Led by Thurman Munson, who rapped three hits and drove in two runs, the Yankees gained their fifth straight victory and stopped the seven-game winning streak of the Rangers, 5-2. After Munson plated a marker with a single in the first inning, the Yankees clinched the outcome with three runs in the third on a single by Bucky Dent, pass to Willie Randolph and singles by Munson, Reggie Jackson and Chris Chambliss. Richie Zisk hit his eighth homer of the season for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, May       5, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  8  2
Yankees      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .303
Campaneris ss         2   0   1   1     3   0   .172      Randolph 2b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .274
Bevacqua dh           5   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Munson c              4   1   3   2     0   0   .276
Zisk rf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .317      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     0   1   .275
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .297      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .340
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .282
Beniquez cf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Lowenstein lf       1   1   1   0     1   0   .364      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Thompson lf,cf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Dent ss               3   1   1   1     1   0   .224
Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .246      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     5   9             Totals               32   5   9   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 17,285
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Yankees 8
DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Beniquez, Matlack
Doubles: Lowenstein (1), Hargrove (3), Munson (4), Piniella (3)
Triples: Sundberg (3)
Home Runs: Zisk (8)
Stolen Bases: Wills (9), Campaneris 2 (5)
GIDP: Bevacqua (1), Randolph (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Matlack)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(2-4)          7.1   9   5   3   2   7   0  33   3.27
Comer                   0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   3   4   7   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(3-0)           6.1   5   1   1   5   7   0  29   1.49
Gossage SV(2)           2.2   3   1   1   0   2   1  10   2.49
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   9   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Campaneris
singled to right; Bevacqua struck out; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to left;
Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Matlack [Randolph to third]; Munson singled to left [Randolph
scored (unearned)]; Jackson struck out; Piniella popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Harrah popped
to third in foul territory; Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles
made an out to third; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Wills singled to
shortstop; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to
second]; Campaneris walked; Wills stole third and Campaneris
stole second; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to left; Rivers popped to catcher in
foul territory; Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Munson singled
to left [Dent scored, Randolph to third]; Jackson singled to
center [Randolph scored, Munson to third (error by Beniquez)];
Piniella struck out; Chambliss singled to second [Munson scored
(unearned), Jackson to second]; Nettles flied out to left; 3 R
(2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk made an out to shortstop; Sundberg tripled to
right; Harrah flied out to right; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Dent lined to second;
Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Wills
struck out; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING LF); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Randolph flied out to center;
Munson doubled to left; Jackson flied out to center [Munson to
third]; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Bevacqua flied out to left;
Campaneris stole second; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg walked; Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to center;
Johnson flied out to left; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein walked; Thompson singled to center
[Lowenstein to second]; Wills struck out; Hargrove singled to
right [Lowenstein to third, Thompson to second]; Campaneris
walked [Lowenstein scored, Thompson to third, Hargrove to
second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Bevacqua grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers singled to left; Randolph grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Zisk homered; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Harrah flied out to center; Lowenstein doubled
to right; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Piniella doubled to
left [Jackson to third]; Chambliss struck out; COMER REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); Nettles was walked intentionally; Johnson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent walked [Jackson
scored, Piniella to third, Nettles to second]; Rivers grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Wills struck out; Hargrove doubled to right;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 5.