Reggie Jackson went 4-for-5, including a pair of doubles, and scored twice as the Yankees ripped the Rangers, 7-1. It was the rightfielder's first four-hit game as a Yankee. Ed Figueroa retired the last 19 batters in order. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     9, 1978 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  2    2  2  0  -   7 15  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   2   2   1     1   0   .333      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .429
Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .143      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Munson dh             5   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Jackson rf            5   2   4   1     0   0   .625      Zisk dh               3   0   1   1     0   0   .571
Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   2     1   0   .625      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      C. Washington rf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White lf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .333      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson c             5   0   1   1     0   0   .111      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     1   0   .429      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  15   7     6   1             Totals               29   1   3   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 20,243
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Rangers 2
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1
Errors: C. Washington
Doubles: Jackson 2 (2), Dent (1)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (1), White (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (3)
GIDP: Johnson (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(1-0)         9     3   1   1   0   2   0  30   1.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   2   0  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(0-1)        6    10   3   3   4   0   0  30   4.50
Umbarger                0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4  54.00
Jenkins                 2.2   2   2   2   2   1   0  12   6.75
Totals                  9    15   7   7   6   1   0  46

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


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

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk
singled to shortstop [Hargrove scored]; Harrah forced Zisk
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles flied out to
left; White walked [Chambliss to second]; Johnson made an out to
catcher; Dent forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: C. Washington lined to third; Beniquez grounded out
(first unassisted); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to right; Randolph was picked off
first (catcher to first); Rivers flied out to center; Munson
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove
was called out on strikes; Campaneris singled to left; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson doubled to center; Chambliss walked;
Nettles flied out to right; White forced Chambliss (first to
shortstop) [Jackson to third]; Johnson singled to center
[Jackson scored, White to third]; Dent walked [Johnson to
second]; Randolph forced Dent (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk popped to second; Harrah flied out to left; C.
Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
lined to third; Jackson singled to left; Chambliss singled to
right [Jackson to third (error by C. Washington)]; Nettles
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Johnson grounded into a double play
(second to first) [White out at second]; Dent doubled to left;
Randolph singled to center [Dent scored]; Randolph stole second;
Rivers singled to center [Randolph scored]; Munson grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove struck out; Campaneris flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: UMBARGER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Jackson
doubled to left; Chambliss singled to left [Jackson scored,
Chambliss to second (on throw to home)]; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Chambliss to third]; White singled to
center [Chambliss scored]; JENKINS REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING);
White stole second; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Dent flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to left; C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph walked; Rivers walked [Randolph to
second]; Munson struck out; Jackson singled to right [Randolph
scored, Rivers to third]; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to
shortstop) [Rivers scored]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss
to second]; White popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Wills grounded out
(second to first); Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Dent grounded out
(third to first); Randolph lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 1.