New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
April 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 2 2 1
Rivers cf 4 1 1 1
Munson dh 5 0 1 0
Jackson rf 5 2 4 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 2
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 0
White lf 3 0 1 1
Johnson c 5 0 1 1
Dent ss 4 1 1 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 15 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Zisk dh 3 0 1 1
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
Washington rf 3 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
New York 000 102 2207150
Texas 100 000 000131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (0-1) 6.0 10 3 3 4 0
  Umbarger   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Jenkins   2.2 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
6
1

  E–C Washington (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–New York Jackson 2 (2,off Alexander,off Umbarger); Dent (1,off Alexander).  SH–Campaneris (3,off Figueroa).  SB–Randolph (1,2nd base off Alexander/Sundberg); White (1,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:30.  A–20,243.
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