Combining on a five-hitter, Rudy May and Rich Gossage pitched the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. The Yankees scored once in the fifth when Willie Randolph singled, stole second and came in on a single by Bobby Murcer.

Jim Spencer drilled a homer for the winning run in the sixth. Richie Zisk cracked a homer for the Rangers in the ninth with two out to bring on Gossage, who got the final out. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    6, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Randolph 2b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .290
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Murcer lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .215
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .338      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Zisk dh               4   1   1   1     0   1   .280      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .235
Ellis 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .315
  Staub ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .322        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Norris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cerone c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Brown cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Putnam ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Sample rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .205      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roberts ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     2   3             Totals               30   2   6   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 34,746
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Yankees 7
DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Frias, Brown
Doubles: Ellis (6), Sundberg (15)
Home Runs: Zisk (16), Spencer (9)
Stolen Bases: Ellis (2), Randolph 2 (24)
GIDP: Frias (5), Cerone (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(9-6)           7     6   2   2   3   1   1  30   3.67
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.51
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   2   1  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(9-5)              8.2   4   1   1   2   3   1  32   2.68
Gossage SV(16)          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.37
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   3   1  34

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dan Morrison


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to center; Wills struck out; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Murcer popped to shortstop;
Randolph stole second; Gamble flied to center; Jackson flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell walked; Zisk flied to right; Ellis flied to
center; Sundberg flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer popped to shortstop; Soderholm flied to
left; Cerone reached on an error by Frias; Brown lined to left;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample flied to left; Frias flied to center; Rivers
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Randolph
walked; Murcer flied to left; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
reached on an error by Brown [Oliver to third]; Bell flied to
right; Zisk grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Spencer
singled to right; Soderholm singled to left [Spencer to second];
Cerone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Ellis doubled to left; Sundberg walked; Ellis stole
third; Sample popped to third in foul territory; Frias grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Brown flied to center; Stanley flied to right;
Randolph singled to right; Randolph stole second; Murcer singled
to center [Randolph scored, Murcer to second (on throw)]; Gamble
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers singled to right; Wills flied to left;
Oliver flied to left; Bell flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Spencer
homered; Soderholm flied to right; Cerone walked; Brown flied to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Zisk was
called out on strikes; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg doubled to left; Sample grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Randolph
flied to center; Murcer flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 8TH: ROBERTS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Roberts flied to center;
Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Gamble singled
to center; JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Jackson struck
out; Spencer forced Gamble (second to shortstop); Rodriguez
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell flied
to right; Zisk homered; GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); STAUB
BATTED FOR ELLIS; Staub singled to right; NORRIS RAN FOR STAUB;
PUTNAM BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Putnam flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 2.