Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
May 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 9, New York Yankees 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 5 0 2 2
Oliver dh 3 0 2 0
Zisk rf 4 2 2 0
Lowenstein lf 4 3 2 0
  Beniquez cf 0 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 5 2 3 2
Thompson cf,lf 3 1 1 2
Sundberg c 3 1 1 2
Campaneris ss 5 0 0 0
Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 2 0 0
Munson c 5 1 2 1
Jackson rf 4 2 2 2
Piniella lf 5 0 2 1
Chambliss 1b 5 0 2 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 2 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5
Texas 010 005 0039134
New York 100 000 202581
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger  W (1-1) 9.0 8 5 4 4 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  L (1-3) 5.1 6 5 5 4 1
  Lyle   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Clay   3.0 5 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
7
2

  E–Harrah (2), Thompson (1), Campaneris 2 (7), Munson (3).  2B–Texas Lowenstein (2,off Tidrow); Wills (1,off Lyle); Oliver (3,off Clay), New York Chambliss (4,off Umbarger).  3B–Texas Harrah (2,off Clay).  HR–New York Jackson (5,9th inning off Umbarger 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Thompson (2,off Tidrow); Sundberg (2,off Clay).  HBP–Randolph (1,by Umbarger).  SB–Zisk 2 (2,2nd base off Tidrow/Munson,3rd base off Clay/Munson); Harrah (3,2nd base off Clay/Munson); Randolph (5,2nd base off Umbarger/Sundberg).  HBP–Umbarger (2,Randolph).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:41.  A–19,788.
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