A fluke double by Willie Horton on a ball that center fielder Mickey Rivers apparently lost in the lights triggered a five-run rally that enabled the Rangers to defeat the Yankees, 7-3. Two were out in the fourth inning when Horton's fly fell about 20 feet to the left of Rivers, allowing two runs to score. Toby Harrah followed with a homer for two more runs. Mike Hargrove and Tom Grieve then hit doubles for the fifth run of the frame. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      7, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  3
Rangers      0  0  1    5  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Campaneris ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Wills 2b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .316
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      May rf                4   1   0   0     1   0   .234
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Horton dh             3   1   1   2     2   1   .300
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Harrah 3b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .272
White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .293      Hargrove 1b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .291
May dh                2   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Grieve lf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .167
  Piniella ph,dh      2   0   1   0     0   0   .302        Beasley lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Healy c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .148      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Dent ss               3   1   1   2     1   0   .255      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     2   3             Totals               36   7  11   6     7   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 18,075
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Rangers 12
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Randolph, Healy 2
Doubles: White (7), Healy (2), Horton (6), Hargrove (8), Grieve (1)
Home Runs: Dent (3), Wills (3), Harrah (7)
Stolen Bases: Wills (8), Harrah (6)
GIDP: Randolph (6), Dent (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(7-4)         7    10   7   6   7   2   2  39   2.23
Clay                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    11   7   6   7   3   2  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  4.2   5   3   3   2   1   1  20   4.73
Lindblad W(2-3)         4.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  16   3.08
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   3   1  36

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to right; Wills walked; May
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to second]; Horton
walked; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles made an out to shortstop; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove struck out; Grieve grounded out (pitcher
to first); Sundberg singled to right; Beniquez singled to center
[Sundberg to second]; Campaneris flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: May struck out; Healy singled to left; Dent homered
[Healy scored]; Rivers singled to center; Randolph grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills homered; May grounded out (first to pitcher);
Horton walked; Harrah popped to first in foul territory;
Hargrove singled to center [Horton to second]; Grieve walked
[Horton to third, Hargrove to second]; Sundberg flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss made an out to
shortstop; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Campaneris singled to pitcher; Wills flied out to center; May
walked [Campaneris to second]; Horton doubled to center
[Campaneris scored, May scored]; Harrah homered [Horton scored];
Hargrove doubled to right; Grieve doubled to center [Hargrove
scored]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 5TH: White walked; May singled to center [White to
third]; Healy forced May (shortstop to second) [White scored];
Dent walked [Healy to second]; Rivers singled to first [Healy to
third, Dent to second]; Randolph popped to catcher in foul
territory; LINDBLAD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Jackson popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez walked; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Beniquez to second]; Wills reached on an error by
Randolph [Beniquez scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Healy dropped a
foul fly hit by May for an error; Wills stole second; May flied
out to left; Horton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); White doubled to left; PINIELLA
BATTED FOR MAY; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove flied out to left;
Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Healy doubled to right; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first)
[Healy to third]; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
flied out to center; Campaneris singled to left; Wills walked
[Campaneris to second]; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson singled to left; Chambliss struck out;
Nettles forced Jackson (second to shortstop); White flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: CLAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Ken Clay; Harrah
singled to right; Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah stole
second [Harrah to third (error by Healy)]; Grieve was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

YANKEES 9TH: BEASLEY REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING LF); Piniella
singled to left; Healy flied out to right; Dent grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Piniella out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 7.