Yankees @ Mariners
August 20, 1980

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 11 0
Mariners 4 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 11 0
Mariners 4 8 0

Joe Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .309
At Bats 0 261
Hits 0 65
• Singles 0 49
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 27

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 19
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Kingdome - August 20, 1980
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Rick Cerone
Jim Spencer
Aurelio Rodriguez
Eric Soderholm
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Ruppert Jones
Joe Lefebvre
Joe Simpson
Dan Meyer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 11 0 9
Seattle Mariners 4 8 0 4
Winning Pitcher Tommy John
Losing Pitcher Glenn Abbott
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Reggie Jackson
Attendance 14,143
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Simpson pinch hits for Mario Mendoza. Rich Gossage now pitching. Simpson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dan Meyer pinch hits for Leon Roberts. Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jim Anderson pinch runs for Willie Horton. Beniquez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Lefebvre now playing right field. Bochte takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Lefebvre pinch runs for Reggie Jackson. Spencer strikes out.
Top 9 Jackson is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Jerry Narron now catching. Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Spencer now playing first base. Jerry Narron pinch hits for Larry Cox. Narron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Soderholm moves to third.
Top 8 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Soderholm reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Lou Piniella now playing left field. Paciorek hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Watson strikes out.
Top 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Top 7 Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble. Piniella is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Dent scores.
Top 7 Dave Roberts now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dent hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Dent reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Soderholm goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Soderholm takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez catches it and throws to first to double up Horton.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bochte moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to third.
Top 5 Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Dent reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Paciorek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Beniquez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. There goes Gamble trying to get to third. Beniquez throws the ball in to Stein, who tags Gamble for the out.
Top 3 Gamble takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second.
Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores.
Top 3 Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Jones reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 2 Paciorek hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 1 Stein bunts in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.