Yankees @ Rangers
June 16, 1979

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Yankees 2 8 0
Rangers 2 6 0
Top 10 R H E
Yankees 2 8 0
Rangers 2 6 0

Mickey Rivers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .280
OBP .000 .313
At Bats 4 211
Hits 0 59
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 19

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 7
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Arlington Stadium - June 16, 1979
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Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Larvell Blanks
Billy Sample
Johnny Grubb
Richie Zisk
Mickey Rivers
Bucky Dent
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rivers bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Dent moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Larvell Blanks now playing shortstop. Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 John Ellis pinch hits for Nelson Norman. Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 9 Sundberg is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 LaRue Washington pinch runs for Oscar Gamble. Ron Davis now pitching. Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Putnam moves to third. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gamble is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Putnam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Putnam reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Chambliss strikes out.
Top 9 Jones bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Nettles moves to second.
Top 9 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Piniella strikes out.
Top 8 Munson hits a line drive towards short. Norman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Beniquez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Gamble is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Putnam hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jones strikes out.
Top 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sample hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Sample reaches third base with a triple. Norman scores.
Bottom 5 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. Norman moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. Norman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Norman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rajsich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to home to get Piniella. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wills strikes out.
Top 3 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Chambliss moves to third.
Top 3 Dent hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beniquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Norman hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones strikes out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Grubb strikes out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.