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September 23, 1979

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Yankees 7 11 1
Blue Jays 5 6 3
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Yankees 7 11 1
Blue Jays 5 6 3

Otto Velez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .394
At Bats 3 252
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 44

Tommy John Season Stats

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19 9 0
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Exhibition Stadium - September 23, 1979
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Tommy John
Jerry Narron
Chris Chambliss
Fred Stanley
Roy Staiger
Damaso Garcia
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Otto Velez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lou Piniella now playing left field. Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gamble takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Narron moves to third.
Top 7 Narron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Narron reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fred Stanley now playing second base. Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Velez scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Narron for a passed ball. Velez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Velez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Doyle. Bailor scores. Velez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bailor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Bailor reaches third base with a triple. Griffin goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to John covering. Safe.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson strikes out.
Top 6 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Woods strikes out.
Bottom 5 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howell scores.
Bottom 5 Howell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Howell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Velez fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Jefferson drops the ball. Narron scores. Garcia scores. Staiger moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Staiger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jesse Jefferson now pitching. There goes Garcia. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Garcia steals second.
Top 5 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Narron moves to third.
Top 5 Narron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Narron reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Spencer moves to third.
Top 5 Spencer takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gamble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bosetti for the out.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Velez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive to right field. Bailor throws towards the plate. Cerone fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cerone. Staiger scores. Murcer moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Staiger moves to second.
Top 4 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Narron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Velez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Narron for the out.
Bottom 3 Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor who is chasing the ball. Gamble reaches third base with a triple. Murcer goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Doyle strikes out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Staiger hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out.
Bottom 2 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Garcia strikes out.
Top 2 Narron strikes out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin scores.
Bottom 1 Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second.
Top 1 Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.