Rangers 5-6 Yankees (Aug 13, 1979)

TEX

NYY

1

0

2

1

0

3

0

1

4

0

5

0

1

6

0

7

2

1

8

2

3

9

0

X

R

5

6

H

8

13

E

1

W: L. Tiant

L: J. Kern

S: R. Gossage

TEX

Team Stats

NYY

1

HR

2

5

R

6

8

H

13

0

SB

0

LOB

.250

AVG

.361

.294

OBP

.439

.406

SLG

.556

6.75

ERA

5.00

4

K

5

BB

2

Current Series

Rangers

2

Yankees

3

Game 1

Final

Rangers

5

Yankees

6

Game 2

Final

Rangers

3

Yankees

4

Game 3

Final

1979 AL West

TEX NYY

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

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

Game Summary

The New York Yankees squeaked out a win over the Texas Rangers, 6 to 5, on August 14, 1979.

Game Info

August 13, 1979

TEX

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
Willie Montanez W. Montanez DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	32	5	8	4	1	2	5

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Murcer B. Murcer CF-LF	5	3	3	3	2	0	1
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble LF	4	1	3	0	0	1	0
Fred Stanley F. Stanley SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	4	0	3	1	0	1	0
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer J. Spencer DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Piniella L. Piniella PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brad Gulden B. Gulden C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Roy White R. White PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jerry Narron J. Narron C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown B. Brown PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	36	6	13	5	2	5	4

Batting

2B: P. Putnam, M. Rivers

HR: B. Bell

TB: B. Bell 4, W. Montanez, N. Norman, A. Oliver, P. Putnam 2, M. Rivers 2, J. Sundberg 2

RBI: B. Bell 2, J. Sundberg 2

GIDP: P. Putnam

Baserunning

CS: A. Oliver, B. Wills

Batting

2B: L. Piniella

HR: B. Murcer 2

TB: C. Chambliss, O. Gamble 3, B. Gulden, R. Jackson 3, B. Murcer 9, L. Piniella 2, R. White

RBI: R. Jackson, B. Murcer 3, R. White

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Doc Medich D. Medich	6.1	9	3	3	2	2	1	4.26
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	18.00
Jim Kern J. Kern (L)	0.1	2	1	1	2	1	1	27.00
Dave Rajsich D. Rajsich	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	5	4	2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	8.0	8	5	5	2	4	1	5.63
Rich Gossage R. Gossage (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	2	5	1

WP: D. Medich

Batters faced: J. Kern 5, S. Lyle 6, D. Medich 29, D. Rajsich

Batters faced: R. Gossage 3, L. Tiant 31

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bump Wills B. Wills 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Buddy Bell B. Bell 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0
Al Oliver A. Oliver LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Richie Zisk R. Zisk RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
Willie Montanez W. Montanez DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Pat Putnam P. Putnam 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg J. Sundberg C	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
Nelson Norman N. Norman SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	32	5	8	4	1	2	5

Batting

2B: P. Putnam, M. Rivers

HR: B. Bell

TB: B. Bell 4, W. Montanez, N. Norman, A. Oliver, P. Putnam 2, M. Rivers 2, J. Sundberg 2

RBI: B. Bell 2, J. Sundberg 2

GIDP: P. Putnam

Baserunning

CS: A. Oliver, B. Wills

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Doc Medich D. Medich	6.1	9	3	3	2	2	1	4.26
Sparky Lyle S. Lyle	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	18.00
Jim Kern J. Kern (L)	0.1	2	1	1	2	1	1	27.00
Dave Rajsich D. Rajsich	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	5	4	2

WP: D. Medich

Batters faced: J. Kern 5, S. Lyle 6, D. Medich 29, D. Rajsich

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Bobby Murcer B. Murcer CF-LF	5	3	3	3	2	0	1
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Oscar Gamble O. Gamble LF	4	1	3	0	0	1	0
Fred Stanley F. Stanley SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	4	0	3	1	0	1	0
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Spencer J. Spencer DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Piniella L. Piniella PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brad Gulden B. Gulden C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Roy White R. White PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jerry Narron J. Narron C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Brown B. Brown PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	36	6	13	5	2	5	4

Batting

2B: L. Piniella

HR: B. Murcer 2

TB: C. Chambliss, O. Gamble 3, B. Gulden, R. Jackson 3, B. Murcer 9, L. Piniella 2, R. White

RBI: R. Jackson, B. Murcer 3, R. White

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	8.0	8	5	5	2	4	1	5.63
Rich Gossage R. Gossage (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	2	5	1

Batters faced: R. Gossage 3, L. Tiant 31

60-59 TEX

NYY 63-53

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL West

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