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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 22, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 22, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Wilkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,776 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Norris | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 22, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah strikes out. There goes Norris. The throw from Munson to second, and Norris is out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hunter
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wilkins
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wilkins
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wilkins
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Hunter
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wilkins
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Wilkins
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Wilkins
Spencer hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Wilkins
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hunter
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hunter
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris 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
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wilkins
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Wilkins
Wilkins fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilkins. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Wilkins
Dent bunts towards the mound. Wilkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. Wilkins
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wilkins
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Hunter
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Hunter
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Spillner
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Spillner
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norris. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Spillner
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Spillner
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Spillner
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Hunter
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Hunter
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hunter
Kuiper 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Spillner
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Spillner
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Spillner
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Spillner
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hunter
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Hunter
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Hunter
Harrah bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Hunter
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Spillner
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Spillner
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Spillner
There goes Chambliss. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Chambliss steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Spillner
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Spillner
Randolph strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hunter
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Kaat
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kaat
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
There goes Manning. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Spillner
Cliff Johnson now catching.
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Spillner
Dent hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Spillner
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Kaat
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Kaat
Veryzer hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Kaat
Norris hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Spillner
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Spillner
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Spillner
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Nettles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Monge
Darryl Jones pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norris who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. Piniella scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Cruz
Victor Cruz now pitching.
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Davis
Juan Beniquez now playing left field. Ron Davis now pitching.
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Davis
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Davis
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Davis
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pruitt vs. Hood
Horace Speed pinch runs for Mike Hargrove. Don Hood now pitching. Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Rick Manning.
Pruitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton scores. Speed moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Speed moves to third. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuiper vs. Clay
Ken Clay now pitching.
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/22/1979 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Norris J, lf 4 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 3 0 0 1
Harrah T, 3b 3 1 2 0 Munson T, c 4 0 0 0
Bonds B, rf 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 0 0
Thornton A, dh 3 1 1 0 Piniella L, rf 4 1 2 1
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 2 0
Speed H, pr 0 0 0 0 Spencer J, dh 2 0 0 0
Manning R, cf 3 0 1 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 1 1
Pruitt R, ph 1 0 1 1 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 2 0 0 0 Brown B, lf 3 1 2 0
Johnson C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Beniquez J, lf 0 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 1 0
Veryzer T, ss 3 0 1 0
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32 2 8 2 29 3 8 3
Cleveland 000 000 002 -- 2
New York 001 000 02x -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wilkins E (L) 3.0 2 1 0 0 2
Spillner D 4.1 5 2 2 3 3
Monge S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Cruz V 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C (W)* 6.0 4 0 0 1 4
Kaat J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Davis R 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
Hood D+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Burris R# 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Clay K (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Wilkins E, Randolph W
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 3
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 7
2B -- Chambliss C, Piniella L
3B -- Jones D
SB -- Chambliss C, Manning R
CS -- Norris J
SH -- Dent B, Harrah T
SF -- Rivers M
T -- 2:34
A -- 33776
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