In contrast to Gil Patterson, who received credit for his first major league victory when the Yankees took the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, Gaylord Perry won his 220th game by pitching the Rangers to a 1-0 triumph in the nightcap. The Yankees scored one run in the first inning of the lidlifter on a double by Willie Randolph and single by Thurman Munson. Roy White homered in the second. After the Rangers came back to tie the score, the Yankees put over the deciding marker with doubles by Graig Nettles and Bucky Dent in the fifth. Sparky Lyle saved the game for Patterson, pitching the last 2 1/3 innings.

Perry scattered six hits in the second game and gained his victory over Mike Torrez when the Rangers scored in the second inning on singles by Dave May and Toby Harrah, a sacrifice bunt by Sandy Alomar and sacrifice fly by Jim Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, May       25, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Yankees      1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington lf         3   1   1   0     0   1   .347      Randolph 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .286
  May lf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Rivers cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  J. Ellis ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .184      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .327
  Alomar pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Hargrove 1b           3   1   2   1     0   1   .297      White lf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .295
  Fregosi ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .225
Horton dh             3   0   1   1     1   2   .330      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Grieve rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Dent ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Patterson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wills 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .309        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fahey c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .050
  Beasley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .600
  Sundberg c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     3   7             Totals               28   3   7   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 19,693
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Yankees 4
DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Hargrove (5), Randolph (8), Nettles (8), Dent (7)
Triples: Chambliss (1)
Home Runs: White (4)
Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Munson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers 2 (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(4-5)         7.2   7   3   3   1   5   1  30   1.97
Knowles                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   5   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Patterson W(1-1)        6.2   7   2   2   2   5   0  29   4.22
Lyle SV(7)              2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.02
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Munson (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


RANGERS 1ST: Washington flied out to left; Campaneris flied out
to left; Hargrove singled to right; Horton walked [Hargrove to
second]; Grieve forced Horton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph doubled to right; Rivers out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Randolph to third]; Munson
singled to center [Randolph scored]; Munson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Chambliss flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah struck out; Wills grounded out (first to
pitcher); Fahey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); White
homered; Nettles popped to second; May grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to left; Washington singled to
right; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first) [Washington
to second]; Hargrove doubled to right [Washington scored];
Horton singled to right [Hargrove scored]; Grieve flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent lined to shortstop; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah popped to second; Wills singled to center;
Wills stole second; Fahey popped to third in foul territory;
Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Washington struck out; Campaneris grounded out
(third to first); Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: MAY REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); White
grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles doubled to right; May
struck out; Dent doubled to right [Nettles scored]; Randolph
walked; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Grieve grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrah walked; Wills popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
tripled to center; Jackson struck out; White struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 7TH: BEASLEY BATTED FOR FAHEY; Beasley grounded out
(first to pitcher); Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first);
May singled to third; Campaneris singled to pitcher [May to
second]; Munson allowed a passed ball [May to third, Campaneris
to second]; LYLE REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); FREGOSI BATTED
FOR HARGROVE; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SUNDBERG
REPLACED BEASLEY (PLAYING C ); Nettles grounded out (second to
first); May grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Horton struck out; Grieve grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to right; Rivers out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Randolph to second]; Munson
struck out; KNOWLES REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Chambliss
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills singled to left; Sundberg struck out; Wills
stole second; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
ELLIS BATTED FOR MAY; J. Ellis walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR J. ELLIS;
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 3.