Yankees @ Rangers
August 21, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 2 6 0
Rangers 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 2 6 0
Rangers 1 5 0

Bump Wills Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .281
OBP .333 .355
At Bats 3 406
Hits 1 114
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 0 49

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 19
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Arlington Stadium - August 21, 1977
Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Paul Blair
Bump Wills
Toby Harrah

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 6 0 5
Texas Rangers 1 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher Doyle Alexander
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Graig Nettles
Attendance 27,004
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wills hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 9 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Paul Blair now playing right field. Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Campaneris fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Bottom 8 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores.
Bottom 8 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hargrove bunts towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 White hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randolph moves to third.
Top 8 Dent bunts towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Top 8 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wills strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Bevacqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harrah hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Munson and he is out, Nettles applying the tag. Beniquez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris moves to second.
Bottom 6 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hargrove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Wills. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 5 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Horton strikes out.
Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bevacqua. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Chambliss goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third.
Top 3 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Grieve takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Horton moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bevacqua out.
Bottom 2 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Beniquez. The throw from Munson and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Beniquez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Munson strikes out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.