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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 29, 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 August 29, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rajsich |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,117 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Al Clark 3B: Durwood Merrill |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Lenny Randle | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| George Scott | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Fred Stanley | Third Baseman |
| Brad Gulden | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 29, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Rajsich
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Rajsich
Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Rajsich
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers scores. Wills moves to third. Zisk moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Randle. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Zisk scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Guidry
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Guidry covering. Safe. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Rajsich
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rajsich
White bunts towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Rajsich
Scott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Rajsich
Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Dent reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Rajsich
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dent scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gulden vs. Rajsich
Gulden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Rajsich
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Gulden goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Darwin
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Guidry
Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Darwin
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Darwin
White hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Darwin
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Guidry
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Guidry
Norman 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, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Darwin
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Darwin
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gulden vs. Darwin
Gulden strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Darwin
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Darwin
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Darwin
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Darwin
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gamble vs. Darwin
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for George Scott.
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle scores. Chambliss moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Darwin
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, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Darwin
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Guidry
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gulden vs. Darwin
Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Darwin
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Guidry
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, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Darwin
Buddy Bell now playing shortstop. Eric Soderholm now playing third base.
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Darwin
Chambliss hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Darwin
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Darwin
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Guidry
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Darwin
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Darwin
Stanley bunts towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gulden vs. Darwin
Gulden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent scores. Gulden moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Darwin
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Darwin
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Guidry
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Guidry
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Guidry
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Guidry
Rivers bunts towards the mound. Guidry picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guidry. Sundberg moves to third. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Guidry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lyle
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lyle
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Guidry
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Guidry
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Guidry
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bell reaches second base with a double. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Pat Putnam pinch hits for John Ellis.
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Gossage
Montanez 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1979 -- New York at Texas (N)
New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 5 0 1 1 Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 0
Randle L, cf 4 1 0 0 Wills B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Piniella L, rf 5 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 1 2 0
Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 1 0 Zisk R, rf 3 1 0 0
White R, lf 3 1 1 0 Bell B, 3b-ss 5 1 2 3
Scott G, dh 2 1 1 3 Ellis J, dh 4 0 2 2
Gamble O, ph 2 0 1 1 Putnam P, ph 1 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 2 2 0 Montanez W, 1b 5 0 1 0
Stanley F, 3b 2 0 0 1 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 0
Gulden B, c 4 1 2 1 Norman N, ss 3 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 7 39 5 11 5
New York 050 010 010 -- 7
Texas 300 000 101 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W) 8.1 11 5 2 4 5
Gossage R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Rajsich D (L) 1.1 5 5 4 0 1
Darwin D 6.2 4 2 2 4 3
Lyle S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Randolph W, Bell B, Guidry R
LOB -- New York 7, Texas 11
2B -- Ellis J, Randolph W, Chambliss C, Bell B
3B -- Dent B
HR -- Scott G, Bell B
SH -- Stanley F
T -- 2:27
A -- 18117
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