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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1

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Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1981 (N) at Arlington Stadium

TOR A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
TEX A    1  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  8  1
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Griffin ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
Iorg 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   4
Moseby cf                     4   1   1   1       0   3       3   0
Velez dh                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bell rf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   3   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
  Upshaw pr,1b                1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Woods lf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Ainge 3b                      2   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Martinez c                    3   0   1   0       0   0       5   1
Leal p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Garvin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jackson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   1   6   1       1   5      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Iorg-Griffin-Mayberry, Martinez-Griffin.
E: Griffin 2 (24).
BATTING - 
2B: Griffin (16,off Honeycutt); Martinez (5,off Honeycutt).
3B: Bell (1,off Honeycutt).
HR: Moseby (9,4th inning off Honeycutt 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Martinez (4,off Honeycutt).
Team LOB: 6.
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rivers cf                     3   2   1   0       1   0       2   0
Sample lf                     4   0   2   3       0   0       1   0
Oliver dh                     4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Bell 3b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       2   5
Jones rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Sundberg c                    4   0   1   0       0   2       5   0
Ellis 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
  Putnam 1b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Wills 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   2       4   2
Mendoza ss                    3   2   2   0       0   0       1   2
Honeycutt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       32   4   8   4       1   5      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bell-Wills-Ellis.
E: Wills (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Mendoza (6,off Leal); Sample (14,off Garvin).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rivers (8,2nd base off Leal/Martinez).
CS: Jones (1,2nd base by Jackson/Martinez).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leal L(4-10)                  6.2   5   3   2   1   3   0  27
Garvin                        0.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   3
Jackson                       1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8     8   4   3   1   5   0  33
Inherited Runners - Scored: Garvin 1-1.
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Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Honeycutt W(9-3)              9     6   1   1   1   5   1  34

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney
Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 6851
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers            
1. Griffin             ss        Rivers              cf
2. Iorg                2b        Sample              lf
3. Moseby              cf        Oliver              dh
4. Velez               dh        Bell                3b
5. Bell                rf        Jones               rf
6. Mayberry            1b        Sundberg            c
7. Woods               lf        Ellis               1b
8. Ainge               3b        Wills               2b
9. Martinez            c         Mendoza             ss
   Leal                p         Honeycutt           p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin doubled to left; Iorg grounded out (third
to first); Moseby struck out; Velez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers reached on an error by Griffin; Rivers stole
second; Sample flied out to left; Oliver singled to center
[Rivers scored (unearned)]; Bell popped to shortstop; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
flied out to left; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg struck out; Ellis flied out to center;
Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge walked; Martinez grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Ainge out at second]; Griffin
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mendoza doubled to right; Rivers walked; Sample
singled to left [Mendoza scored, Rivers to second]; Oliver hit
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivers stayed
at second, Sample out at second]; Billy Sample called for
interference at 2B; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby
homered to right; Velez grounded out (third to first); Bell
reached on an error by Wills; Mayberry was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
singled to left; Ellis reached on an error by Griffin [Sundberg
to second]; Wills struck out; Mendoza popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Ainge
grounded out (third to first); Martinez doubled to left; Griffin
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers lined to shortstop; Sample grounded out
(second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg singled to left; Moseby struck out; Velez
forced Iorg (shortstop to second); Bell lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell flied out to left; Jones flied out to center;
Sundberg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry singled to center; UPSHAW RAN FOR
MAYBERRY; Woods flied out to right; Ainge forced Upshaw
(shortstop unassisted); Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ellis popped to
shortstop; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza
singled to center; GARVIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Rivers
singled to center [Mendoza to second]; Sample doubled to left
[Mendoza scored, Rivers scored]; Oliver struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Griffin lined
to third; Iorg flied out to center; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Bell singled to
right; Jones forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop); Sundberg struck
out while Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez flied to right; Bell tripled to right;
Upshaw was called out on strikes; Woods grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        1   6   2    6
 Rangers          4   8   1    5
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