The New York Yankees were defeated by the Minnesota Twins, 5 to 2, on August 17, 1979.

1979 New York Yankees

Final

MIN

Twins

64-56

5

NYY

Yankees

64-55

2

1

0

0

2

0

1

3

1

0

4

1

1

5

3

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

R

5

2

H

7

10

E

0

0

Bottom 2nd

MIN

NYY

Yankees

Home run by Reggie Jackson.

0

1

Top 3rd

MIN

NYY

Twins

Sacrifice hit by John Castino; Danny Goodwin scored.

1

1

Top 4th

MIN

NYY

Twins

Sacrifice fly by Glenn Adams; Roy Smalley scored.

2

1

Bottom 4th

MIN

NYY

Yankees

Double by Roy White; Reggie Jackson scored.

2

2

Top 5th

MIN

NYY

Twins

Home run by Rob Wilfong; Willie Norwood and John Castino scored.

5

2

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Rob Wilfong 2B 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
Roy Smalley SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ken Landreaux LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Adams DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Morales PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Butch Wynegar C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Hosken Powell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Goodwin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Willie Norwood CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
John Castino 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 5 7 5 1 0 1 0 0 14

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jerry Koosman (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 7 1
Totals 9.0 10 2 2 1 7 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Lenny Randle CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Reggie Jackson RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
Chris Chambliss 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Roy White DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Fred Stanley SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Jerry Narron C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Bobby Murcer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2 1 1 7 0 1 16

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jim Beattie (L) 5.0 6 5 5 0 1 1
Don Hood 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Clay 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 7 5 5 0 1 1

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More Yankees Stats

Team Batting Leaders

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HR

6

Soto

Juan Soto

RBI

22

Soto

Juan Soto

AVG

.316

Soto

Juan Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

2

Schmidt

Clarke Schmidt

K

32

Cortes

Nestor Cortes

ERA

2.70

Rodón

Carlos Rodón

Team Rankings

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HR

27

11th

R

112

15th

SO

219

13th

ERA

2.95

2nd

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Orioles Orioles
16 8 .667
Yankees Yankees
17 9 .654
Red Sox Red Sox
14 12 .538 3.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
13 13 .500 4.0
Rays Rays
13 13 .500 4.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
8:10 PM
Sat
4/27
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
7:10 PM
Sun
4/28
NYY NYY
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM
Mon
4/29
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
4/30
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM

Last Game

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NYY Yankees

17-9

1

Final

3

OAK Athletics

10-16

Thu 25 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Fantasy 2024

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
4/24
OAK OAK
@
NYY NYY
3-1
Wed
4/24
LAD LAD
@
WSH WSH
2-1
Wed
4/24
HOU HOU
@
CHC CHC
1-3
Wed
4/24
SEA SEA
@
TEX TEX
4-3
Wed
4/24
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
9-10

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
4/26
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Fri
4/26
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Fri
4/26
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
7:10 PM
Fri
4/26
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM