Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
June 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1978 at Arlington 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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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Upshaw lf 4 1 2 1
Bailor cf 4 1 3 2
Howell 3b 2 0 1 1
Carty dh 4 0 0 0
Velez rf 4 0 0 0
Ault 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
McKay 2b 4 1 1 0
Cerone c 3 1 1 0
Gomez ss 3 1 1 1
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove dh 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 0 1 0
Lowenstein 3b 4 0 1 0
Zisk lf 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 4 2 2 1
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 1
Thompson cf 2 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 0 0 0
Moret p 0 0 0 0
  Comer p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Toronto 220 000 100591
Texas 010 001 000262
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  W (5-6) 8.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Murphy  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Moret  L (0-1) 1.2 6 4 4 0 1
  Comer   6.1 3 1 1 1 5
  Umbarger   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
7

  E–Jefferson (1), Lowenstein 2 (3).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Toronto Bailor 2 (11,off Moret,off Comer); Howell (11,off Moret).  HR–Texas Bonds (8,6th inning off Jefferson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cerone (1,off Moret); Gomez (8,off Comer).  HBP–Howell (1,by Moret).  SB–Wills (19,2nd base off Jefferson/Cerone).  HBP–Moret (1,Howell).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:16.  A–20,660.
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