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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on May 17, 1980 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,173 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Larry McCoy |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Sample | DH |
| Dave Roberts | Third Baseman |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Brown | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 17, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Underwood
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Underwood
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones bunts towards first. Ellis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Matlack
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Underwood
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Matlack
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Matlack
There goes Brown. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Underwood
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Underwood
Frias bunts towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Underwood
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Matlack
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Matlack
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. There goes Watson trying to get to home. Oliver throws the ball in to Sundberg who tags Watson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Underwood
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Matlack
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Underwood
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Underwood
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Underwood
Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Matlack
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randolph for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones hits a popup towards third. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Underwood
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Underwood
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Underwood covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Matlack
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Underwood
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Matlack
Brown hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Matlack
Cerone strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Underwood
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Underwood
Buddy Bell pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Underwood
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Underwood
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Matlack
Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop.
Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Rivers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivers. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Matlack
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Matlack
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Dennis Werth pinch runs for Reggie Jackson.
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Underwood
Jim Spencer now playing first base.
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1980 -- Texas at New York (N)
Texas AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 1 2 0
Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jones R, cf 4 1 0 0
Oliver A, lf 4 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Ellis J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, dh 4 0 3 2
Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Werth D, pr 0 0 0 0
Sample B, dh 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0
Roberts D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Brown B, rf 3 0 1 0
Frias P, ss 1 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bell B, ph 1 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
Harrelson B, ss 0 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 31 3 8 3
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 002 000 01x -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (L) 8.0 8 3 2 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
E -- Wills B, Rivers M
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 5, New York 5
2B -- Watson B, Ellis J
SB -- Brown B
SH -- Frias P
T -- 1:59
A -- 28173
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