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June 30, 1979

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Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .303
OBP .667 .394
At Bats 3 264
Hits 2 80
• Singles 1 48
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 52

Luis Tiant Season Stats

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4 2 0
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Yankee Stadium - June 30, 1979
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Home Run
Luis Tiant
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Lou Piniella
Carl Yastrzemski
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bobby Murcer now playing center field. Lou Piniella now playing right field. Roy White now playing left field. Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy misplays the ball. That's an error on Remy. White scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roy White pinch runs for Jim Spencer. Dent bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jim Spencer pinch hits for Juan Beniquez. Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Remy bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Remy for the out.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Jack Brohamer now playing third base. Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. Watson moves to third.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Top 5 Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Remy hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tiant, and towards Dent, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piniella for the out. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hobson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Hobson reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rice hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Dent reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores.
Bottom 3 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Beniquez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Montgomery 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 2 Evans strikes out.
Top 2 Hobson hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Yastrzemski scores. Watson moves to second.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third.
Top 2 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph strikes out.
Top 1 Lynn strikes out.
Top 1 Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Remy bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.