Yankees @ Rangers
August 27, 1979

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Bottom 3 R H E
Yankees 2 5 1
Rangers 3 5 1
Bottom 3 R H E
Yankees 2 5 1
Rangers 4 6 1

John Ellis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .278
OBP 1.000 .309
At Bats 1 273
Hits 1 76
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 53

Tommy John Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 6 0
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Arlington Stadium - August 27, 1979
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Single
Tommy John
Brad Gulden
Jim Spencer
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Oscar Gamble
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
John Ellis
Richie Zisk
Al Oliver
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to second.

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Bottom 3 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Putnam scores. Wills scores.
Bottom 3 Sample bunts towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Putnam moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wills bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Putnam moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. Gamble tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Gamble moves to second.
Top 3 Jackson strikes out.
Top 3 Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third.
Top 3 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gulden moves to second.
Top 2 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam juggles the ball. That's an error on Putnam. Spencer scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sample scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a fly ball towards right. Jackson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jackson. Sample moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 1 Gamble is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Murcer bunts towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.