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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. Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 4Game Played on Saturday, April 18, 1981 (Day game) at Arlington StadiumYankees 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. |
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