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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 8

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Texas Rangers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Day

Game Played on Friday, July 1, 1977 (N) at Exhibition Stadium

TEX A    2  0  0    2  4  0    1  2  0  -  11 14  0
TOR A    0  2  0    0  0  1    2  3  0  -   8 12  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harrah 3b                     4   0   0   1       2   0       1   3
Washington lf                 5   1   1   1       1   0       1   0
Henderson rf                  4   1   1   0       2   0       1   0
Horton dh                     5   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
  Alomar pr,dh                0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hargrove 1b                   3   2   2   1       1   0      12   0
Beniquez cf                   5   1   2   2       0   1       1   0
Wills 2b                      5   2   2   1       0   0       3   4
Campaneris ss                 3   2   2   3       1   0       2   5
Sundberg c                    4   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Alexander p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lindblad p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Devine p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  11  14  10       7   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Wills-Campaneris-Hargrove, Campaneris-Hargrove.
BATTING - 
2B: Beniquez (10,off Byrd).
3B: Wills (3,off Bruno).
HR: Campaneris (4,7th inning off Bruno 0 on 1 out).
SH: Sundberg (11,off Byrd).
SF: Hargrove (4,off Byrd); Campaneris (4,off Bruno).
GDP: Wills (5,off Hartenstein).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Horton (1,3rd base off Byrd/Ashby); Beniquez (13,3rd base off Bruno/Ashby).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bailor ss                     5   0   1   2       0   0       2   6
Staggs 2b                     5   1   2   2       0   0       5   3
A. Woods lf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Velez ph,rf                 2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Fairly dh                     4   2   3   1       1   0       0   0
Ewing rf,lf                   3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Bowling ph,lf               0   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Whitt ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Rader 3b                      4   2   1   0       1   2       0   4
Ault 1b                       3   1   1   1       1   0      11   1
Scott cf                      4   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
Ashby c                       3   0   1   1       1   0       3   0
Byrd p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bruno p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Hartenstein p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       37   8  12   8       5   5      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Staggs-Bailor-Ault.
E: Bailor (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Ewing (2,off Alexander); Ault (13,off Lindblad); Bailor (12,off Devine).
3B: Rader (1,off Alexander).
HR: Fairly (12,2nd inning off Alexander 0 on 0 out); Staggs (1,6th inning off
Alexander 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Ewing (3,off Alexander); Rader (6,off Devine).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Alexander W(7-5)              6.2   8   5   5   2   2   2  29
Lindblad                      1     2   3   3   2   2   0   7
Devine SV(4)                  1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   6
Totals                        9    12   8   8   5   5   2  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lindblad 2-0; Devine 3-2.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Byrd L(0-2)                   4     6   7   7   5   2   0  24
Bruno                         2.2   4   2   2   2   0   1  14
Hartenstein                   2.1   4   2   2   0   0   0  10
Totals                        9    14  11  11   7   2   1  48
Byrd faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Bruno (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bruno 1-1; Hartenstein 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Al Clark
Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 21089
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Harrah              3b        Bailor              ss
2. Washington          lf        Staggs              2b
3. Henderson           rf        A. Woods            lf
4. Horton              dh        Fairly              dh
5. Hargrove            1b        Ewing               rf
6. Beniquez            cf        Rader               3b
7. Wills               2b        Ault                1b
8. Campaneris          ss        Scott               cf
9. Sundberg            c         Ashby               c
   Alexander           p         Byrd                p

RANGERS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Washington
singled to left; Henderson walked [Washington to second]; Horton
singled to right [Washington scored, Henderson to third];
Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Henderson scored];
Beniquez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to right; Staggs grounded out
(third to first); Debut game for Steve Staggs; A. Woods
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly homered to right; Ewing was called out on
strikes; Rader tripled to center; Ault popped to first in foul
territory; Scott singled [Rader scored]; Ashby lined to second;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah walked; Washington forced Harrah (shortstop
to second); Henderson walked [Washington to second]; Horton
forced Henderson (third to second) [Washington to third];
Hargrove walked [Horton to second]; Beniquez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Staggs
grounded out (pitcher to first); A. Woods grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills singled to right; Campaneris walked [Wills to
second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Wills to third, Campaneris to second]; Harrah reached on a
fielder's choice [Wills scored, Campaneris to third]; Washington
forced Harrah (second to shortstop) [Campaneris scored];
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly made an out to second; Ewing doubled to
left; Rader was called out on strikes; Ault grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Horton singled to right; Hargrove singled to right
[Horton to second]; Horton stole third; Beniquez doubled to
right [Horton scored, Hargrove scored (error by Bailor)]; BRUNO
REPLACED BYRD (PITCHING); Beniquez stole third; Wills tripled to
center [Beniquez scored]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Wills scored]; Sundberg flied out to center; Harrah
walked; Bruno threw a wild pitch [Harrah to second]; Washington
made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Scott flied out to center; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Henderson singled to left; Horton popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez forced
Henderson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Staggs homered to right; A. Woods popped to third
in foul territory; Fairly singled to right; Ewing grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fairly out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Blue Jays 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris
homered to right; Sundberg singled to left; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Sundberg to second]; Washington walked;
HARTENSTEIN REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Henderson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Rader walked; Ault walked [Rader to second];
Scott forced Ault (shortstop to second) [Rader to third]; Ashby
singled to left [Rader scored, Scott to second]; Bailor flied
out to left; Staggs singled to center [Scott scored, Ashby to
second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED
FOR A. WOODS; Velez popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Blue Jays 5.

RANGERS 8TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EWING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Horton singled to left; ALOMAR RAN FOR
HORTON; Hargrove singled to right [Alomar to third]; Beniquez
singled to center [Alomar scored, Hargrove to second]; Wills
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hargrove to third, Beniquez out at second]; Campaneris singled
to left [Hargrove scored]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fairly
singled to right; BOWLING BATTED FOR EWING; Bowling walked
[Fairly to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Ault
doubled to left [Fairly scored, Bowling to third]; Scott struck
out; Ashby walked; DEVINE REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Bailor
doubled to left [Bowling scored, Ault scored, Ashby to third];
Staggs grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 11, Blue Jays 8.

RANGERS 9TH: BOWLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington lined to left;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 11, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez singled to left; Fairly walked [Velez to
second]; WHITT BATTED FOR BOWLING; Whitt struck out; Rader
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fairly out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 11, Blue Jays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers         11  14   0   10
 Blue Jays        8  12   1    7
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