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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 10, Texas Rangers 3

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New York Yankees 10, Texas Rangers 3

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Game Played on Thursday, April 9, 1981 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

TEX A    0  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
NY  A    0  3  2    0  0  0    5  0  x  -  10 14  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills 2b                      5   1   1   0       0   1       5   2
Rivers cf                     4   1   0   0       1   0       3   1
Oliver dh                     5   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Bell 3b                       5   0   2   0       0   0       2   4
Sample lf                     2   1   0   1       0   0       0   0
Grubb rf                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
Putnam 1b                     4   0   2   0       0   1       5   1
Sundberg c                    3   0   1   1       1   0       3   1
Mendoza ss                    2   0   0   0       1   0       2   3
  Ellis ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wagner ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Matlack p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Comer p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hough p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3       4   2      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Putnam.
BATTING - 
2B: Grubb (1,off John).
SF: Sample (1,off John).
HBP: Sample (1,by John).
Team LOB: 10.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Randolph 2b                   4   0   2   0       1   0       2   5
Mumphrey cf                   5   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Winfield lf                   3   1   2   0       2   0       1   0
Watson 1b                     4   2   2   0       1   0       8   0
Piniella rf                   4   2   2   1       1   0       6   0
Cerone c                      4   0   1   2       0   1       2   0
Nettles 3b                    4   2   0   0       1   0       1   3
Werth dh                      2   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Murcer ph,dh                1   1   1   4       0   0       0   0
Dent ss                       4   1   3   3       0   0       1   2
John p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Underwood p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35  10  14  10       7   3      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Mumphrey (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Piniella (1,off Matlack); Cerone (1,off Matlack).
3B: Randolph (1,off Comer).
HR: Dent (1,2nd inning off Matlack 2 on 2 out); Murcer (1,7th inning off Comer
3 on 1 out).
SH: Cerone (1,off Comer).
IBB: Nettles (1,by Comer).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mumphrey (1,2nd base off Matlack/Sundberg).
CS: Dent (1,2nd base by Matlack/Sundberg).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Matlack L(0-1)                5.2   8   5   5   4   2   1  28
Comer                         1     5   5   5   1   0   1   9
Hough                         1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   6
Totals                        8    14  10  10   7   3   2  43
IBB: Comer (1,Nettles).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Comer 2-0; Hough 1-0.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
John W(1-0)                   8     7   3   2   4   2   0  36
Underwood                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   2   4   2   0  40
WP: John 2 (2).
HBP: John (1,Sample).
Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 55123
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees         
1. Wills               2b        Randolph            2b
2. Rivers              cf        Mumphrey            cf
3. Oliver              dh        Winfield            lf
4. Bell                3b        Watson              1b
5. Sample              lf        Piniella            rf
6. Grubb               rf        Cerone              c
7. Putnam              1b        Nettles             3b
8. Sundberg            c         Werth               dh
9. Mendoza             ss        Dent                ss
   Matlack             p         John                p

RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to
first); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey was called
out on strikes; Winfield walked; Watson forced Winfield
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Sample was hit
by a pitch; Grubb walked [Sample to second]; John threw a wild
pitch [Sample to third, Grubb to second]; Putnam struck out;
Sundberg singled to third [Sample scored, Grubb to third];
Mendoza flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Cerone reached on a
fielder's choice [Piniella out at third (shortstop to third)];
Nettles forced Cerone (first to shortstop); Werth walked
[Nettles to second]; Dent homered to left [Nettles scored, Werth
scored]; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to center [Wills to second (error by
Mumphrey)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Wills to
third]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills scored
(unearned)]; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey singled to shortstop; Winfield flied out
to center; Mumphrey stole second; Watson walked; Piniella forced
Mumphrey (center to third) [Watson to second]; Cerone doubled to
left [Watson scored, Piniella scored]; Nettles lined to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Sample flied out to right; Grubb doubled to right;
Putnam flied out to left; John threw a wild pitch [Grubb to
third]; Sundberg walked; Mendoza walked [Sundberg to second];
Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Werth struck out; Dent singled to left; Dent was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randolph walked;
Mumphrey forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers walked; Oliver flied out to center; Bell
singled to center [Rivers to third]; Sample hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Rivers scored]; Grubb flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Winfield singled to right; Watson forced Winfield
(second to shortstop); Dave Winfield dumped SS Mario Mendoza
with a hard slide; Piniella forced Watson (third to second);
Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam singled to first; Sundberg flied out to
right; Mendoza forced Putnam (shortstop to second); Wills flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to right; Werth flied out to
right; Dent singled to center; Randolph singled to left [Dent to
second]; COMER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Mumphrey flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; Bell singled to right; Sample
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Winfield singled to center; Watson singled to
center [Winfield to third]; Piniella singled to left [Winfield
scored, Watson to second]; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Watson to third, Piniella to second]; Nettles was
walked intentionally; MURCER BATTED FOR WERTH; Murcer homered to
right [Watson scored, Piniella scored, Nettles scored]; Dent
flied out to right; Randolph tripled to right; HOUGH REPLACED
COMER (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); 5 R,
5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 10.

RANGERS 8TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grubb flied out
to right; Putnam singled to center; Sundberg forced Putnam
(third to second); ELLIS BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Ellis flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING SS); Winfield
walked; Watson singled to third [Winfield to second]; Piniella
walked [Winfield to third, Watson to second]; Cerone struck out;
Nettles lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Piniella
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 10.

RANGERS 9TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Wills flied out
to center; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled
to left; Bell forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          3   8   0   10
 Yankees         10  14   1    9
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