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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 8, 1984
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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 8, 1984 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1984 |
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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 8, 1984 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
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 | 9,696 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: John Shulock 2B: Tom Lepperd 3B: Terry Cooney |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
George Bell | Right Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Gary Ward | Center Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
George Wright | DH |
Jeff Kunkel | Shortstop |
Donnie Scott | Catcher |
Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
Doug Rader | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 8, 1984
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Darwin
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ward. Collins 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 fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Darwin
Upshaw is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Darwin
Bell 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Clancy
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Clancy
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Darwin
Whitt hits a popup towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Darwin
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Clancy
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Clancy
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Clancy
Wright hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kunkel vs. Clancy
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Clancy
There goes Kunkel. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Kunkel steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Clancy
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Darwin
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Darwin
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ward. Collins reaches second base with a double. Garcia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Darwin
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Darwin
There goes Collins. The throw from Scott and he is out, Bell applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Darwin
There goes Moseby. The throw from Scott and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Darwin
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Darwin
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Clancy
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Clancy
Sample hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Clancy
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilkerson scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Clancy
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Garcia fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Darwin
Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Darwin
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Darwin
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Darwin
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Darwin
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Clancy
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Clancy
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Clancy
Kunkel strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Darwin
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Darwin
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Darwin
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Jones
Odell Jones now pitching.
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Clancy
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Clancy
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jones
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Jones
Griffinhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Scott interferes with Griffin who is awarded first base. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Jones
Garcia bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Collins vs. Jones
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Griffin scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Jones
There goes Collins. The throw from Scott and he is safe. Collins steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Jones
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Jones
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Clancy
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Clancy
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Clancy
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McLaughlin
Joey McLaughlin now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McLaughlin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. McLaughlin
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. McLaughlin
Fernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McLaughlin
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McLaughlin
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Clancy
Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kunkel vs. Clancy
Kunkel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Clancy
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilkerson vs. Clancy
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. McLaughlin
Rick Leach pinch hits for Dave Collins.
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. McLaughlin
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. McLaughlin
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Clancy
Rick Leach now playing left field.
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Clancy
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McLaughlin
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. McLaughlin
Willie Aikens pinch hits for Cliff Johnson.
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. McLaughlin
Whitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gott
Jim Gott now pitching.
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Gott
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Gott
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parrish tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Gott
Kunkel hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1984 -- Toronto at Texas (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Garcia D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 2 0 Collins D, lf 4 0 3 3 Ward G, cf 4 0 0 1 Leach R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 3 1 1 0 Parrish L, rf 4 1 2 0 Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 1 1 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bell G, rf 5 0 0 0 Wright G, dh 3 0 2 1 Johnson C, dh 4 0 1 0 Kunkel J, ss 4 0 0 0 Aikens W, ph 1 0 0 0 Scott D, c 3 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 2 1 1 Wilkerson C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Fernandez T, 3b 4 2 3 2 Griffin A, ss 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 13 7 33 2 8 2 Toronto 002 102 200 -- 7 Texas 001 000 001 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Clancy J (W) 8.0 7 1 1 0 6 Gott J 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D (L) 4.2 9 3 3 1 0 Jones O 1.1 2 2 1 1 0 McLaughlin J 3.0 2 2 2 1 4 E -- Scott D DP -- Toronto 1, Texas 1 LOB -- Toronto 9, Texas 5 2B -- Collins D 2, Wright G, Parrish L HR -- Whitt E, Fernandez T SB -- Kunkel J, Moseby L, Collins D CS -- Collins D SH -- Garcia D SF -- Wright G HBP -- by Darwin D (Upshaw W) T -- 2:28 A -- 9696
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