The Yankees extended their winning streak to six games behind the four-hit pitching of Mike Torrez, who defeated the Rangers, 8-1. Five of the Yankees' runs were unearned on errors by Dave May and Toby Harrah in the fourth inning. Reggie Jackson drove in two runs with a single and accounted for a third RBI with a homer in the seventh. Roy White hit for the circuit to add the Yanks' final run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Friday, August    19, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    5  0  0    1  0  1  -   8  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .323      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
White lf              3   3   2   1     2   0   .292      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Munson c              5   1   0   1     0   0   .292      Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Jackson rf            4   1   3   3     0   0   .288      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
  Blair rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Piniella dh           4   0   1   1     0   0   .327      May rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .299      Harrah 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Beniquez cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Dent ss               4   1   0   0     0   0   .259      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .299
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   8   7     4   4             Totals               28   1   4   1     5   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 31,159
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Rangers 5
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Jackson, May, Harrah
Doubles: Rivers (14)
Home Runs: Jackson (22), White (12)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (17), Harrah (5)
GIDP: Piniella (7), Campaneris (7), Harrah (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(14-10)         9     4   1   1   5   2   0  33   3.93
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   2   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(2-1)            3.1   6   6   1   4   2   0  22   4.02
Lindblad                5.2   2   2   2   0   2   2  18   3.67
Totals                  9     8   8   3   4   4   2  40

Wild Pitches: Moret (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White walked; Munson lined to
left; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
walked; Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; Randolph popped to
first; Dent popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton reached on an error by Jackson [Horton to
first]; May flied to left in foul territory; Harrah forced
Horton (pitcher to shortstop); Harrah was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White
singled to center; Munson flied out to center; Jackson singled
to left [White to second]; Piniella singled to right [White
scored, Jackson to third, Piniella to second (on throw)];
Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Beniquez walked; Sundberg forced
Beniquez (third to second); Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Randolph singled to right; Dent
reached on an error by May [Randolph to third, Dent to second];
Rivers doubled to right [Randolph scored (unearned), Dent to
third]; White was walked intentionally; Munson reached on an
error by Harrah [Dent scored (unearned) (RBI), Rivers to third,
White to second]; Moret threw a wild pitch [Rivers scored
(unearned), White to third, Munson to second]; Jackson singled
to center [White scored (unearned), Munson scored (unearned)];
LINDBLAD REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Piniella grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 5 R (0
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Washington grounded
out (second to first); Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to pitcher); Nettles
flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: May popped to third in foul territory; Harrah
singled to center; Wills forced Harrah (second to shortstop);
Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers struck
out; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Hargrove walked;
Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Rangers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
homered; Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Washington was
called out on strikes; Horton grounded out (second to first);
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to left; Randolph flied out to
center; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah walked; Wills flied out to left; Beniquez
singled to right [Harrah to second]; Sundberg singled to center
[Harrah scored, Beniquez to second]; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted) [Beniquez to third, Sundberg to second];
Campaneris flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); White
homered; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Washington flied out to center; Horton walked;
ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON; May singled to right [Alomar to second];
Harrah grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Rangers 1.