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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1980
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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 6, 1980 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,746 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Dan Morrison |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Sample | Right Fielder |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Left Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. May
Rivers hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. May
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. May
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Medich
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Medich
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Medich
There goes Randolph. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Medich
Gamble 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: -2-
Jackson vs. Medich
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. May
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. May
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. May
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. May
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Medich
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Medich
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Medich
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Medich
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. May
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. May
Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. May
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Medich
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Medich
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Medich
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Medich
Gamble strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. May
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. May
Oliver hits a fly ball towards center. Brown settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brown. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. May
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. May
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Medich
Jackson 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Medich
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Medich
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Medich
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. May
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murcer. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. May
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sample vs. May
There goes Ellis. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Ellis steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. May
Sample hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frias vs. May
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Medich
Brown 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Medich
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Medich
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Medich
There goes Randolph. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Medich
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Medich
Gamble 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. May
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. May
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. May
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. May
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Medich
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Medich
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Medich
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Medich
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Medich
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. May
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. May
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. May
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murcer. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. May
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Medich
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Medich
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Medich
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. May
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. May
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. May
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
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Medich
Dave Roberts now playing shortstop.
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Johnson
John Henry Johnson now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Johnson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. May
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. May
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. May
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Rusty Staub pinch hits for John Ellis.
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Gossage
Jim Norris pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Pat Putnam pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1980 -- Texas at New York (N)
Texas AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 1 1 0
Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, lf 4 0 1 1
Oliver A, lf 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 0 1 0
Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0
Zisk R, dh 4 1 1 1 Spencer J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Ellis J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Staub R, ph 1 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 1 0 0 0
Norris J, pr 0 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 2 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Brown B, cf 3 0 0 0
Putnam P, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 3 0 0 0
Sample B, rf 3 0 0 0
Frias P, ss 2 0 0 0
Roberts D, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 30 2 6 2
Texas 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 000 011 00x -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Medich D (L)* 7.0 6 2 2 3 1
Johnson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R (W) 8.2 4 1 1 2 3
Gossage R (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Frias P, Brown B
DP -- Texas 1, New York 1
LOB -- Texas 6, New York 7
2B -- Ellis J, Sundberg J
HR -- Spencer J, Zisk R
SB -- Randolph W 2, Ellis J
T -- 2:11
A -- 34746
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