Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
August 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 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 4, Texas Rangers 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 0 4 0
Bailor 3b 4 3 1 0
Velez rf 4 1 2 2
Horton dh 5 0 1 1
Ault 1b 3 0 2 1
McKay 2b 4 0 1 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Woods lf 4 0 2 0
Gomez ss 4 0 0 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Harrah ss 2 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Zisk dh 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 3 1 1 1
Wills 2b 2 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Toronto 102 000 1004130
Texas 000 000 010152
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (6-5) 9.0 5 1 1 5 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (12-11) 6.2 11 4 4 2 4
  Cleveland   2.1 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
8

  E–Bevacqua 2 (10).  DP–Toronto 3, Texas 1.  2B–Texas Bevacqua (12,off Moore).  HR–Toronto Velez (7,3rd inning off Matlack 1 on, 1 out), Texas Beniquez (8,8th inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bailor (9,off Cleveland).  CS–Bosetti (10,2nd base by Matlack/Sundberg); A Woods (1,2nd base by Cleveland/Sundberg); Hargrove (4,2nd base by Moore/Cerone).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Mike Thompson, 3B–Johnny James.  T–2:28.  A–9,483.
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