Rusty Staub smashed his first homer in a Texas uniform, plus a double and single, as the Rangers piled up 16 hits to defeat the Yankees, 11-7. The Yankees built up a 6-1 lead with the aid of a two-run homer by Bob Watson and three-run drive by Oscar Gamble before the Rangers rallied for six runs in their half of the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, New York Yankees 7
Game Played on Friday, April     11, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    2  3  0    0  1  0  -   7  6  1
Rangers      0  0  1    0  6  0    4  0  x  -  11 16  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .125      Rivers cf             5   1   4   0     0   0   .500
Jones cf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .143        Norris cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gamble lf             2   2   1   4     1   0   .333      Wills 2b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .250
Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     1   2   .125      Oliver rf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .111
Watson dh             4   1   2   2     0   0   .556      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     1   0   .125
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Zisk dh               5   1   1   1     0   0   .111
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sample lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Staub ph,lf         3   2   3   2     0   0   .750
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .125      Putnam 1b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .250
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts c             4   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .333
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grubb ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ellis ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .250
                                                            Norman pr,ss        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   7   6   7     5   6             Totals               39  11  16   9     4   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 21,424
Left on Base: Yankees 2, Rangers 9
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Cerone, Rivers
Doubles: Dent (1), Jones (1), Watson (1), Putnam (1), Frias (1), Wills (1), Oliver (1), Zisk (1), Staub (1)
Home Runs: Watson (1), Gamble (1), Staub (1)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (1), Jones (1), Gamble (1)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (1), Wills (1)
GIDP: Watson (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    4.1   9   6   6   1   0   0  23  12.46
Davis L(0-1)            2     4   4   4   2   1   1  12  18.00
Kaat                    0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4  13.50
Gossage                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    16  11  11   4   1   1  44

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(1-0)          5     4   6   6   5   4   2  22  10.80
Rajsich SV(1)           4     2   1   1   0   2   0  14   2.25
Totals                  9     6   7   7   5   6   2  36

Passed Balls: Cerone (1)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (1), Jenkins (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Jenkins
threw a wild pitch [Randolph to third]; Jones walked; Jones
stole second; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randolph
scored, Jones to third]; Jackson walked; Watson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at second];
1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Wills singled
to left; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Wills to second]; Oliver
grounded out (second to first) [Wills to third]; Bell walked;
Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer made an out to first; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sample grounded out (second to first); Putnam
doubled to right; Roberts grounded out (second to first) [Putnam
to third]; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Randolph singled to
third; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Jones lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to pitcher; Wills forced Rivers
(shortstop to second) [Wills to first]; Oliver grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Wills to second]; Bell singled to center
[Wills scored]; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble walked; Gamble stole second; Jackson struck
out; Watson homered [Gamble scored]; Spencer struck out; Nettles
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample flied out to center; Putnam flied out to
center; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Cerone flied out to left; Dent doubled to center;
Randolph flied out to center; Jones walked; Gamble homered [Dent
scored, Jones scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Frias doubled to center; On a bunt Rivers singled
to catcher [Frias scored (error by Cerone) (no RBI), Rivers to
second]; Wills doubled to left [Rivers scored]; Oliver doubled
to right [Wills scored]; Bell grounded out (second to first)
[Oliver to third]; Zisk doubled to right [Oliver scored]; DAVIS
REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); STAUB BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Staub homered
[Zisk scored]; Putnam grounded out (second to first); Roberts
struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 7.

YANKEES 6TH: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RAJSICH REPLACED
JENKINS (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer struck out (catcher to first); Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Frias singled to first; Rivers singled to
right [Frias to second]; Wills forced Frias (first to third)
[Rivers to second, Wills to first]; Oliver forced Wills (pitcher
to shortstop) [Rivers to third, Oliver to first]; Bell flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone made an out to second; Dent flied out to
left; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk made an out to second; Staub doubled to
center; Putnam was walked intentionally; Roberts walked [Staub
to third, Putnam to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR FRIAS; KAAT
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); ELLIS BATTED FOR GRUBB; Ellis singled
to center [Staub scored, Putnam scored, Roberts to second];
NORMAN RAN FOR ELLIS; Rivers singled to center [Roberts to
third, Norman to second]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Roberts scored, Norman to third]; Kaat threw a wild pitch
[Norman scored, Rivers to second]; Oliver made an out to second;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 11.

YANKEES 8TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Jones doubled
to center [Jones to third (error by Rivers)]; Gamble made an out
to shortstop; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Jones
scored]; Watson doubled to center; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
singled to right; Putnam walked [Staub to second]; Roberts
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
7, Rangers 11.

YANKEES 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone lined to first; Dent
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Rangers
11.