Making his first 1981 plate appearance, Reggie Jackson drilled a two-run double in the first inning to provide all the needed scoring as the Yankees edged the Rangers, 2-1. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .200      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Mumphrey cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .192      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Winfield lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Oliver dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Jackson dh            4   0   2   2     0   0   .500      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .400
Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .095
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Grubb rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .071      Putnam 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Sundberg c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .368
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duran ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wagner pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Darwin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   4   2     6   1             Totals               32   1   5   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 34,333
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Rangers 4
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Nettles, Gossage, Bell, Mendoza
Doubles: Jackson 2 (2), Bell (2)
Home Runs: Sundberg (1)
Stolen Bases: Randolph 2 (3), Rivers (2)
GIDP: Winfield (1), Oliver (1), Grubb (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(1-1)           6.1   4   1   1   0   4   1  22   5.11
Davis                   1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.50
Gossage SV(2)           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   6   1  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darwin L(0-2)           7     4   2   1   5   1   0  30   5.40
Jenkins                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.12
Totals                  9     4   2   1   6   1   0  38

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph reached on an error by Bell; Randolph
stole second; Mumphrey walked; Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Mumphrey to second, Randolph to third]; Jackson
doubled [Mumphrey scored, Randolph scored (unearned)]; Gamble
popped to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
singled to right; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer flied to right in foul territory; Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Sample struck out
(catcher to first); Grubb singled to center; Putnam flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph struck out; Mumphrey grounded out (second
to first); Winfield singled to left; Jackson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
struck out; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
center; Spencer walked; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers struck out; Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent popped to second; Randolph walked; Mumphrey
singled to left [Randolph to second]; Winfield grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mumphrey out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample popped to third; Grubb struck out; Putnam
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson doubled to right; Gamble flied out to right
[Jackson to third]; Nettles popped to first; Spencer was walked
intentionally; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg homered; Mendoza grounded out (second to
first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers
1.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent popped to shortstop; Randolph walked; Randolph
stole second; Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Winfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Bell doubled to left; DAVIS REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Sample
reached on an error by Nettles; Grubb grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Sample out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: JENKINS REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Jackson reached
on an error by Mendoza; Gamble walked [Jackson to second];
Nettles flied out to right; Spencer popped to second; Cerone
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam flied out to center; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); DURAN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Duran singled to
left; Debut game for Dan Duran; WAGNER RAN FOR DURAN;
GOSSAGE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Wills flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dent popped to
third; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey lined to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Rivers reached on an error by Gossage; Oliver flied
out to left; Rivers stole second; Bell struck out; Sample struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.