April 10, 1978 New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
MIN 0 CLE 5
BOS 4 KCR 4
BAL 2 OAK 1
SEA 0 TEX 5
NYY 2 ATL 8
SDP 7 LAD 5
@HOU 2 NYM 6
CHC 0 STL 11
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 14,299

Monday, April 10, 1978, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Yankees

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  5  1
Rangers         3  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    5  8  1

W: D Ellis (1-0), L: D Tidrow (0-1), S: R Moret (1)

Rangers

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .665    0    3   5   
M Rivers CF                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .111  .361    0    3   0   SF
T Munson C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .398    0    3   2   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .417 1.045    0    0   0   GDP
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .455  .993    0   12   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    0   5   
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .730    0    1   0   
J Spencer DH                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   0   
B Dent SS                     2   1   1   1    0   0  .444 1.122    0    1   3   2B,SF

D Tidrow P                                                               1   2
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2    3   3                    24  17

BATTING

2B: B Dent (2, off R Moret).

SF: B Dent (1, off D Ellis); M Rivers (1, off R Moret).

TB: B Dent 2; R White; W Randolph; G Nettles; T Munson.

GIDP: R Jackson (1).

RBI: M Rivers (2); B Dent (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Nettles-W Randolph-C Chambliss.

E: T Munson (1).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .717    0    6   0   SB
B Campaneris SS               4   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    1   4   
A Oliver LF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .750    0    6   1   2B
R Zisk DH                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .455 1.455    0    0   0   HR
T Harrah 3B                   2   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .708    0    0   0   2B,SB
C Washington RF               3   0   1   2    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   0   CS,GDP
J Beniquez CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   0   
B Wills 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    4   3   CS
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    3   0   

D Ellis P                                                                0   0
  R Moret P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    2   1                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (1, off D Tidrow); A Oliver (1, off D Tidrow).

HR: R Zisk (2, off D Tidrow; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Zisk 4; A Oliver 3; T Harrah 3; C Washington; J Sundberg; B Wills.

GIDP: C Washington (1).

RBI: C Washington 2 (2); R Zisk 2 (5); T Harrah (1).

2-out RBI: R Zisk 2; C Washington 2; T Harrah.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Wills-B Campaneris-M Hargrove.

E: M Hargrove (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harrah (1, 2nd base off S Lyle/T Munson); M Hargrove (1, 2nd base off D Tidrow/T Munson).

CS: B Wills (1, 2nd base by S Lyle/T Munson); C Washington (1, 2nd base by D Tidrow/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Tidrow, L (0-1)              5.2   6   5   5    2   1   1   7.94   23     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 5     36    -     0.69  -0.24
S Lyle                         2.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 2          1-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   5    2   1   1          31     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 7          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellis, W (1-0)               5     1   1   0    2   3   0   0.00   19     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 1· 1     64    -     0.95   0.15
R Moret, S (1)                 4     4   1   1    1   0   0   2.25   15     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 4          0-0    0.86   0.13
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   3   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 14,299.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Texas Rangers                        
1. W Randolph           2B    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. M Rivers             CF    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. T Munson             C     3. A Oliver             LF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. R Zisk               DH 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. T Harrah             3B 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. C Washington         RF 
7. R White              LF    7. J Beniquez           CF 
8. J Spencer            DH    8. B Wills              2B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. J Sundberg           C  

   D Tidrow             P        D Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  -23      14%  80% C Washington    D Tidrow        Single to RF; Harrah Scores; Oliver Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3      11%  66% T Harrah        D Tidrow        Double to RF; Oliver to 3B; Campaneris Scores
   b 6   2  1-3  -2-      10%  95% R Zisk          D Tidrow        Home Run; Oliver Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  1--       7%  85% R Jackson       R Moret         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3      -7%  55% R Zisk          D Tidrow        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Randolph      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  M Rivers        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  T Munson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--      61%  B Campaneris    Hargrove Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Hargrove out at 3B/P-3B-2B-P; Campaneris to 2B
          -2-      61%  A Oliver        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Campaneris to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   R      1-3      66%  T Harrah        Double to RF; Oliver to 3B; Campaneris Scores
   RR     -23      80%  C Washington    Single to RF; Harrah Scores; Oliver Scores
   O      1--      79%  J Beniquez      Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  C Chambliss     Walk
          1--      75%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      79%  R White         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      83%  J Spencer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  B Dent          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      84%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  T Munson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  T Harrah        Single to LF
   OO     1--      85%  C Washington    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      85%  R White         Flyball: LF
          1--      78%  J Spencer       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Spencer to 1B; Nettles to 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  B Dent          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nettles Scores/unER
   O      1--      82%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  J Sundberg      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Moret facing 2-3-4
                  Roger Moret replaces Dock Ellis pitching
          ---      74%  M Rivers        Walk
   O      1--      79%  T Munson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      85%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  M Hargrove      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      83%  B Campaneris    Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  A Oliver        Double to LF
   RR     -2-      95%  R Zisk          Home Run; Oliver Scores
          ---      95%  T Harrah        Walk
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
          1--      96%  C Washington    Harrah Steals 2B; Harrah to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      95%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  R White         Single to LF; White out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  B Wills         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Sundberg      Wills Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
          ---      97%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Moret facing 8-9-1
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jim Spencer batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  B Dent          Double to CF
          -2-      94%  W Randolph      Single to LF; Dent to 3B
   RO     1-3      96%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Dent Scores
          1--      93%  T Munson        Single to RF; Randolph to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Sparky Lyle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Campaneris    Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  R Zisk          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  R White         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation