A double by Rico Carty, who drove in two runs in the first inning, started the Blue Jays off to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. The Blue Jays added a tainted tally on a double by Bob Bailor and wild throw by Toby Harrah in the third before scoring what proved to be their winning run in the eighth when Otto Velez walked and crossed the plate with two out on a single by Rick Cerone. Al Oliver batted in two of the Rangers' runs with a triple and homer. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 9 2 Blue Jays 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 6 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrah 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .204 Bosetti cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .291 Oliver lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .277 Bailor rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Zisk dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .292 Carty dh 4 0 1 2 0 1 .313 Sundberg c 3 1 2 0 1 1 .344 Velez lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .250 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Ault 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .257 Hutton ph,1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Thompson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cerone c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .241 Bevacqua 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .167 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 Norman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Johnson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 9 3 4 6 Totals 28 4 6 3 7 3 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 32,021 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Blue Jays 8 DP: Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Harrah, Hargrove Doubles: Zisk (9), Carty (5), Bailor (8) Triples: Oliver (1) Home Runs: Oliver (6) Stolen Bases: Harrah (10), Bailor (2) Caught Stealing: Gomez (4), Bosetti (5) Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (3), Hutton (2) GIDP: Norman (1), Ault (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Umbarger L(2-5) 2.1 4 3 2 4 0 0 14 5.23 Medich 4.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 18 4.66 Moret 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.57 Cleveland 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.37 Totals 8 6 4 3 7 3 0 36 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood W(2-6) 6.2 6 1 1 4 5 0 29 3.88 Murphy SV(4) 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 10 2.81 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 6 1 39 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RANGERS 1ST: Harrah was called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds walked; Zisk doubled to left [Bonds to third]; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti walked; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop to second); Bailor stole second; Howell singled to shortstop [Bailor to third]; Carty doubled [Bailor scored, Howell scored]; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ault walked; McKay forced Ault (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 2. RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; Bevacqua singled to center; Norman forced Bevacqua (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone flied out to right; Gomez walked; Gomez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bosetti singled to catcher; Bosetti was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 2. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah singled to left; Oliver flied out to center; Bonds flied out to left; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor doubled to left; Howell flied out to left; Carty reached on an error by Harrah [Bailor scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Velez walked [Carty to second]; MEDICH REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Ault grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Velez out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to left; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Sundberg to second]; Hargrove walked; Bevacqua singled to third [Sundberg to third, Hargrove to second]; Norman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bevacqua out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone flied out to center; Gomez walked; Bosetti walked [Gomez to second]; Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell grounded out (third to first); Carty was called out on strikes; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Sundberg walked; Beniquez struck out; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR AULT; Hutton singled to shortstop; McKay reached on a fielder's choice [Hutton to second (error by Hargrove)]; Cerone struck out; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3. RANGERS 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING SS); Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory; Norman flied out to center; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Oliver tripled to center [Harrah scored]; MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty lined to second; Rangers Manager Billy Hunter ejected by 1B umpire Ted Hendry sometime in eighth inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3. RANGERS 8TH: Zisk was called out on strikes; Sundberg singled to left; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Sundberg to second]; Hargrove singled to right [Sundberg scored]; THOMPSON RAN FOR HARGROVE; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 1B); Velez walked; MORET REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Hutton out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Velez to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); McKay struck out; Cerone singled to first [Velez scored]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 4. RANGERS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR NORMAN; Lowenstein flied out to left; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Oliver homered; Bonds flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 4.

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