| Jon Matlack, who had been shelled for 12 runs in his first two starts, handcuffed the Yankees on four hits to lead the Rangers past New York, 4-0. The veteran southpaw pitched out of a bases-loaded situation in the third inning and retired 15 straight batters from the fourth to the ninth. Texas scored in the first inning on back-to-back doubles by Mickey Rivers and Al Oliver and picked up another two runs in the third with the aid of loose Yankees fielding. [The Sporting News] |
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Sunday, April 19, 1981 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Rangers 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 x - 4 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Wills 2b 2 0 1 2 0 1 .310 Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Rivers cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .313 Winfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Oliver dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .206 Jackson dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .438 Piniella rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .179 Roberts rf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .667 Werth 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Putnam 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Sample lf 2 2 1 0 1 0 .148 Oates c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Mendoza ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 4 0 1 3 Totals 25 4 8 3 2 4 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 20,757 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Rangers 4 DP: Yankees 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Underwood, Bell Doubles: Winfield (2), Rivers (4), Oliver (2), Roberts (1), Sample (1) Stolen Bases: Mendoza (1), Wills (2) Caught Stealing: Bell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (1), Mendoza 2 (2), Rivers (1), Wills (2) Sacrifice Flies: Wills (1) GIDP: Winfield (2), Piniella (1), Putnam (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(0-1) 6 7 3 2 2 3 0 25 2.45 Davis 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 5.40 LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 8 4 3 2 4 0 32 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(1-2) 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 31 4.09 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 31 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey grounded out (third to first); Winfield doubled to right; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers doubled to left; Oliver doubled to right [Rivers scored, Oliver out at third (center to second to third)]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles popped to third; Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg flied out to center; Roberts struck out; Putnam flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent walked; Oates singled to first [Dent to second]; Randolph reached on an error by Bell on a sacrifice bunt [Dent to third, Oates to second]; Mumphrey forced Dent (third to catcher) [Oates to third, Randolph to second]; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sample walked; Mendoza reached on an error by Underwood on a sacrifice bunt [Sample to second]; Wills singled to right [Sample scored, Mendoza to third]; Mendoza stole home and Wills stole second; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Wills to third]; Oliver popped to shortstop; Bell walked; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to right; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Roberts singled to center; Putnam grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. YANKEES 5TH: Werth grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out to center; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Mendoza singled to center; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mendoza to second]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Bell singled to right; Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg lined to shortstop; Roberts doubled; Putnam flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Sample doubled to left; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sample to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sample scored]; Rivers struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 4. YANKEES 8TH: Werth grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to center; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 4. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey singled to center; Winfield struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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