Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 10

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0
Washington lf 5 1 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 2 2 2
Horton dh 5 0 2 1
May rf 4 1 3 2
Harrah 3b 5 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 1 1 2
Sundberg c 3 1 2 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bailor ss 5 2 2 2
Staggs 2b 5 1 1 0
Fairly dh 3 2 1 1
Velez rf 2 0 1 2
Ewing lf 4 1 2 2
  Bowling lf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 1 1 3
Ault 1b 5 1 1 0
Scott cf 4 1 2 0
Ashby c 2 1 1 0
Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10
Texas 100 020 0227121
Toronto 003 030 04x10121
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  L (0-1) 5.0 6 6 6 5 1
  Lindblad   2.0 4 4 3 1 3
  Devine   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
9
7
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (4-6) 9.0 12 7 7 4 8
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
8

  E–Harrah (8), Vuckovich (4).  DP–Texas 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Texas May (8,off Vuckovich); Hargrove (12,off Vuckovich), Toronto Fairly (13,off Barker).  HR–Texas Wills (4,8th inning off Vuckovich 1 on, 2 out), Toronto Rader (4,5th inning off Barker 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Ashby (6,off Lindblad).  IBB–Bowling (1,by Devine).  WP–Barker (1), Vuckovich (6).  IBB–Devine (5,Bowling).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:53.  A–19,176.
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