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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 17, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, played on April 17, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 34,333 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Al Clark |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | DH |
Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Gene Michael | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Al Oliver | DH |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 17, 1981
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
There goes Randolph. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Darwin
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Darwin
Jackson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Randolph scores. Mumphrey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Darwin
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Darwin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Darwin
Spencer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Darwin
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Darwin
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Guidry
Sample strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sample out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Guidry
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Guidry
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Darwin
Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Darwin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Guidry
Mendoza strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Darwin
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Darwin
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Darwin
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Darwin
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Darwin
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Darwin
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Guidry
Sample hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Guidry
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Guidry
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Darwin
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Darwin
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Darwin
Nettles hits a popup towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Darwin
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Darwin
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Guidry
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Darwin
Dent hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
There goes Randolph. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Darwin
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Darwin
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Spencer, and towards Randolph, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Davis
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jenkins
Fergie Jenkins now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Jenkins
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Jenkins
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Jenkins
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Jenkins
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Davis
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Davis
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Davis
Dan Duran pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Duran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gossage
Mark Wagner pinch runs for Dan Duran. Rich Gossage now pitching.
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Jenkins
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Dent hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Jenkins
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Jenkins
Mumphrey hits a line drive towards the mound. Jenkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Gossage
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage juggles the ball. That's an error on Gossage. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Gossage
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gossage
There goes Rivers. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gossage
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Gossage
Sample strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1981 -- New York at Texas (N) New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Randolph W, 2b 3 1 0 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, cf 4 1 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0 Winfield D, lf 4 0 1 0 Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, dh 4 0 2 2 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gamble O, rf 3 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Grubb J, rf 3 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0 Duran D, ph 1 0 1 0 Wagner M, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 4 2 32 1 5 1 New York 200 000 000 -- 2 Texas 000 001 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Guidry R (W) 6.1 4 1 1 0 4 Davis R 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Gossage R (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D (L) 7.0 4 2 1 5 1 Jenkins F 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Bell B, Nettles G, Mendoza M, Gossage R DP -- New York 2, Texas 1 LOB -- New York 9, Texas 4 2B -- Jackson R 2, Bell B HR -- Sundberg J SB -- Randolph W 2, Rivers M T -- 2:18 A -- 34333
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