Rangers @ Yankees
August 15, 1979

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Top 6 R H E
Rangers 2 7 0
Yankees 4 9 1
Top 6 R H E
Rangers 2 7 0
Yankees 4 9 1

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .262
OBP 1.000 .345
At Bats 1 256
Hits 1 67
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 0 29

Tommy John Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 15, 1979
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Out
Tommy John
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Billy Sample
John Ellis
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 John Henry Johnson now pitching. Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent.
Bottom 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Gulden bunts towards the mound. Gleaton fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Sample reaches second base with a double. Soderholm moves to third.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ellis strikes out.
Top 4 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gleaton fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Wills who tags Jackson for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent scores. Randolph moves to third.
Bottom 2 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 2 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 2 Wills strikes out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Soderholm scores. Sample moves to third.
Top 2 Sample takes first base on ball four. Soderholm moves to second.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 2 Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 2 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wills strikes out.