A Helmet Day crowd of 53,829 -- largest in the majors this year -- saw the Yankees beat the Rangers, 3-2, on a 12th-inning home run by Chris Chambliss. The Yanks got two runs in the second stanza on Graig Nettles' homer coming with Chambliss aboard on second baseman Bump Wills' error.

The Rangers tied the game in the sixth when Wills was hit by a pitch, Al Oliver followed with an RBI double and Richie Zisk punched a single. Rich Gossage picked up his second win, firing four innings of hitless relief and striking out five. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .244      Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Jorgensen pr,1b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .400      Randolph 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .247      Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Oliver dh             5   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Jackson rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Zisk rf               4   0   1   1     1   0   .322      Chambliss dh          5   2   1   1     0   0   .284
Lowenstein lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .370      Nettles 3b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .235
  Beniquez ph,cf      3   0   0   0     0   1   .171      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .163
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Thompson cf,lf        5   0   1   0     0   3   .304      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Sundberg c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .149        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2   5   2     7   6             Totals               40   3   7   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 53,829
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Yankees 4
DP: Rangers 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Oliver (4), Nettles (2)
Home Runs: Nettles (3), Chambliss (1)
Caught Stealing: Thompson (1), Sundberg (1), Jorgensen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (1)
GIDP: Dent (2), Spencer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Wills (2,by Beattie)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis               10     6   2   1   1   2   1  36   3.60
Barker L(1-2)           1.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.09
Totals                 11.1   7   3   2   1   3   2  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 5.1   4   2   2   2   0   0  22   4.30
Lyle                    2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.83
Gossage W(2-3)          4     0   0   0   4   5   0  16   2.10
Totals                 12     5   2   2   7   6   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Beattie (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Wills grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hargrove to second]; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk lined to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
flied out to center; Thompson singled to right; Thompson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
reached on an error by Wills; Nettles homered [Chambliss scored
(unearned)]; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
walked; Dent flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Campaneris flied out
to right; Hargrove walked; Wills grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph struck out;
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk
grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein walked; Harrah forced
Lowenstein (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles doubled to right; White
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Yankees 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer singled to right; Dent grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Spencer out at second]; Rivers
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to right; Wills was hit by a
pitch; Oliver doubled to right [Wills scored]; Zisk singled to
center [Oliver scored]; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING);
BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Beniquez flied out to center;
Harrah flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Munson flied out to left; Jackson singled to right;
Chambliss popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Sundberg
singled to center; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to right; White popped to catcher;
Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE;
Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Wills flied out to left; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dent popped
to first; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
singled to center; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to
left; Beniquez struck out; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 10TH: Thompson struck out; Sundberg flied out to right;
Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 10TH: White struck out; Spencer flied out to left; Dent
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 11TH: Jorgensen walked; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Jorgensen to second]; Oliver flied out to
left; Zisk was walked intentionally; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 11TH: BARKER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Rivers
grounded out (third to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 12TH: Harrah walked; Thompson struck out; Sundberg
struck out; Campaneris walked [Harrah to second]; Jorgensen
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 12TH: Jackson struck out; Chambliss homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.
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