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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 13, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on August 13, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 24,977 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Ted Hendry |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Shortstop |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Brad Gulden | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 13, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver 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 1
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jenkins
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Jenkins
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Jenkins
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Jenkins
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Jenkins
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Jenkins
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jenkins
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gulden vs. Jenkins
Gulden hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Jenkins
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Guidry
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Guidry
Putnam hits a popup in front of the plate. Gulden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jenkins
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Jenkins
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Jenkins
Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jenkins
Jackson hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Rivers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a fly ball towards left. Gamble catches it and throws to home to double up Rivers. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Jenkins
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Jenkins
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jenkins
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gulden vs. Jenkins
Gulden hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Guidry
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Guidry
Putnam 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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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Jenkins
Dent hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jenkins
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Jenkins
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Jenkins
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jenkins
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Jenkins
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Guidry
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Guidry
Nelson Norman pinch runs for Eric Soderholm. Billy Sample pinch hits for Pat Putnam.
Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Sample reaches second base with a double. Norman scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Jenkins
Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Buddy Bell now playing third base. Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jenkins
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gulden vs. Jenkins
Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gulden for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Jenkins
Dent hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jenkins
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Jenkins
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Jenkins
There goes Randolph. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Jenkins
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Lenny Randle pinch runs for Oscar Gamble.
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Lenny Randle now playing left field.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Guidry
LaRue Washington pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
There's a wild pitch. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Guidry
Willie Montanez pinch hits for Nelson Norman.
Montanez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1979 -- Texas at New York (N)
Texas AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Brown B, cf 4 0 0 0
Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 1 0 0
Oliver A, lf 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, lf 4 1 3 2
Bell B, ss-3b 4 1 1 0 Randle L, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0
Washington L, pr 0 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ellis J, dh 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 1
Soderholm E, 3b 2 0 1 1 Spencer J, dh 2 0 1 0
Norman N, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Gulden B, c 3 0 0 0
Montanez W, ph 1 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 2 0 0 0
Sample B, ph 1 0 1 1
Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 28 3 5 3
Texas 000 000 200 -- 2
New York 011 000 01x -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L) 7.2 5 3 3 3 3
Lyle S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 8
DP -- Texas 1, New York 1
LOB -- Texas 5, New York 4
2B -- Ellis J, Soderholm E, Sample B
3B -- Rivers M
HR -- Nettles G, Gamble O
SB -- Randolph W
SH -- Wills B
WP -- Guidry R
T -- 2:01
A -- 24977
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