A three-run homer by Bump Wills sparked the Rangers to a 6-4 come-from-behind triumph over the Yankees. Texas trailed, 4-0, in the bottom of the fifth inning when Wills slammed his round-tripper following a single by Pat Putnam and an error by N.Y. center fielder Jerry Mumphrey.

Later in the same frame, a single by Buddy Bell drove in the tying tally. The Rangers went ahead in the seventh on an RBI single by Bell and run-scoring double by Jim Sundberg. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1981 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  4  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  4  0    2  0  x  -   6 13  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .174      Wills 2b              3   1   1   3     0   0   .296
Mumphrey cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Rivers cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .310
Winfield lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Oliver dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .200
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bell 3b               4   0   3   2     0   0   .448
Piniella rf           2   1   0   0     1   1   .333      Sundberg c            3   0   1   1     1   1   .364
  Gamble ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .200      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Cerone c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Sample lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .120
Werth 1b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Mendoza ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .263
  Spencer ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   0   0   1     0   0   .240        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   4   4     2   3             Totals               33   6  13   6     2   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 23,744
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Rangers 6
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Mumphrey, Bell
Doubles: Bell (3), Sundberg (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (3), Wills (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (1)
GIDP: Mumphrey (1), Grubb (3), Sample (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    4.1   7   4   3   1   2   1  21   4.74
Castro L(0-1)           2.1   5   2   2   1   1   0  10   5.40
Bird                    1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    13   6   5   2   5   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               4     3   4   3   1   1   1  16   6.75
Comer W(1-0)            5     1   0   0   1   2   0  18   7.50
Totals                  9     4   4   3   2   3   1  34

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Winfield flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to left; Bell
forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Piniella
flied out to left; Nettles homered; Cerone grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg flied out to center; Grubb struck out;
Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Werth struck out; Dent grounded out (third to
first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample singled to left; Mendoza forced Sample
(catcher to shortstop); Wills flied out to right; Rivers forced
Mendoza (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Winfield
grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
doubled to left; Sundberg walked; Grubb grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella walked; Nettles singled [Piniella to
third]; Cerone singled to left [Piniella scored, Nettles to
second]; COMER REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Werth reached on a
fielder's choice [Nettles to third, Cerone to second]; Dent
reached on an error by Bell [Nettles scored (RBI), Cerone to
third, Werth to second]; Randolph walked [Cerone scored
(unearned), Werth to third, Dent to second]; Mumphrey grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Dent to third,
Randolph to second, Werth out at home]; Winfield popped to
catcher; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam singled to center; Sample reached on an
error by Mumphrey [Putnam to second]; Mendoza struck out; Wills
homered [Putnam scored, Sample scored (unearned)]; Rivers
singled to right; Oliver singled to left [Rivers to second];
CASTRO REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Bell singled to center [Rivers
scored, Oliver out at third (center to third)]; Sundberg struck
out; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
struck out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb singled to center; Putnam forced Grubb (first
to shortstop); Sample grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Putnam out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); SPENCER
BATTED FOR WERTH; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mendoza
singled to shortstop; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Mendoza to second]; Rivers singled to center [Mendoza
out at home (center to catcher), Rivers to second (on throw to
home)]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell singled to left
[Rivers scored, Oliver to second]; BIRD REPLACED CASTRO
(PITCHING); Sundberg doubled [Oliver scored, Bell to third];
Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to left; Mumphrey grounded out
(third to first); Winfield popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sample
struck out; Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson flied out to center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; Gamble singled; Nettles forced Gamble (second to
shortstop); Cerone popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 6.