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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 20, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, played on August 20, 1977 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,004 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | DH |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 20, 1977
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Perry
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Perry
Munson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tidrow
Hargrove hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Tidrow
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tidrow
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tidrow
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Perry
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Perry
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Jackson moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Perry
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson scores. Chambliss moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Perry
Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Perry
Rivers 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
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tidrow
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tidrow
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Tidrow
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Tidrow
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Perry
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tidrow
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tidrow
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Tidrow covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Tidrow
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Tidrow
Washington strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Perry
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Perry
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Perry
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Perry
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Perry
Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Washington. Dent reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Perry
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tidrow
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Tidrow
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tidrow
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Perry
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Perry
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Knowles
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Chambliss for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Tidrow
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tidrow
Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Tidrow
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Knowles
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Carlos May.
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Knowles
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Knowles
Dent 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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Tidrow
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Tidrow
Campaneris 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tidrow
Washington 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
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Knowles
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Knowles
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Knowles
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Knowles
There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Knowles
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Knowles
There goes Jackson. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tidrow
Paul Blair now playing right field.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tidrow
May hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Tidrow
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Knowles
Tom Grieve now playing left field.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Knowles
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Knowles
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Knowles
Randolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dent vs. Knowles
Dent 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
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Tidrow
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blair. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Tidrow
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Tidrow
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Hargrove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Lyle
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Knowles
Jim Mason now playing shortstop.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Knowles covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Knowles
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Knowles
Munson hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Knowles
Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes White trying to get to third. Beniquez throws the ball in to Harrah, who tags White for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lyle
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Lyle
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lyle
John Ellis pinch hits for Dave May.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1977 -- New York at Texas (N)
New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 2 1
White R, lf 3 1 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 0 0
Munson T, c 5 0 1 0 Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 3 1 2 1 Mason J, ss 0 0 0 0
Blair P, rf 1 0 1 0 Washington C, lf 3 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Grieve T, lf 0 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0
May C, dh 1 0 0 0 May D, rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, ph 2 0 1 0 Ellis J, ph 1 0 0 0
Randolph W, 2b 4 1 2 1 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 1 2 3 Wills B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 1
Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 6 30 2 5 2
New York 040 110 000 -- 6
Texas 100 000 010 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow D (W)* 7.0 5 2 2 1 3
Lyle S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (L)+ 4.0 7 6 2 2 3
Knowles D 5.0 5 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Wills B, Dent B
DP -- New York 3, Texas 2
LOB -- New York 7, Texas 3
2B -- Dent B, Randolph W, Wills B
HR -- Hargrove M, Dent B, Nettles G
CS -- Jackson R
WP -- Perry G, Knowles D
T -- 2:35
A -- 34004
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