The Rangers swept past the Yankees, 3-2, as Jon Matlack went the route for the ninth time this season. A single by Bobby Thompson opened the Ranger third and Bobby Bonds followed with a homer that cleared the 370-foot mark in left against a strong wind.

In the eighth, Bonds singled and moved to third when losing pitcher Don Gullett made a throwing error on Toby Harrah's sacrifice attempt. Bonds was thrown out at the plate on a fielder's choice with Harrah moving to third. Richie Zisk then drove in the game-winning run with a grounder to right field. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Rangers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Bonds rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .253 White lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Munson c 4 0 3 1 0 1 .288 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Piniella rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Zisk lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .284 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .296 J. Ellis dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .205 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Bevacqua 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .157 Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Garcia 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .212 Thompson cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Gullett 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 32 2 7 2 0 3 Totals 31 3 9 3 0 5 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 37,702 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Rangers 6 DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Gullett Doubles: Piniella (9), Sundberg (11) Home Runs: Bonds (12) Stolen Bases: Rivers (9) Caught Stealing: J. Ellis (1), Campaneris (4) Sacrifice Hits: White (2), Harrah (2) GIDP: Nettles (10) Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (3,by Gullett) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett L(4-1) 7 8 3 3 0 3 1 29 2.86 Gossage 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.06 Totals 8 9 3 3 0 5 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(7-8) 9 7 2 2 0 3 0 33 2.49 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 3 0 33 Passed Balls: Sundberg (6) Hit by Pitch: Gullett (1) Wild Pitches: Matlack (5) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; White flied out to left; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Harrah flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to center; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Piniella to third]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Piniella scored]; Nettles was called out on strikes; Johnson flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to left; J. Ellis singled to left [Zisk to second]; Bevacqua forced Zisk (third to shortstop) [J. Ellis to second]; Hargrove was hit by a pitch [J. Ellis to third, Bevacqua to second]; J. Ellis was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Dent popped to second; Garcia singled to right; Rivers forced Garcia (second to shortstop); White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Thompson singled to center; Bonds homered [Thompson scored]; Harrah lined to third; Sundberg doubled to left; Zisk popped to first in foul territory; J. Ellis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Piniella lined to second; Chambliss singled to third [Munson to second]; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to center; Hargrove lined to center; Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2. YANKEES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out to center; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Bonds flied out to left; Harrah singled to left; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to pitcher; Rivers stole second; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers to third]; Munson singled to third [Rivers scored]; Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Zisk struck out; J. Ellis flied out to left; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 2. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Johnson flied out to center; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 2. YANKEES 8TH: Garcia struck out; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Bonds singled to right; Harrah reached on an error by Gullett on a sacrifice bunt [Bonds to third, Harrah to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Bonds out at home (shortstop to catcher), Harrah to third]; Zisk singled to right [Harrah scored, Sundberg to second]; J. Ellis struck out; Bevacqua struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 3. YANKEES 9TH: Munson singled to left; Piniella forced Munson (third to second); Chambliss forced Piniella (shortstop to second); Matlack threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to second]; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

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