Led by Thurman Munson, who rapped three hits and drove in two runs, the Yankees gained their fifth straight victory and stopped the seven-game winning streak of the Rangers, 5-2. After Munson plated a marker with a single in the first inning, the Yankees clinched the outcome with three runs in the third on a single by Bucky Dent, pass to Willie Randolph and singles by Munson, Reggie Jackson and Chris Chambliss. Richie Zisk hit his eighth homer of the season for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 2 Yankees 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 9 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Rivers cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Campaneris ss 2 0 1 1 3 0 .172 Randolph 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .274 Bevacqua dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Munson c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .276 Zisk rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .317 Jackson rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .297 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .340 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .282 Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Lowenstein lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .364 Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Thompson lf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Dent ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .224 Wills 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .246 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 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 8 2 5 9 Totals 32 5 9 5 4 7 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 17,285 Left on Base: Rangers 10, Yankees 8 DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Beniquez, Matlack Doubles: Lowenstein (1), Hargrove (3), Munson (4), Piniella (3) Triples: Sundberg (3) Home Runs: Zisk (8) Stolen Bases: Wills (9), Campaneris 2 (5) GIDP: Bevacqua (1), Randolph (1) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Matlack) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(2-4) 7.1 9 5 3 2 7 0 33 3.27 Comer 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 9 5 3 4 7 0 37 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(3-0) 6.1 5 1 1 5 7 0 29 1.49 Gossage SV(2) 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 10 2.49 Totals 9 8 2 2 5 9 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Matlack (4) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled to right; Bevacqua struck out; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to left; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by Matlack [Randolph to third]; Munson singled to left [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Jackson struck out; Piniella popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles made an out to third; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1. RANGERS 3RD: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Wills singled to shortstop; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to second]; Campaneris walked; Wills stole third and Campaneris stole second; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to left; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Munson singled to left [Dent scored, Randolph to third]; Jackson singled to center [Randolph scored, Munson to third (error by Beniquez)]; Piniella struck out; Chambliss singled to second [Munson scored (unearned), Jackson to second]; Nettles flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk made an out to shortstop; Sundberg tripled to right; Harrah flied out to right; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Dent lined to second; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Wills struck out; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING LF); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Randolph flied out to center; Munson doubled to left; Jackson flied out to center [Munson to third]; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Bevacqua flied out to left; Campaneris stole second; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg walked; Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to center; Johnson flied out to left; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein walked; Thompson singled to center [Lowenstein to second]; Wills struck out; Hargrove singled to right [Lowenstein to third, Thompson to second]; Campaneris walked [Lowenstein scored, Thompson to third, Hargrove to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Bevacqua grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers singled to left; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. RANGERS 8TH: Zisk homered; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Harrah flied out to center; Lowenstein doubled to right; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson to third]; Chambliss struck out; COMER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Nettles was walked intentionally; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent walked [Jackson scored, Piniella to third, Nettles to second]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. RANGERS 9TH: Wills struck out; Hargrove doubled to right; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

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