The hitting of Reggie Jackson and pitching of Catfish Hunter and Sparky Lyle sparked the Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Rangers. Jackson, 16-for-28 since returning from a five-day suspension imposed by former Manager Martin, ignited a four-run outburst in the second inning with a three-base hit and scored on a single by Chris Chambliss.

Graig Nettles drew a walk and after an out, a single by Bucky Dent loaded the sacks. A sacrifice fly by Mickey Rivers delivered one run and a triple by Willie Randolph produced two more. Jackson blasted a solo homer in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 1 Yankees 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 x - 8 10 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Rivers cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .252 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Blair cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .303 Randolph 2b 2 1 1 2 2 0 .258 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Munson dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .308 Bonds rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .274 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Johnstone lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Jorgensen 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Jackson rf 2 3 2 1 2 0 .288 Bevacqua ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .285 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .263 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .185 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 4 6 Totals 31 8 10 8 5 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 18,485 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Yankees 5 DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Matlack Doubles: Beniquez (11), Hargrove (20), Nettles (13) Triples: Jackson (5), Randolph (4) Home Runs: Bonds (20), Jackson (16) Stolen Bases: Wills (32), Rivers 2 (15), Randolph (19) Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (5) GIDP: Piniella (8) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(8-9) 3.1 8 7 7 4 1 0 20 2.57 Cleveland 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.84 Mirabella 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 6.23 Comer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.20 Totals 8 10 8 8 5 2 1 37 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(4-4) 8 3 0 0 3 6 0 30 5.36 Lyle 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 3.45 Totals 9 4 1 1 4 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Wills walked; Wills stole second; Sundberg struck out; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph walked; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by Matlack [Randolph to second]; Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Harrah walked; Jorgensen flied out to center; Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson tripled to left; Chambliss singled to center [Jackson scored]; Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; Johnson forced Chambliss (shortstop to third) [Nettles to second]; Dent singled to right [Nettles to third, Johnson to second]; Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored]; Randolph tripled to center [Johnson scored, Dent scored]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris struck out; Hargrove lined to second; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 3RD: Piniella struck out; Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to center [Jackson to third, Chambliss out at second (center to third to second)]; Nettles doubled to right [Jackson scored]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg walked; Oliver flied out to center; Bonds struck out; Harrah made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers singled to shortstop; Rivers stole second; Randolph walked; CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Rivers stole third and Randolph stole second; Munson singled to center [Rivers scored, Randolph scored]; Piniella forced Munson (shortstop to second); Jackson walked [Piniella to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 5TH: DOYLE REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Jorgensen flied out to left; Beniquez doubled to left; Campaneris made an out to first; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Johnson flied out to center; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to left; Oliver singled to left; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Jorgensen flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 7TH: MIRABELLA REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson homered; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 8. RANGERS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); Campaneris flied out to left; Hargrove doubled to right; Wills grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hargrove to third]; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 8. YANKEES 8TH: COMER REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 8. RANGERS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to center; Bonds homered; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Bevacqua walked; Beniquez forced Bevacqua (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 8.

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