The New York Yankees lost to 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

7

Soto

Juan Soto

RBI

23

Soto

Juan Soto

AVG

.324

Soto

Juan Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

2

Schmidt

Clarke Schmidt

K

35

Gil

Luis Gil

ERA

2.48

Rodón

Carlos Rodón

Team Rankings

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HR

34

3rd

R

133

11th

SO

240

13th

ERA

3.01

2nd

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Orioles Orioles
17 9 .654
Yankees Yankees
18 10 .643
Red Sox Red Sox
15 13 .536 3.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
13 15 .464 5.0
Rays Rays
13 15 .464 5.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Wed
5/1
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
5/2
NYY NYY
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM

Last Game

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MIL Brewers

17-9

3

Final

15

NYY Yankees

18-10

Sat 27 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
Fri
4/26
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
4-2
Fri
4/26
CIN CIN
@
TEX TEX
8-4
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
16-5
Fri
4/26
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
11-4
Fri
4/26
TBR TBR
@
CWS CWS
7-8

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
OAK OAK
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
4/28
LAD LAD
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
4/28
STL STL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Sun
4/28
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM