Making his first 1981 plate appearance, Reggie Jackson drilled a two-run double in the first inning to provide all the needed scoring as the Yankees edged the Rangers, 2-1. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 2 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .200 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .192 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Winfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Oliver dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Jackson dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .500 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Gamble rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Sample lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .095 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Grubb rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .071 Putnam 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Sundberg c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .368 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duran ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Darwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 4 2 6 1 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 6 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 34,333 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Rangers 4 DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Nettles, Gossage, Bell, Mendoza Doubles: Jackson 2 (2), Bell (2) Home Runs: Sundberg (1) Stolen Bases: Randolph 2 (3), Rivers (2) GIDP: Winfield (1), Oliver (1), Grubb (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(1-1) 6.1 4 1 1 0 4 1 22 5.11 Davis 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50 Gossage SV(2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 6 1 32 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darwin L(0-2) 7 4 2 1 5 1 0 30 5.40 Jenkins 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.12 Totals 9 4 2 1 6 1 0 38 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark YANKEES 1ST: Randolph reached on an error by Bell; Randolph stole second; Mumphrey walked; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mumphrey to second, Randolph to third]; Jackson doubled [Mumphrey scored, Randolph scored (unearned)]; Gamble popped to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to right; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Spencer flied to right in foul territory; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Sample struck out (catcher to first); Grubb singled to center; Putnam flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Winfield singled to left; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Mendoza struck out; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. YANKEES 4TH: Gamble flied out to center; Nettles flied out to center; Spencer walked; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Rivers struck out; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. YANKEES 5TH: Dent popped to second; Randolph walked; Mumphrey singled to left [Randolph to second]; Winfield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sample popped to third; Grubb struck out; Putnam grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. YANKEES 6TH: Jackson doubled to right; Gamble flied out to right [Jackson to third]; Nettles popped to first; Spencer was walked intentionally; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg homered; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1. YANKEES 7TH: Dent popped to shortstop; Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Bell doubled to left; DAVIS REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Sample reached on an error by Nettles; Grubb grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sample out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1. YANKEES 8TH: JENKINS REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Jackson reached on an error by Mendoza; Gamble walked [Jackson to second]; Nettles flied out to right; Spencer popped to second; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); DURAN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Duran singled to left; Debut game for Dan Duran; WAGNER RAN FOR DURAN; GOSSAGE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1. YANKEES 9TH: WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dent popped to third; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Rivers reached on an error by Gossage; Oliver flied out to left; Rivers stole second; Bell struck out; Sample struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

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