A grand slam by Oscar Gamble triggered the Yankees to a 7-4 triumph over the Rangers. Gamble's blast came in the fourth inning with the Yanks trailing, 4-2, and was set up by a single by Brad Gulden, a hit batsman and a single by Willie Randolph. It was the second career bases-loaded round-tripper for Gamble, who is hitting .500 since being traded by Texas to New York. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Monday, August    27, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    4  1  0    0  0  0  -   7 12  1
Rangers      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Wills 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .267
Randolph 2b           5   2   3   0     0   1   .276      Sample cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .268
Gamble lf             5   1   2   4     0   1   .361      Oliver lf             5   1   4   3     0   0   .321
Jackson rf            5   0   0   0     0   4   .293      Bell ss,3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Chambliss dh          4   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .253      J. Ellis dh           2   0   2   1     1   0   .281
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .284        Rivers ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Gulden c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .140      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Dent ss               2   1   2   0     0   0   .234        Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Norman ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .281
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   5     2   9             Totals               35   4   9   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 24,922
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Rangers 8
DP: Yankees 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Jackson, Putnam
Doubles: Spencer (14), Oliver (22)
Home Runs: Gamble (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (9), Sample (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (7)
GIDP: Sundberg (14)
Hit by Pitch: Dent (1,by Jenkins)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(17-6)            7     9   4   3   1   1   0  32   2.93
Davis SV(7)             2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.06
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   3   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(13-11)        4    10   7   6   1   3   1  25   4.15
Darwin                  1     1   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.32
Lyle                    4     1   0   0   0   4   0  13   3.42
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2   9   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (2)
Wild Pitches: Jenkins (3)
Balks: Darwin (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Dave Phillips


YANKEES 1ST: On a bunt Murcer singled to third; Randolph forced
Murcer (shortstop to second); Gamble was called out on strikes;
Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample
reached on an error by Jackson [Sample to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Sample scored (unearned)]; Bell flied out to
right; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer doubled to right; Gulden reached
on an error by Putnam [Spencer scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Dent
singled to left [Gulden to second]; Murcer made an out to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis singled to left; Soderholm flied out to
center; Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [J. Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to center; Gamble singled to right
[Randolph to third]; Jackson struck out; Jenkins threw a wild
pitch [Gamble to second]; Chambliss walked; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Randolph scored, Gamble to third];
Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Putnam singled to center; Wills reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Putnam to second]; Sample
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Putnam to third,
Wills to second]; Oliver singled to left [Putnam scored, Wills
scored]; Bell flied out to left; Zisk singled to left [Oliver to
second]; J. Ellis singled to shortstop [Oliver scored, Zisk to
second]; Soderholm lined to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Gulden singled to right; Dent was hit by a pitch
[Gulden to second]; Murcer lined to left; Randolph singled to
third [Gulden to third, Dent to second]; Gamble homered [Gulden
scored, Dent scored, Randolph scored]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Putnam
struck out; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Spencer singled to left
[Nettles to third]; DARWIN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Darwin
balked [Nettles scored, Spencer to second]; Gulden walked; Dent
singled to right [Spencer to third, Gulden to second]; Gulden
was picked off second (catcher to second); Murcer was called out
on strikes; Randolph was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample flied out to left; Oliver singled to right;
Bell singled to right [Oliver to second]; Zisk forced Bell
(second to shortstop) [Oliver to third]; J. Ellis walked [Zisk
to second]; Soderholm forced J. Ellis (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 6TH: LYLE REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Gamble grounded
out (third to first); Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Putnam
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles lined to center; Spencer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Gulden was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Sample grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliver doubled to left; Bell grounded
out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley struck out; Murcer flied out to center;
Randolph singled to center; Gamble popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); RIVERS BATTED FOR
J. ELLIS; Rivers struck out; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR SODERHOLM;
Montanez flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: NORMAN REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING SS); BELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out
to center; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Putnam flied out to left; Wills walked; Sample
struck out; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Rangers 4.