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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 1, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on August 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,485 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Al Clark 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | DH |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 1, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hunter
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Hunter
There goes Wills. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Hunter
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Hunter
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Matlack
Matlack fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Matlack. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hunter
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Hunter
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Hunter
Beniquez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to third for the out. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. Johnson scores. Dent goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hunter
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hunter
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beniquez throws the ball in to Wills who tags Chambliss trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hunter
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Hunter
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Hunter
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Matlack
There goes Rivers. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Cleveland
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Randolph scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Cleveland
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Cleveland
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Cleveland
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Hunter
Brian Doyle now playing shortstop.
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hunter
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Hunter
Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cleveland
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cleveland
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Cleveland
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hunter
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hunter
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hunter
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Hunter
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Cleveland
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Cleveland
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cleveland
Munson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Paul Blair now playing center field. Jay Johnstone now playing left field.
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Hunter
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hunter
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Mirabella
Paul Mirabella now pitching.
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Mirabella
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Mirabella
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Mirabella
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hunter
Jim Spencer now playing first base.
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Hunter
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Hunter
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Comer
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Comer
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lyle
Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lyle
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lyle
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Lyle
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1978 -- Texas at New York (N)
Texas AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, dh 4 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 3 1 1 1
Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 1 1 2
Oliver A, lf 4 0 1 0 Munson T, dh 4 0 2 2
Bonds B, rf 4 1 1 1 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0
Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Johnstone J, lf 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 2 3 2 1
Bevacqua K, ph 0 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 2 1
Beniquez J, cf 4 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 1
Johnson C, c 4 1 0 0
Dent B, ss 2 1 1 0
Doyle B, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 31 8 10 8
Texas 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 041 200 10x -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L) 3.1 8 7 7 4 1
Cleveland R 2.2 1 0 0 1 0
Mirabella P 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Comer S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter J (W) 8.0 3 0 0 3 6
Lyle S 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Matlack J
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 7, New York 5
2B -- Nettles G, Beniquez J, Hargrove M
3B -- Jackson R, Randolph W
HR -- Jackson R, Bonds B
SB -- Wills B, Rivers M 2, Randolph W
SF -- Rivers M
T -- 2:24
A -- 18485
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