660
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