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August 15, 1979

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Rangers 3 10 0
Yankees 4 10 2
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Rangers 3 10 0
Yankees 4 10 2

Mickey Rivers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .270
OBP .250 .298
At Bats 4 363
Hits 1 98
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 31

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 7
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Yankee Stadium - August 15, 1979
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Rich Gossage
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Mickey Rivers
Jim Sundberg
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Sample scores. Sundberg moves to third.
Top 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Sample moves to third. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 9 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sample moves to second.
Top 9 Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Piniella hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for John Ellis. Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss.
Top 7 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and steps on first for the out. Chambliss throws to Dent, who throws back to Chambliss who tags Sundberg for the double play.
Top 7 Sundberg bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Gulden hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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.