Royals @ Yankees
June 5, 1979

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Top 2	R	H	E
Royals	3	5	0
Yankees	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Royals	3	5	0
Yankees	0	1	1

Willie Wilson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.356
OBP	1.000	.402
At Bats	1	118
Hits	1	42
• Singles	1	34
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	9
RBI’s	0	9

Luis Tiant Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	0

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Yankee Stadium - June 5, 1979

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Luis Tiant

Thurman Munson

Chris Chambliss

Willie Randolph

Graig Nettles

Bucky Dent

Roy White

Mickey Rivers

Lou Piniella

Willie Wilson

Freddie Patek

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Wilson bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Patek bunts towards the mound. Tiant picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Tiant. LaCock scores. McRae moves to third.

Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCock moves to second.

Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Piniella hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second.

Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.

Top 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Otis steals second.

Top 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.

Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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