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Monday June 6, 1977
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The Yankees, with Catfish Hunter pitching his second complete game in his first start since May 27 and Reggie Jackson hitting two homers, breezed past the Rangers, 9-2. Jackson hit his 10th homer in the second inning and No. 11, a two-run blow, came in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 9, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Monday, June 6, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  2    4  0  2  -   9 15  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .312      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Randolph 2b           5   2   3   2     0   0   .284      May rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Munson c              4   1   2   0     1   0   .320      Horton dh             4   1   0   0     0   2   .299
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     0   2   .310      Harrah 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .268
Jackson rf            5   2   2   4     0   0   .267      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   2     1   0   .288
Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .163
White lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
May dh                3   1   2   1     1   0   .289      Beniquez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  15   8     3   5             Totals               32   2   6   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 21,978
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Rangers 4
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 2
Errors: Knowles
Doubles: May (4), Rivers (5), Randolph (10), May (3), Hargrove (7)
Home Runs: Jackson 2 (11), Randolph (2)
GIDP: Munson (5), Campaneris (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(2-3)           9     6   2   2   1   3   0  33   4.81
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   3   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(6-3)        6.1   9   6   6   2   3   2  28   3.91
Hargan                  0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.26
Knowles                 2.2   4   2   1   1   2   1  12   1.53
Totals                  9    15   9   8   3   5   3  42

Wild Pitches: Hunter (1), Knowles (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Randolph lined into a
double play (pitcher to pitcher to first) [Rivers out at first];
Munson singled to right; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris lined to third; Wills flied out to left;
May doubled to left; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson homered; Nettles struck out; White grounded
out (shortstop to first); May walked; Dent walked [May to
second]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah flied out to right; Hargrove walked; Grieve
flied out to center; Sundberg singled to third [Hargrove to
second]; Beniquez forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Munson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Wills
made an out to shortstop; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Horton struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); Hargrove made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve flied out to right; Sundberg made an out to
second; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss singled to first;
Jackson homered [Chambliss scored]; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first); May made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: White singled to right; May doubled to left [White
scored]; Dent flied out to right [May to third]; Rivers doubled
to right [May scored]; HARGAN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
Randolph doubled to left [Rivers scored]; Munson singled to
right [Randolph to third, Munson to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED
HARGAN (PITCHING); Chambliss struck out; Knowles threw a wild
pitch [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Horton struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Harrah singled to
left [Horton to second]; Hargrove doubled to center [Horton
scored, Harrah scored]; Grieve lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [Hargrove out at second]; Sundberg flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White
singled to left [White out at second (left to second)]; May
singled to center; Dent forced May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez singled to left; Campaneris grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beniquez out at
second]; Wills singled to right; May made an out to first; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Blair struck out; Randolph homered; Munson walked;
Chambliss singled to center [Munson to second]; Munson was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Knowles [Munson to
third]; Jackson forced Chambliss (shortstop to second) [Munson
scored (unearned)]; Nettles flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Horton flied out to left; Harrah struck out;
Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9,
Rangers 2.



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