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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 15, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, played on June 15, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,452 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Jones | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 15, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Matlack
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Figueroa
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Figueroa
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Figueroa
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Figueroa
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Figueroa, and towards Randolph, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Figueroa
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Figueroa
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Matlack
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Matlack
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Figueroa
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Figueroa
Norman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Figueroa
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Munson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Munson scores. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Figueroa
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Figueroa
Sample hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Figueroa
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Figueroa
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Figueroa
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Matlack
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Figueroa
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Figueroa
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norman vs. Figueroa
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to third for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Figueroa
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to third. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grubb vs. Figueroa
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Norman scores. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sample vs. Figueroa
Sample bunts towards the mound. Figueroa picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Figueroa. Wills scores. Grubb goes all the way around to score. Sample moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Figueroa
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kaat
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Kaat
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Putnam moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Kaat
There's a wild pitch. Putnam scores. Bell moves to third. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Kaat
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Kaat
Norman hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Matlack
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kaat
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Kaat
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Kaat
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Matlack
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Matlack
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Kaat
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kaat
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Kaat
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Kaat
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Matlack
Dent hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. Dent reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Matlack
Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Oliver picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oliver. Dent scores. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Matlack
Johnny Grubb now playing center field. Dave Roberts now playing right field.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Matlack
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Matlack
Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Matlack
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Matlack
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Kaat
Norman 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, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kaat
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Kaat
Grubb strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Kern
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Kern
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kern
Randolph strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1979 -- New York at Texas (N)
New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 5 1 1 1 Grubb J, rf-cf 5 1 1 2
White R, lf 4 0 0 0 Sample B, lf 4 1 1 1
Munson T, c 4 2 2 1 Oliver A, cf 4 2 2 2
Piniella L, rf 4 1 1 2 Roberts D, rf 0 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 3 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 1 3 1
Jones D, dh 4 0 1 0 Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 2 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1
Dent B, ss 4 1 2 0 Norman N, ss 4 1 0 0
Wills B, 2b 4 1 1 0
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37 5 10 4 34 9 10 7
New York 000 100 040 -- 5
Texas 000 180 00x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (L) 4.1 7 7 7 1 2
Kaat J 3.2 3 2 2 1 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 7.2 10 5 5 0 4
Kern J 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Figueroa E, Dent B, Oliver A
LOB -- New York 5, Texas 4
2B -- Munson T, Oliver A, Dent B, Jones D
HR -- Oliver A, Piniella L
SF -- Sundberg J
WP -- Matlack J, Kaat J
T -- 2:08
A -- 35452
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