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Standings
OAK
@CAL		4
2
BOS
@CHW		5
6
KCR
@CLE		5
8
TOR
@DET		5
2
BAL
@MIL		3
16
MIN
@SEA		8
2
NYY
@TEX		1
2
LAD
@ATL		6
2
HOU
@CIN		1
2
MON
@NYM		5
6
STL
@PHI		0
7
CHC
@PIT		3
4		 
(10)
SDP
@SFG		0
6
Saturday, April 8, 1978 3:00PM
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 40,078, Time of Game: 2:11
Yankees
1
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 1½ GB
 at Rangers
2
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Jon Matlack (1-0)
L: Rich Gossage (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  8  1
Rangers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  0
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.014 1.46 0.079 -0.093 -0.1 5 1
Mickey Rivers CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.076 1.45 0.001 -0.077 -0.6 1 1 SH
Thurman Munson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.044 1.12 0.010 -0.054 -0.2 IW
Reggie Jackson RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .833 -0.204 2.10 0.122 -0.326 -1.3 4 0 2·CS,HBP
Lou Piniella LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1.500 0.070 2.00 0.192 -0.123 0.3 0 0 3B
Cliff Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.186 1.65 0.000 -0.186 -1.1 3 2
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.033 1.62 0.083 -0.116 -0.0 8 0
Graig Nettles 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.065 1.03 0.021 -0.086 -0.5 2 4 GDP
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.027 1.08 0.067 -0.041 0.3 0 3
Ron Guidry P 1 2
   Rich Gossage P
Team Totals 30 1 8 1 2 6 .267 .667 -0.525 1.56 0.575 -1.102 -3.2 24 13
3B: L Piniella (1, off J Matlack).
SH: M Rivers (1, off J Matlack).
IBB: T Munson (1, by J Matlack).
HBP: R Jackson (1, by J Matlack).
TB: L Piniella 3; C Chambliss 2; B Dent 2; W Randolph; R Jackson; G Nettles.
GIDP: G Nettles (1).
RBI: C Chambliss (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: M Rivers (1).
Outfield Assists: M Rivers (A Oliver at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Jackson 2 (2, 2nd base by J Matlack/J Sundberg, 2nd base by J Matlack POCS).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hargrove 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .667 1.417 0.069 1.16 0.114 -0.045 0.9 7 1
Bert Campaneris SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.160 1.52 0.000 -0.160 -1.3 2 6 CS,2·SH
Al Oliver LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.033 1.14 0.072 -0.105 -0.1 4 1 CS
Richie Zisk RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .750 2.250 0.391 1.54 0.424 -0.033 0.3 0 0 HR
Toby Harrah 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.104 1.27 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 1 1
Kurt Bevacqua DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.056 0.75 0.000 -0.056 -0.5
Juan Beniquez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.066 0.88 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 2 0
Bump Wills 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 -0.006 0.63 0.022 -0.027 0.1 5 1
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.061 0.76 0.000 -0.061 -0.5 6 2
Jon Matlack P 2
Team Totals 27 2 8 2 2 3 .296 .752 -0.026 1.12 0.632 -0.657 -2.8 27 14
HR: R Zisk (1, off R Gossage; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Campaneris 2 (2, 2 off R Guidry).
TB: R Zisk 6; M Hargrove 2; A Oliver 2; B Wills.
RBI: R Zisk 2 (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Wills-B Campaneris-M Hargrove.
Outfield Assists: A Oliver (C Chambliss at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: A Oliver (1, 2nd base by R Gossage/C Johnson); B Campaneris (1, 2nd base by R Guidry/C Johnson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Guidry 7 6 1 1 2 2 0 1.29 27 61 0.290 1.03 2.3
Rich Gossage, L (0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 4 0 0 -0.266 1.63 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 2 2 2 3 1 2.25 31 61 0 0 0.024 1.56 2.8

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Matlack, W (1-0) 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 1.00 34 71 0.525 1.56 3.2
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 1.00 34 71 0.525 1.12 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Matlack (1; R Jackson).
IBB: J Matlack (1; T Munson).
Pickoffs: J Matlack (1; R Jackson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 40,078.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-1 0 --- R TEX R. Zisk R. Gossage 37% 100% Home Run
t9 1-1 0 1-- O NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack 14% 56% Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
t5 0-1 0 --- NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack -13% 51% Triple to LF
t6 1-1 1 123 O NYY R. Jackson J. Matlack 11% 47% Flyball: SS
t6 1-1 2 123 O NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack 11% 57% Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph J. Matlack 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY M. Rivers J. Matlack 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY T. Munson J. Matlack 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove R. Guidry 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris R. Guidry -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- TEX A. Oliver R. Guidry 5% 61% Single to LF; Hargrove to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO TEX R. Zisk R. Guidry 2% 64% Single to CF; Hargrove Scores; Oliver out at 3B/CF-3B; Zisk to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b1 1-0 2 -2- O TEX T. Harrah R. Guidry -3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- NYY R. Jackson J. Matlack -4% 57% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-1 0 1-- O NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack 6% 63% Jackson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-1 1 --- O NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack 2% 65% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- O NYY C. Johnson J. Matlack 1% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O TEX K. Bevacqua R. Guidry -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O TEX J. Beniquez R. Guidry -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- TEX B. Wills R. Guidry 1% 64% Single to RF
b2 1-0 2 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg R. Guidry -2% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Matlack 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles J. Matlack 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- NYY B. Dent J. Matlack -1% 65% Single to CF
t3 0-1 2 1-- O NYY W. Randolph J. Matlack 3% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove R. Guidry 3% 71% Single to RF
b3 1-0 0 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris R. Guidry -1% 69% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- O TEX A. Oliver R. Guidry -4% 65% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Hargrove out at 3B/P
b3 1-0 2 1-- TEX R. Zisk R. Guidry 3% 68% Single to CF; Oliver to 3B; Zisk to 2B/Adv on E8
b3 1-0 2 -23 O TEX T. Harrah R. Guidry -5% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O NYY M. Rivers J. Matlack 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O NYY T. Munson J. Matlack 2% 68% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 2 --- O NYY R. Jackson J. Matlack 1% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- O TEX K. Bevacqua R. Guidry -2% 67% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 --- O TEX J. Beniquez R. Guidry -1% 66% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- TEX B. Wills R. Guidry 1% 67% Walk
b4 1-0 2 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg R. Guidry -2% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack -13% 51% Triple to LF
t5 0-1 0 --3 O NYY C. Johnson J. Matlack 7% 58% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --3 R NYY C. Chambliss J. Matlack -8% 50% Single to 3B; Piniella Scores
t5 1-1 1 1-- OO NYY G. Nettles J. Matlack 7% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b5 1-1 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove R. Guidry 5% 61% Walk
b5 1-1 0 1-- O TEX B. Campaneris R. Guidry -4% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-1 1 1-- O TEX A. Oliver R. Guidry -5% 51% Campaneris Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 1-1 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver R. Guidry -1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
t6 1-1 0 --- NYY B. Dent J. Matlack -5% 45% Single to CF
t6 1-1 0 1-- NYY W. Randolph J. Matlack -8% 37% Single to 3B; Dent to 2B
t6 1-1 0 12- O NYY M. Rivers J. Matlack -0% 37% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Dent to 3B; Randolph to 2B
t6 1-1 1 -23 NYY T. Munson J. Matlack -1% 36% Intentional Walk
t6 1-1 1 123 O NYY R. Jackson J. Matlack 11% 47% Flyball: SS
t6 1-1 2 123 O NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack 11% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- O TEX R. Zisk R. Guidry -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah R. Guidry -2% 52% Strikeout
b6 1-1 2 --- O TEX K. Bevacqua R. Guidry -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t7 1-1 0 --- O NYY C. Johnson J. Matlack 4% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t7 1-1 1 --- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Matlack 3% 57% Single to LF; Chambliss out at 2B/LF-2B
t7 1-1 2 --- NYY G. Nettles J. Matlack -2% 54% Single to RF
t7 1-1 2 1-- O NYY B. Dent J. Matlack 4% 59% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 7-8-9
b7 1-1 0 --- O TEX J. Beniquez R. Guidry -4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-1 1 --- O TEX B. Wills R. Guidry -3% 52% Flyball: 3B
b7 1-1 2 --- O TEX J. Sundberg R. Guidry -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t8 1-1 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph J. Matlack 5% 55% Strikeout
t8 1-1 1 --- O NYY M. Rivers J. Matlack 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-1 2 --- O NYY T. Munson J. Matlack 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
b8 1-1 0 --- O TEX M. Hargrove R. Gossage -4% 56% Strikeout
b8 1-1 1 --- O TEX B. Campaneris R. Gossage -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b8 1-1 2 --- TEX A. Oliver R. Gossage 2% 55% Single to SS
b8 1-1 2 1-- O TEX R. Zisk R. Gossage -5% 50% Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t9 1-1 0 --- NYY R. Jackson J. Matlack -8% 42% Single to CF
t9 1-1 0 1-- O NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack 14% 56% Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
t9 1-1 1 --- NYY L. Piniella J. Matlack -6% 50% Walk
t9 1-1 1 1-- O NYY C. Johnson J. Matlack 7% 57% Flyball: LF
t9 1-1 2 1-- O NYY C. Chambliss J. Matlack 6% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
b9 1-1 0 --- R TEX R. Zisk R. Gossage 37% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 2.

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