Ron Guidry observed his 27th birthday by pitching a two-hitter and the Yankees helped their lefthander celebrate by defeating the Rangers, 1-0. Guidry, who did not issue a pass, faced only 25 batters. Jim Sundberg, who tripled with two out in the first inning, was stranded when Guidry fanned Willie Horton. Bert Campaneris singled for the Rangers' other hit in the seventh and was thrown out trying to steal. The Yankees scored their run off Dock Ellis in the sixth on a triple by Graig Nettles and single by Reggie Jackson. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 1, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    28, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .331
  J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Jackson rf            2   0   1   1     1   0   .287
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      White lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .280      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Randolph 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Washington lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .255
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grieve rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     0   8             Totals               25   1   5   1     4   1

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 37,714
Left on Base: Rangers 1, Yankees 4
DP: Rangers 4, Yankees 0
Errors: Campaneris
Triples: Sundberg (2), Nettles (2)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (19), White (9)
GIDP: Munson (17), Chambliss (18), Jackson (3), May (7)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(7-11)        8     5   1   1   4   1   0  29   4.03
Totals                  8     5   1   1   4   1   0  29

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(11-6)          9     2   0   0   0   8   0  28   3.13
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   8   0  28

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Haller


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Sundberg tripled to left;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Nettles
walked; Munson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah struck out; Beniquez struck out; Wills flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Chambliss grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second];
White reached on an error by Campaneris; White was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Washington flied out to left; Grieve flied out to
center; Hargrove lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: May grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph flied
out to center; Dent walked; Rivers singled to right [Dent to
third]; Nettles forced Rivers (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Campaneris struck out; Sundberg flied out to left;
Horton lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Munson out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah made an out to second; Beniquez was called
out on strikes; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: White singled to left; May grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [White out at second];
Randolph walked; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Grieve
flied out to center; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Nettles
tripled to right; Munson popped to second in foul territory;
Jackson singled to center [Nettles scored]; Chambliss grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees
1.

RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg was called out
on strikes; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); May was
called out on strikes; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah made an out to shortstop; Beniquez flied out
to left; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers flied out to
center; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 9TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Bevacqua flied out
to left; Grieve grounded out (third to first); J. ELLIS BATTED
FOR HARGROVE; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.