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Backed by a 15-hit attack, Ed Figueroa pitched the Yankees to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers. Mickey Rivers led off the first inning with a home run, and a single by Thurman Munson and RBI double by Reggie Jackson in that same frame made it 2-0. New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IRangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Yankees 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 x - 6 15 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .253 Rivers cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .252 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 Sundberg c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Munson c 4 2 2 0 0 0 .306 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Jackson rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .283 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Piniella lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .318 Lowenstein dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Johnstone pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194 Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .209 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Wills 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .228 Nettles 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .262 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 White dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 2 1 0 1 .250 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 4 1 6 3 Totals 34 6 15 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 15,419 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Yankees 7 DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 1 Doubles: Oliver (23), Jackson (9), Randolph (11), Piniella 2 (20) Triples: White (3) Home Runs: Rivers (6) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (9), Nettles (1) Sacrifice Flies: Dent (3) GIDP: Wills (9), White (5) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(5-6) 2.1 8 3 3 1 0 1 14 3.75 Lindblad 5.2 7 3 3 1 5 0 23 3.63 Totals 8 15 6 6 2 5 1 37 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(11-7) 9 4 1 1 6 3 0 35 3.19 Totals 9 4 1 1 6 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Medich (5) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Beniquez forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); Sundberg flied out to center; Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers homered; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to pitcher; Jackson doubled to center [Munson scored]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds flied out to right; Lowenstein flied out to left; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White singled to right; Medich threw a wild pitch [White to second]; Dent singled to shortstop [White stayed at second]; Rivers forced Dent (second to shortstop) [White to third]; White was out trying to advance to home (catcher to second to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Campaneris popped to catcher in foul territory; Hargrove walked; Beniquez popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph doubled to center [Randolph out at third (center to second to third)]; Munson singled to center; Jackson walked [Munson to second]; Piniella doubled to right [Munson scored, Jackson to third]; LINDBLAD REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles walked; White forced Nettles (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 3. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to center; Oliver flied out to left; Bonds walked [Sundberg to second]; Lowenstein struck out; Harrah walked [Sundberg to third, Bonds to second]; Wills walked [Sundberg scored, Bonds to third, Harrah to second]; Campaneris made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Dent struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph singled to center; Munson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Beniquez singled to center; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg singled to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Piniella struck out; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. RANGERS 6TH: Bonds made an out to third; Lowenstein flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Nettles was caught stealing second (catcher to second); White tripled to center; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; Rivers flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. RANGERS 7TH: Wills flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to center; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg made an out to shortstop; Oliver doubled to center; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella doubled to left; JOHNSTONE RAN FOR PINIELLA; Chambliss singled to center [Johnstone to third, Chambliss to second (on throw to home)]; Nettles singled to right [Johnstone scored, Chambliss scored]; White grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Dent singled to center; DOYLE RAN FOR DENT; Rivers struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 6. RANGERS 9TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah walked; Wills grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 6. |
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