Two Ranger off-season acquisitions -- Richie Zisk, obtained in the re-entry draft from the White Sox, and Jon Matlack, acquired in a deal with the Mets -- paid immediate dividends in a 2-1 victory over the Yankees before a record Arlington Stadium opening-day crowd of 40,078.

Zisk, who had three hits in four trips, drove in the Rangers' first run with a single in the first inning and smashed a homer for the winning run in the ninth. Matlack hurled the route to record his first A. L. victory. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hargrove 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 .667 Rivers cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Munson dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Oliver lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Jackson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Zisk rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .750 Piniella lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Johnson c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Bevacqua dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Wills 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Dent ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 8 1 2 6 Totals 27 2 8 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 40,078 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Rangers 5 DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Rivers Triples: Piniella (1) Home Runs: Zisk (1) Caught Stealing: Jackson 2 (2), Campaneris (1), Oliver (1) Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (1), Campaneris 2 (2) GIDP: Nettles (1) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Matlack) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry 7 6 1 1 2 2 0 27 1.29 Gossage L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 9.00 Totals 8 8 2 2 2 3 1 31 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(1-0) 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 34 1.00 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Matlack (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver singled to left [Hargrove to third]; Zisk singled to center [Hargrove scored, Oliver out at third (center to third), Zisk to second (on throw to 3b)]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Piniella struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Bevacqua grounded out (second to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Wills singled to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles struck out; Dent singled to center; Randolph forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Zisk singled to center [Oliver to third, Zisk to second (error by Rivers)]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Munson flied out to left; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to center; Wills walked; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella tripled to left; Johnson struck out; Chambliss singled to third [Piniella scored]; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; Chris Chambliss called for interference at 2B; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Campaneris forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Oliver made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. YANKEES 6TH: Dent singled to center; Randolph singled to third [Dent to second]; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dent to third, Randolph to second]; Munson was walked intentionally; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Harrah struck out; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. YANKEES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss singled to left [Chambliss out at second (left to second)]; Nettles singled to right; Dent made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Wills made an out to third; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph struck out; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Hargrove struck out; Campaneris flied out to right; Oliver singled to shortstop; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. YANKEES 9TH: Jackson singled to center; Jackson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Piniella walked; Johnson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Zisk homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

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