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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 12, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on June 12, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 27,733 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Jones | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Dave Edwards | Left Fielder |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 12, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley strikes out. There goes Randall. The throw from Munson to Dent, and Randall is out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rivera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux bunts in front of the plate. Munson juggles the ball. That's an error on Munson. Wynegar moves to third. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to home to get Wynegar. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Guidry
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Koosman
White hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Dent reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a line drive into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Koosman
White hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Guidry
Castino strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards who is chasing the ball. Rivers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. Rivers scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Koosman
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Koosman
There goes Randolph. The throw from Wynegar to Smalley and they have Randolph trapped. The throw over to Jackson, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Castino hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Davis
Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Wilfong hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Davis
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Rob Wilfong now playing second base.
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Koosman
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera throws the ball in to Smalley who tags Rivers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. White scores. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Dent scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Marshall
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Marshall
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Davis
Juan Beniquez now playing left field.
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Davis
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Jose Morales.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Davis
Hosken Powell pinch hits for Bombo Rivera.
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Davis
Wynegar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1979 -- New York at Minnesota (N)
New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 1 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Randolph W, 2b 5 0 3 1 Wilfong R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Munson T, c 5 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 1 1 0
Piniella L, rf 2 0 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 2 1
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Morales J, dh 2 0 0 0
Jones D, dh 4 1 1 0 Adams G, ph 1 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rivera B, rf 3 0 0 0
White R, lf 4 1 1 1 Powell H, ph 0 0 0 0
Beniquez J, lf 0 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 3 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 1 1 0 Landreaux K, cf 2 0 0 0
Edwards D, lf 3 0 0 0
Castino J, 3b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 3 28 1 4 1
New York 000 001 003 -- 4
Minnesota 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R 7.0 4 1 1 3 4
Davis R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L) 8.2 9 4 4 3 1
Marshall M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Munson T, Smalley R
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 8, Minnesota 5
2B -- Dent B, Smalley R, Jones D
3B -- Jackson R, Rivers M, Randolph W
CS -- Randall B, Randolph W
SH -- Landreaux K
WP -- Marshall M
T -- 2:26
A -- 27733
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