Yankees @ Rangers
June 17, 1979

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Yankees	2	3	0
Rangers	0	0	1

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Yankees	2	3	0
Rangers	0	1	1

Billy Sample Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.267
OBP	.000	.374
At Bats	0	131
Hits	0	35
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	21
RBI’s	0	13

Catfish Hunter Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	4	0

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Arlington Stadium - June 17, 1979

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Double

Catfish Hunter

Thurman Munson

Chris Chambliss

Willie Randolph

Graig Nettles

Bucky Dent

Juan Beniquez

Mickey Rivers

Lou Piniella

Billy Sample

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Sample reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Grubb 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 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Chambliss reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.

Top 1 Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Comer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Comer. Randolph moves to third.

Top 1 Randolph takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 There goes Rivers. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.

Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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