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Lineups and Summary
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on September 17, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dan Spillner |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,063 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry McCoy |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | DH |
| Jerry Narron | Catcher |
| Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | Left Fielder |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Spillner
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Spillner
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Spillner
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Spillner
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Spillner
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning hits a popup towards third. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Spillner
Narron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Narron for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Spillner
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Spillner
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Spillner
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Spillner
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Spillner
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hunter
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hunter
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Hunter
Veryzer bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. Kuiper moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dent fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Spillner
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Spillner
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Spillner
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narron vs. Spillner
Narron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Spillner
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Norris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alexander vs. Hunter
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norris scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Hunter
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Spillner
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Spillner
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Spillner
Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hunter
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Hunter
Hunter fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hunter. Veryzer scores. Hargrove moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Spillner
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Spillner
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Spillner
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Spillner
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hunter
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Hunter
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Spillner
Narron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Spillner
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Spillner
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Spillner
Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Spillner
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper misplays the ball. That's an error on Kuiper. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Spillner
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hunter
Damaso Garcia now playing third base.
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Hunter
Veryzer bunts between the mound and first base. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veryzer for the out. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Hood
Don Hood now pitching.
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Hood
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Hood
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching. George Scott pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Monge
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Monge
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Monge
Narron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hood
George Scott now playing first base.
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hood
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Hood
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Jim Norris.
Pruitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Hood
Dell Alston pinch runs for Ron Pruitt.
Alexander hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Monge
Dell Alston now playing right field.
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Monge
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Monge
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Monge
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hood
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hood
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Hood
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Hargrove reaches third base with a triple. Veryzer goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1979, game 2 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Gamble O, lf 5 0 0 0 Hargrove M, lf 5 0 3 2
Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0
Spencer J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 1 1 1
Scott G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 1 2 1
Jackson R, rf 4 1 2 1 Johnson C, dh 4 0 1 0
Chambliss C, dh 4 1 1 0 Norris J, rf 3 1 1 0
Narron J, c 4 2 2 2 Pruitt R, ph 0 0 0 0
Doyle B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Alston D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Stanley F, 3b 2 0 0 0 Alexander G, c 4 0 1 1
Nettles G, ph 1 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Garcia D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 2 2 2 0
Dent B, ss 4 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 9 5 33 6 12 5
New York 000 200 210 -- 5
Cleveland 000 310 101 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C 6.1 8 5 4 1 2
Hood D (L) 2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner D 7.0 7 4 4 0 1
Monge S (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Dent B, Hunter C, Kuiper D
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 5, Cleveland 6
3B -- Norris J, Hargrove M
HR -- Narron J, Harrah T, Thornton A, Dent B, Jackson R
SH -- Veryzer T 2
T -- 2:19
A -- 14063
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