Yankees @ Rangers
August 27, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 12 1
Rangers 4 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 12 1
Rangers 4 9 1

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .322
OBP 1.000 .357
At Bats 4 407
Hits 4 131
• Singles 3 95
• Doubles 1 22
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 3 62

Ron Davis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 2 6
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Arlington Stadium - August 27, 1979
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Out
Ron Davis
Brad Gulden
Jim Spencer
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Oscar Gamble
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Al Oliver
Bump Wills

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 12 1 8
Texas Rangers 4 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Tommy John
Losing Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Save Ron Davis
Game Winning RBI Oscar Gamble
Attendance 24,922
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sample strikes out.
Bottom 9 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Buddy Bell now playing third base. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Willie Montanez pinch hits for Eric Soderholm. Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ron Davis now pitching. Mickey Rivers pinch hits for John Ellis. Rivers strikes out.
Top 8 Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gulden is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a line drive into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson strikes out.
Top 6 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Ellis takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Randolph is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Sundberg fires to second and picks off Gulden for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. Gulden moves to second.
Top 5 Gulden takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Danny Darwin now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Darwin Nettles scores. Spencer moves to second.
Top 5 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Putnam strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gulden moves to third. Dent moves to second.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dent is hit by the pitch. Gulden moves to second.
Top 4 Gulden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Soderholm hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
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.