Reggie Jackson went 4-for-5, including a pair of doubles, and scored twice as the Yankees ripped the Rangers, 7-1. It was the rightfielder's first four-hit game as a Yankee. Ed Figueroa retired the last 19 batters in order. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 - 7 15 0 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 2 2 1 1 0 .333 Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .429 Rivers cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .143 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Munson dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .125 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Jackson rf 5 2 4 1 0 0 .625 Zisk dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .571 Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 2 1 0 .625 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 C. Washington rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White lf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .333 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .111 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Dent ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .429 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 7 15 7 6 1 Totals 29 1 3 1 0 2 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 20,243 Left on Base: Yankees 12, Rangers 2 DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1 Errors: C. Washington Doubles: Jackson 2 (2), Dent (1) Stolen Bases: Randolph (1), White (1) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (3) GIDP: Johnson (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(1-0) 9 3 1 1 0 2 0 30 1.00 Totals 9 3 1 1 0 2 0 30 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander L(0-1) 6 10 3 3 4 0 0 30 4.50 Umbarger 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 54.00 Jenkins 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 12 6.75 Totals 9 15 7 7 6 1 0 46 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Munson singled to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk singled to shortstop [Hargrove scored]; Harrah forced Zisk (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles flied out to left; White walked [Chambliss to second]; Johnson made an out to catcher; Dent forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: C. Washington lined to third; Beniquez grounded out (first unassisted); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to right; Randolph was picked off first (catcher to first); Rivers flied out to center; Munson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled to left; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson doubled to center; Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to right; White forced Chambliss (first to shortstop) [Jackson to third]; Johnson singled to center [Jackson scored, White to third]; Dent walked [Johnson to second]; Randolph forced Dent (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk popped to second; Harrah flied out to left; C. Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson lined to third; Jackson singled to left; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson to third (error by C. Washington)]; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1. YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to first) [White out at second]; Dent doubled to left; Randolph singled to center [Dent scored]; Randolph stole second; Rivers singled to center [Randolph scored]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove struck out; Campaneris flied out to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 1. YANKEES 7TH: UMBARGER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Jackson doubled to left; Chambliss singled to left [Jackson scored, Chambliss to second (on throw to home)]; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chambliss to third]; White singled to center [Chambliss scored]; JENKINS REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); White stole second; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied out to left; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Rangers 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph walked; Rivers walked [Randolph to second]; Munson struck out; Jackson singled to right [Randolph scored, Rivers to third]; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to shortstop) [Rivers scored]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss to second]; White popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Wills grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Rangers 1. YANKEES 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

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