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Friday May 16, 1980
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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.



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