A Helmet Day crowd of 53,829 -- largest in the majors this year -- saw the Yankees beat the Rangers, 3-2, on a 12th-inning home run by Chris Chambliss. The Yanks got two runs in the second stanza on Graig Nettles' homer coming with Chambliss aboard on second baseman Bump Wills' error.

The Rangers tied the game in the sixth when Wills was hit by a pitch, Al Oliver followed with an RBI double and Richie Zisk punched a single. Rich Gossage picked up his second win, firing four innings of hitless relief and striking out five. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .244 Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Jorgensen pr,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 Randolph 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Wills 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .247 Munson c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Oliver dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Jackson rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Zisk rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .322 Chambliss dh 5 2 1 1 0 0 .284 Lowenstein lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .370 Nettles 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .235 Beniquez ph,cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .163 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Thompson cf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .304 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Sundberg c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .149 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 5 2 7 6 Totals 40 3 7 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 53,829 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Yankees 4 DP: Rangers 2, Yankees 0 Errors: Wills Doubles: Oliver (4), Nettles (2) Home Runs: Nettles (3), Chambliss (1) Caught Stealing: Thompson (1), Sundberg (1), Jorgensen (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wills (1) GIDP: Dent (2), Spencer (1) Hit by Pitch: Wills (2,by Beattie) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis 10 6 2 1 1 2 1 36 3.60 Barker L(1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 4.09 Totals 11.1 7 3 2 1 3 2 41 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 5.1 4 2 2 2 0 0 22 4.30 Lyle 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.83 Gossage W(2-3) 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 16 2.10 Totals 12 5 2 2 7 6 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Beattie (1) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Wills grounded out (first unassisted) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph flied out to center; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. RANGERS 2ND: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah flied out to center; Thompson singled to right; Thompson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss reached on an error by Wills; Nettles homered [Chambliss scored (unearned)]; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer walked; Dent flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to right; Hargrove walked; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph struck out; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein walked; Harrah forced Lowenstein (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles doubled to right; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Spencer singled to right; Dent grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Spencer out at second]; Rivers popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Wills was hit by a pitch; Oliver doubled to right [Wills scored]; Zisk singled to center [Oliver scored]; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Beniquez flied out to center; Harrah flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to left; Jackson singled to right; Chambliss popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. RANGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Sundberg singled to center; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to right; White popped to catcher; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wills flied out to left; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dent popped to first; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph singled to center; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. RANGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to left; Beniquez struck out; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. RANGERS 10TH: Thompson struck out; Sundberg flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 10TH: White struck out; Spencer flied out to left; Dent popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. RANGERS 11TH: Jorgensen walked; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Jorgensen to second]; Oliver flied out to left; Zisk was walked intentionally; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 11TH: BARKER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. RANGERS 12TH: Harrah walked; Thompson struck out; Sundberg struck out; Campaneris walked [Harrah to second]; Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 12TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

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