Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
July 31, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1978 at Yankee 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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Texas Rangers 1, New York Yankees 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Lowenstein dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 0 0 1
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 1 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0
Munson c 4 2 2 0
Jackson rf 3 0 1 1
Piniella lf 4 0 2 1
  Johnstone pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 2 2
White dh 4 1 2 0
Dent ss 3 0 2 1
  Doyle pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 15 6
Texas 000 100 000140
New York 201 001 02x6150
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (5-6) 2.1 8 3 3 1 0
  Lindblad   5.2 7 3 3 1 5
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (11-7) 9.0 4 1 1 6 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
6
3

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, New York 1.  2B–Texas Oliver (23,off Figueroa), New York Jackson (9,off Medich); Randolph (11,off Medich); Piniella 2 (20,off Medich,off Lindblad).  3B–New York White (3,off Lindblad).  HR–New York Rivers (6,1st inning off Medich 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dent (3,off Lindblad).  CS–Beniquez (9,2nd base by Figueroa/Munson); Nettles (1,2nd base by Lindblad/Sundberg).  WP–Medich (5).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:19.  A–15,419.
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