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Lineups and Summary
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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 5, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, played on July 5, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Gullett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 37,702 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Rich Garcia |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 5, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Matlack
White hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gullett
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gullett
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Gullett
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Matlack
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Gullett
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Gullett
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Gullett
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and has Zisk trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags Zisk for the out. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Gullett
Hargrove is hit by the pitch. Ellis moves to third. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campaneris vs. Gullett
There goes Ellis. The slide. Munson applies the tag. Ellis is out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Gullett
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Matlack
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Matlack
White hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gullett
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Gullett
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gullett
Harrah hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Gullett
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Gullett
Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Gullett
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Gullett
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gullett
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gullett
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gullett
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Matlack
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gullett
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gullett
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gullett
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Gullett
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Matlack
There goes Rivers. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Matlack
White bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Gullett
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Gullett
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Gullett
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gullett
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gullett
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gullett
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Matlack
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Matlack
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Matlack
White hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gullett
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Gullett
Harrah bunts towards the mound. Gullett juggles the ball. That's an error on Gullett. Bonds moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to home to get Bonds. Harrah moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zisk vs. Gossage
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Gossage
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Gossage
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1978 -- New York at Texas (N)
New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 1 2 2
White R, lf 3 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Munson T, c 4 0 3 1 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, rf 4 1 1 0 Zisk R, lf 4 0 2 1
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ellis J, dh 4 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson C, dh 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 1 0
Garcia D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Thompson B, cf 3 1 1 0
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32 2 7 2 31 3 9 3
New York 010 001 000 -- 2
Texas 002 000 01x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett D (L)* 7.0 8 3 3 0 3
Gossage R 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Gullett D
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- New York 4, Texas 6
2B -- Piniella L, Sundberg J
HR -- Bonds B
SB -- Rivers M
CS -- Ellis J, Campaneris B
SH -- White R, Harrah T
HBP -- by Gullett D (Hargrove M)
WP -- Matlack J
PB -- Sundberg J
T -- 2:07
A -- 37702
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