New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
April 17, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1981 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
Winfield lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 4 0 2 2
Gamble rf 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver dh 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Sample lf 4 0 0 0
Grubb rf 3 0 1 0
Putnam 1b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 1
Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0
  Duran ph 1 0 1 0
  Wagner pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York 200 000 000242
Texas 000 001 000152
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (1-1) 6.1 4 1 1 0 4
  Davis   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gossage  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  L (0-2) 7.0 4 2 1 5 1
  Jenkins   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
6
1

  E–Nettles (1), Gossage (1), Bell (1), Mendoza (1).  DP–New York 2, Texas 1.  2B–New York Jackson 2 (2,off Darwin 2), Texas Bell (2,off Guidry).  HR–Texas Sundberg (1,6th inning off Guidry 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Spencer (1,by Darwin).  SB–Randolph 2 (3,2nd base off Darwin/Sundberg 2); Rivers (2,2nd base off Gossage/Cerone).  IBB–Darwin (1,Spencer).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:18.  A–34,333.
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