Doc Medich, taking over for Jon Matlack, whose elbow tightened warming up, allowed only one hit in 6 2/3 innings and Jim Kern finished with hitless relief as the Rangers defeated the Blue Jays, 2-0. John Mayberry singled in the second inning for the Blue Jays' only safety. The one-hitter was the Rangers' second in five days. Fergie Jenkins also pitched a one-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the Orioles July 3.

The Rangers managed only two runs off Dave Lemanczyk in beating the Blue Jays, both coming in the sixth inning when Johnny Grubb and Oscar Gamble singled. After a sacrifice by Pat Putnam, Grubb scored on an infield out by Buddy Bell and Gamble crossed the plate on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Grubb cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Gamble rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .397
Carty dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Bell 3b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .276
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Oliver dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Jorgensen lf          3   0   2   0     0   1   .295
Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Cannon rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Norman ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   1   0     1   4             Totals               28   2   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 23,935
Left on Base: Blue Jays 2, Rangers 6
DP: Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Putnam (2)
GIDP: Gamble (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wills (3,by Lemanczyk)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(7-6)        8     7   2   2   2   4   0  32   3.09
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   4   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(2-3)           6.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  22   5.27
Kern SV(15)             2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.34
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   4   0  29

Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (6)
Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (10)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Russ Goetz


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
was called out on strikes; Woods grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Wills stole second; Grubb
walked; Gamble grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Wills to third, Grubb out at second]; Putnam grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty made an out to second; Howell grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry singled to left; Cerone forced
Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to
first); Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge made an out to second; Cannon struck out;
Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg struck out; Norman grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); Wills was hit by a pitch; Wills stole
second; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti flied out to right; Woods flied out to
left; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Gamble walked; Putnam flied out to left; Bell
forced Gamble (third to second); Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell flied out to right; Mayberry made an out
to shortstop; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Sundberg made an out to
shortstop; Norman grounded out (third to first) [Jorgensen to
second]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge was called out on strikes; Cannon lined to
second; Griffin lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb singled to center; Gamble singled to second
[Grubb to second]; Putnam out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Grubb to third, Gamble to second]; Bell grounded out
(second to first) [Grubb scored, Gamble to third]; Lemanczyk
threw a wild pitch [Gamble scored]; Oliver singled to third;
Jorgensen singled to left [Oliver to second]; Sundberg singled
to right [Oliver out at home (right to catcher), Jorgensen to
second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
flied out to center; Carty walked; KERN REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Norman grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (second to pitcher); Grubb flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Cerone
flied out to left; Ainge grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Putnam
struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cannon struck out; Griffin flied out to right;
Bosetti made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Rangers 2.