Yankees @ Rangers
April 8, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 1 8 1
Rangers 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 1 8 1
Rangers 2 8 0

Richie Zisk Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .667
OBP .667 .667
At Bats 3 3
Hits 2 2
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Arlington Stadium - April 8, 1978
Rich Gossage
Cliff Johnson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Richie Zisk

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 1 8 1 6
Texas Rangers 2 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jon Matlack
Losing Pitcher Rich Gossage
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Richie Zisk
Attendance 40,078
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Matlack fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Wills who tags Jackson for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 There goes Oliver. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Hargrove strikes out.
Top 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randolph strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dent hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver throws the ball in to Wills who tags Chambliss, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 6 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Munson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dent moves to second.
Top 6 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Nettles 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.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piniella scores.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out.
Top 5 Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers 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.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a line drive into center field. Rivers picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivers. Oliver moves to third. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and has Hargrove trapped. He races towards second and tags Hargrove for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Nettles strikes out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Piniella strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Jackson. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.
Top 2 Jackson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. There goes Oliver trying to get to third. Rivers throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Oliver for the out. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third.
Bottom 1 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Munson strikes out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.