Friday April 20, 1979
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Thurman Munson hit a run-scoring single in each of the first two innings as the Yankees built up a 4-0 lead en route to a 5-3 victory over the Rangers. The Yankees' pair in the first counted on a pass to Mickey Rivers and consecutive singles by Willie Randolph, Munson and Reggie Jackson. Bucky Dent singled, Rivers doubled and Munson singled for two more runs in the second.

Ed Figueroa held the Rangers to four hits before Dick Tidrow took over with two men on base in the ninth and retired the side. Al Oliver, who doubled for the Rangers in the sixth, hit safely in his 10th straight game. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Friday, April 20, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 4 0 Yankees 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 5 9 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 3 0 0 1 2 0 .222 Rivers cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .255 Sample lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .348 Beniquez pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Norman ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Randolph 2b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .227 Putnam ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .385 Munson c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .250 Oliver cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .447 Jackson rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .286 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Zisk rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .286 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Gamble dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .300 White lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sundberg c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Spencer dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Johnson ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Dent ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Grubb ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 4 3 6 2 Totals 30 5 9 5 3 3 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 26,651 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Yankees 4 DP: Rangers 2, Yankees 0 Errors: Dent Doubles: Oliver (3), Grubb (1), Rivers (2) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (1) GIDP: Nettles (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer L(1-1) 4.1 6 5 5 3 1 0 21 4.00 Rajsich 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00 Totals 8 9 5 5 3 3 0 33 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(2-1) 8 4 3 3 6 1 0 35 5.46 Tidrow SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.52 Totals 9 4 3 3 6 2 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Harold Siroka, 2B - Merrill Hadry, 3B - John Mackin RANGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire John Mackin; Wills grounded out (third to first); Sample flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to second]; Munson singled to left [Rivers scored, Randolph to second]; Jackson singled to center [Randolph scored, Munson to second]; Nettles grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Munson to third, Jackson out at second]; Chambliss struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Dent singled to center; Rivers doubled to center [Dent scored]; Randolph walked; Munson singled to left [Rivers scored, Randolph to second]; Jackson lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen reached on an error by Dent; Campaneris forced Jorgensen (third to second); Wills walked [Campaneris to second]; Sample popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles flied out to left; Chambliss popped to second; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk walked; Gamble walked [Zisk to second]; Sundberg forced Gamble (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Dent grounded out (second to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. RANGERS 5TH: Jorgensen flied out to left; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph to second]; RAJSICH REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Nettles singled to right [Randolph scored, Nettles to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. RANGERS 6TH: Sample walked; Oliver doubled to center [Sample scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to third]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver scored]; Gamble singled to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (second to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson was called out on strikes; Dent popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. RANGERS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Jorgensen flied out to left; GRUBB BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Grubb doubled to left; Wills walked; Sample forced Wills (shortstop to second) [Grubb to third]; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: NORMAN REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING SS); GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rivers singled to center; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR RIVERS; Beniquez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. RANGERS 8TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson singled to center; Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss hit into a double play (center to second) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5. RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg walked; Jorgensen singled to right [Sundberg to second]; TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sundberg to third, Jorgensen to second]; Wills grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sundberg scored, Jorgensen to third]; PUTNAM BATTED FOR NORMAN; Putnam struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 5.

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