| Supported by a Yankee attack that included two homers by Ruppert Jones and one by Reggie Jackson, Tommy John racked up his seventh straight victory, defeating the Rangers, 6-2. Bobby Murcer doubled in the third inning and Jones hit his first homer of the game to break a 1-1 tie. Jones' second smash and Jackson's homer came in succession in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, May 16, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Yankees 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 x - 6 9 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .304 Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .256 Wills 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Murcer lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Oliver lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 Piniella ph,lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .209 Ellis 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .321 Jones cf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .223 Zisk dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Jackson dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 .258 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Spencer 1b 2 1 0 0 1 2 .240 Sample rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Brown rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .281 Frias ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Walton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .210 Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 10 2 0 5 Totals 32 6 9 6 3 7 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 30,068 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Yankees 7 DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 0 Errors: Jones, Spencer Doubles: Sample (3), Murcer (1) Triples: Wills (1), Randolph (3) Home Runs: Jones 2 (3), Jackson (8) Stolen Bases: Randolph (6) Caught Stealing: Sample (2) Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (1) Hit by Pitch: Spencer (1,by Rajsich) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(3-1) 3.1 7 4 4 2 3 1 19 4.55 Rajsich 3.2 2 2 2 1 3 2 15 6.00 Kern 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.40 Totals 8 9 6 6 3 7 3 37 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(7-0) 9 10 2 1 0 5 0 37 1.66 Totals 9 10 2 1 0 5 0 37 Passed Balls: Sundberg (7) Hit by Pitch: Rajsich (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills tripled to left; Oliver singled to center [Wills scored]; Ellis singled to right [Oliver to second]; Zisk struck out; Sundberg lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to left; Murcer made an out to second; Randolph stole second; Jones grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to third]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. RANGERS 2ND: Sample singled to left; Sample was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Roberts struck out; Frias singled to right; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Spencer walked; Nettles singled to right [Spencer to third, Nettles to second (on throw)]; Brown grounded out (second to first) [Spencer scored, Nettles to third]; Dent walked; Cerone was called out on strikes; Randolph was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 1. RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to third; Oliver flied out to center; Ellis grounded out (third to first) [Wills to second]; Zisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Murcer doubled to center; Jones homered [Murcer scored]; Jackson singled to right; Spencer struck out; Nettles singled to center [Jackson to second]; Brown flied out to right; Dent lined to third; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Sample grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph tripled to left; RAJSICH REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); PINIELLA BATTED FOR MURCER; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randolph scored]; Jones struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4. RANGERS 5TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Frias was called out on strikes; Rivers reached on an error by Spencer [Rivers to second]; Wills flied out to right; Oliver singled to third [Rivers to third]; Ellis singled to center [Rivers scored (unearned), Oliver to third (error by Jones)]; Zisk flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson struck out; Spencer struck out; Nettles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg struck out; Sample doubled to left; Roberts grounded out (third to first); WALTON BATTED FOR FRIAS; Walton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: HARRELSON REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING SS); Brown flied out to center; Dent flied out to center; Cerone walked; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Cerone to second]; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4. RANGERS 7TH: Rivers flied out to right; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jones homered; Jackson homered; Spencer was hit by a pitch; Nettles flied out to right; Brown flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6. RANGERS 8TH: Ellis was called out on strikes; Zisk singled to third; Sundberg forced Zisk (second to shortstop); Sample flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6. YANKEES 8TH: KERN REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Dent flied out to center; Cerone flied out to left; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6. RANGERS 9TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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