Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1978 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 5 0 0 0
Wills 2b 5 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 1 2 1
Oliver lf 4 1 2 1
Bonds rf 4 2 2 1
Zisk dh 4 1 2 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 3
Harrah ss 3 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 1 1 1
Bailor rf 4 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 0 1 1
Horton dh 4 2 2 3
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 0
Woods lf 1 0 0 0
  Velez ph 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw lf 1 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 1 2 3
McKay 2b 4 1 1 0
Johnson ss 4 1 3 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Texas 010 320 0006121
Toronto 000 250 01x8120
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   4.2 7 6 3 1 1
  Umbarger  L (4-8) 3.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Barker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   4.1 9 6 6 2 1
  Murphy  W (5-9) 4.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
2

  E–Hargrove (17).  DP–Texas 2, Toronto 1.  2B–Texas Oliver (25,off Moore); Beniquez (13,off Moore), Toronto Johnson (2,off D Ellis).  HR–Texas Bonds (23,2nd inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out); Sundberg (4,4th inning off Moore 2 on, 2 out); Bevacqua (5,5th inning off Moore 0 on, 1 out); Oliver (11,5th inning off Moore 0 on, 1 out), Toronto Horton (9,4th inning off D Ellis 1 on, 1 out); Ashby (8,8th inning off Umbarger 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Harrah (26,2nd base off Murphy/Ashby).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:09.  A–16,001.
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