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Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays

1977-07-03 · Day game · Exhibition Stadium · 10 innings · 70°F · 2:53

Texas Rangers defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–3. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 10th. Dock Ellis earned the win and Darold Knowles picked up the save. Bump Wills went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	6	10
TOR	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	10

W: Dock Ellis L: Mike Willis SV: Darold Knowles

Umpires — HP: Art Frantz · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: Ted Hendry · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	4	0	0	0	1	3
Claudell Washington	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hargrove	4	0	1	0	1	0
Willie Horton	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dave May	5	1	1	0	0	1
Toby Harrah	4	1	1	0	1	0
Juan Beniquez	3	2	2	1	2	0
Bump Wills	5	1	2	2	0	1
Jim Sundberg	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	0	0	0	0	1	0
John Ellis	2	0	1	1	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Bailor	5	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Staggs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Woods	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ron Fairly	5	0	1	0	0	1
Sam Ewing	4	1	1	0	0	1
Otto Velez	5	1	2	1	0	2
Doug Rader	4	0	2	0	0	1
John Scott	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ernie Whitt	4	1	1	0	0	0
Doug Ault	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dock Ellis	9.0	9	1	5
Darold Knowles	1.0	1	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Lemanczyk	8.1	6	5	5
Mike Willis	1.2	4	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bert Campaneris: K/C
Claudell Washington: 63
Mike Hargrove: T8
Willie Horton: 13

Bot 1

Bob Bailor: 7
Steve Staggs: K23
Al Woods: S5
Ron Fairly: K

Top 2

Dave May: 43
Toby Harrah: 53
Juan Beniquez: 53

Bot 2

Sam Ewing: 8
Otto Velez: S7
Doug Rader: K
John Scott: E5/G.1-3(E6/TH);B-2
Ernie Whitt: 43

Top 3

Bump Wills: 63
Jim Sundberg: 43
Bert Campaneris: K/C

Bot 3

Bob Bailor: 8
Steve Staggs: 63
Al Woods: 43

Top 4

Claudell Washington: 43
Mike Hargrove: W
Willie Horton: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Ron Fairly: 43
Sam Ewing: S9
Otto Velez: 6
Doug Rader: S7.1-2
John Scott: S8.2-H;1-2
Ernie Whitt: 3/G

Top 5

Dave May: K
Toby Harrah: W
Juan Beniquez: W.1-2
Bump Wills: K
Jim Sundberg: 43

Bot 5

Bob Bailor: 8
Steve Staggs: 7
Al Woods: 43

Top 6

Bert Campaneris: 63
Claudell Washington: 63
Mike Hargrove: 43

Bot 6

Ron Fairly: 2/FL
Sam Ewing: 31
Otto Velez: HR/7
Doug Rader: D
John Scott: 53

Top 7

Willie Horton: HR
Dave May: S8
Toby Harrah: S7.1-2
Juan Beniquez: S9.2-3;1-2
Bump Wills: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bump Wills: 43
Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
Bert Campaneris: K
Claudell Washington: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Ernie Whitt: S8
Bob Bailor: S5.1-2
Steve Staggs: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Al Woods: IW
Ron Fairly: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ron Fairly: 6
Sam Ewing: K

Top 8

Mike Hargrove: 9
Willie Horton: 43
Dave May: 63

Bot 8

Otto Velez: K/C
Doug Rader: 53
John Scott: 5

Top 9

Toby Harrah: 5
Juan Beniquez: W
Bump Wills: S8.1-3
John Ellis: D.3-H;1-3
Bert Campaneris: IW
Claudell Washington: 5/FL
Mike Hargrove: 13

Bot 9

Ernie Whitt: 3/G
Bob Bailor: 7
Steve Staggs: 7

Top 10

Willie Horton: S7
Dave May: 5
Toby Harrah: 4(1)/G/FO
Juan Beniquez: S8.1-H
Bump Wills: HR/7.1-H
John Ellis: 63

Bot 10

Al Woods: 43
Ron Fairly: D7
Doug Ault: 43.2-3
Otto Velez: K/C