Blue Jays @ Rangers
July 8, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Blue Jays 3 6 1
Rangers 4 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Blue Jays 3 6 1
Rangers 4 6 0

Otto Velez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .371
At Bats 0 123
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 18

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 8
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Arlington Stadium - July 8, 1979
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Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Billy Sample
Johnny Grubb
Richie Zisk
Otto Velez
Bob Bailor

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Toronto Blue Jays 3 6 1 3
Texas Rangers 4 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher Balor Moore
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI John Ellis
Attendance 17,489
Time of Game 1 hour 51 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sparky Lyle now pitching. Bob Bailor pinch runs for John Mayberry. Otto Velez pinch hits for Al Woods. Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Grubb now playing center field. Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Zisk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ainge reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sample hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bosetti strikes out.
Top 8 Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Norman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cerone hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Soderholm strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a line drive towards first. Ellis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Carty reaches second base with a double. Howell goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Howell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Ainge scores.
Top 6 Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ainge moves to third.
Top 6 Griffin bunts towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Ainge moves to second.
Top 6 Ainge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sundberg bunts in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Zisk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Sample takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Bosetti. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Norman applying the tag.
Top 3 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ainge hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellis scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Griffin. Ellis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cannon hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woods scores.
Top 2 Woods hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Woods reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 2 Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howell hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.