| Dock Ellis allowed only three hits and retired 18 straight batters at one stretch of his performance while pitching the Rangers to an 8-0 victory over the Blue Jays. After Roy Howell singled in the first inning and Steve Staggs in the third, the Blue Jays went hitless until Bob Bailor doubled with two out in the ninth. The Rangers' attack included homers by Toby Harrah and Bump Wills. [The Sporting News] |
Texas Rangers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Thursday, August 18, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Rangers 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 x - 8 10 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staggs 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .309 Bailor cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Bevacqua 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .367 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Campaneris ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Fairly dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Mason ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Velez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Washington lf 4 0 1 2 1 2 .296 A. Woods lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Horton dh 2 0 0 1 1 2 .301 Ault 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 May rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 McKay ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .181 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .272 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Wills 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .280 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beniquez cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .287 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 3 2 2 0 0 0 .299 Fahey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 3 Totals 30 8 10 7 6 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 15,740 Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 7 DP: Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Staggs Doubles: Bailor (18), Washington (25), Beniquez (16) Triples: Campaneris (6) Home Runs: Harrah (18), Wills (7) Stolen Bases: Howell (3) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris 2 (25) Sacrifice Flies: Horton (6) GIDP: Bailor (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(1-4) 3 6 6 6 5 1 1 19 7.52 Murphy 5 4 2 2 1 4 1 20 5.37 Totals 8 10 8 8 6 5 2 39 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis W(7-9) 9 3 0 0 1 3 0 30 4.05 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 3 0 30 Wild Pitches: Clancy (2), Murphy (2) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Nick Bremigan BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell singled to center; Howell stole second; Fairly walked; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Campaneris tripled; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton walked; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Campaneris scored, Horton to second]; May walked; Harrah walked [Horton to third, May to second]; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods made an out to third; Ault popped to first in foul territory; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez walked; Sundberg singled to right [Beniquez to third]; Hargrove singled to left [Beniquez scored, Sundberg to second]; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sundberg to third, Hargrove to second]; Washington doubled to left [Sundberg scored, Hargrove scored]; Washington was picked off second (shortstop to third); Horton struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone flied out to center; Staggs singled to center; Bailor grounded into a double play (second to first) [Staggs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 3RD: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah homered; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 5. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to center; Fairly flied out to center; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 5. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to left; Hargrove walked [Sundberg to second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sundberg to third, Hargrove to second]; Washington was walked intentionally; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sundberg scored]; May made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 6. BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 6. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah lined to left; Wills homered; Beniquez singled; Sundberg forced Beniquez (shortstop to second) [Sundberg to second (error by Staggs)]; Murphy threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to third]; Hargrove lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 7. BLUE JAYS 6TH: FAHEY REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); Cerone flied out to center; Staggs grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 6TH: MASON BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Mason flied out to center; Washington struck out; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: MASON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly was called out on strikes; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 7TH: May flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (second to first); Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 7. BLUE JAYS 8TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez doubled to center; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua singled to left [Beniquez scored, Bevacqua to second (on throw to home)]; Mason flied out to left; Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone flied out to center; Staggs struck out; Bailor doubled to left; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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