Yankees 3-2 Rangers (Jun 15, 1979)

NYY

TEX

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

1

6

0

7

1

0

8

0

9

0

10

1

0

R

3

2

H

9

6

E

0

W: R. Davis

L: S. Lyle

NYY

Team Stats

TEX

2

HR

1

3

R

2

9

H

6

0

SB

0

LOB

.250

AVG

.171

.270

OBP

.256

.417

SLG

.343

1.80

ERA

2.70

6

K

4

BB

1

Current Series

Yankees

5

Rangers

9

Game 1

Final

Yankees

3

Rangers

2

Game 2

Final

Yankees

3

Rangers

6

Game 3

Final

1979 AL East

NYY TEX

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Angels	88	74	.543
Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Rangers	83	79	.512	5.0
Twins	82	80	.506	6.0
White Sox	73	86	.459	13.5
Mariners	67	95	.414	21.0
Athletics	54	108	.333	34.0

Game Summary

The Texas Rangers couldn't pull it off against the New York Yankees, 3 to 2, on June 16, 1979.

Game Info

June 15, 1979

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
Thurman Munson T. Munson C	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Darryl Jones D. Jones DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Juan Beniquez J. Beniquez LF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	4	2	2	1	1	0	0
Totals	36	3	9	3	2	1	4

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
La Rue Washington L. Rue Washington PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
John Ellis J. Ellis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	2	6	2	1	4	6

Batting

HR: J. Beniquez, B. Dent

TB: J. Beniquez 5, C. Chambliss, B. Dent 5, G. Nettles, L. Piniella 2, W. Randolph

RBI: J. Beniquez, B. Dent, W. Randolph

SAC: D. Jones, M. Rivers

GIDP: T. Munson

Batting

2B: P. Putnam

3B: B. Sample

HR: P. Putnam

TB: B. Bell, O. Gamble, N. Norman, P. Putnam 6, B. Sample 3

RBI: P. Putnam, B. Sample

IBB: O. Gamble, J. Sundberg

GIDP: J. Ellis

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant	8.0	6	2	2	2	5	1	2.25
Ron Davis R. Davis (W)	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	6	2	2	4	6	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dave Rajsich D. Rajsich	6.1	7	2	2	0	2	2	2.84
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle (L)	3.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	3.00
Jim Kern J. Kern	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	9	3	3	1	4	2

Batters faced: R. Davis 7, L. Tiant 32

Batters faced: J. Kern 2, S. Lyle 11, D. Rajsich 26

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
Thurman Munson T. Munson C	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Darryl Jones D. Jones DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Juan Beniquez J. Beniquez LF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	4	2	2	1	1	0	0
Totals	36	3	9	3	2	1	4

Batting

HR: J. Beniquez, B. Dent

TB: J. Beniquez 5, C. Chambliss, B. Dent 5, G. Nettles, L. Piniella 2, W. Randolph

RBI: J. Beniquez, B. Dent, W. Randolph

SAC: D. Jones, M. Rivers

GIDP: T. Munson

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant	8.0	6	2	2	2	5	1	2.25
Ron Davis R. Davis (W)	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	6	2	2	4	6	1

Batters faced: R. Davis 7, L. Tiant 32

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Johnny Grubb J. Grubb CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Sample B. Sample LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
La Rue Washington L. Rue Washington PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
John Ellis J. Ellis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larvell Blanks L. Blanks SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	2	6	2	1	4	6

Batting

2B: P. Putnam

3B: B. Sample

HR: P. Putnam

TB: B. Bell, O. Gamble, N. Norman, P. Putnam 6, B. Sample 3

RBI: P. Putnam, B. Sample

IBB: O. Gamble, J. Sundberg

GIDP: J. Ellis

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dave Rajsich D. Rajsich	6.1	7	2	2	0	2	2	2.84
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle (L)	3.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	3.00
Jim Kern J. Kern	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	10.0	9	3	3	1	4	2

Batters faced: J. Kern 2, S. Lyle 11, D. Rajsich 26

34-30 NYY

TEX 33-30

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL East

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