Yankees @ Rangers
June 17, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 3 7 1
Rangers 6 13 2
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 3 7 1
Rangers 6 13 2

Graig Nettles Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .290
OBP .250 .366
At Bats 3 238
Hits 0 69
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 0 41

Steve Comer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Arlington Stadium - June 17, 1979
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Out
Steve Comer
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Billy Sample
Johnny Grubb
Richie Zisk
Graig Nettles
Thurman Munson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 7 1 10
Texas Rangers 6 13 2 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Sundberg
Attendance 37,405
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nettles hits a line drive towards first. Putnam reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Norman. Randolph scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Spencer hits a line drive towards first. Putnam reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gamble hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Putnam hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss catches it and throws to second to double up Sample.
Bottom 7 Bell bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sample moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 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 7 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 7 Munson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Randolph is hit by the pitch. Rivers moves to second.
Top 7 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Clay covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills bunts towards first. Chambliss picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Chambliss. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 6 Norman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 6 Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nettles 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 5 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 4 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Wills. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ken Clay now pitching. Norman hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to third for the out. Beniquez moves to second.
Top 4 Beniquez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. There goes Zisk trying to get to third. Beniquez throws the ball in to Dent, who relays the ball to Nettles who tags Zisk for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Putnam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 3 Munson strikes out.
Top 3 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Top 3 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sample hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer 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 1 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third.
Bottom 1 Gamble takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Putnam strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Sample reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Grubb 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 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Chambliss reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Comer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Comer. Randolph moves to third.
Top 1 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Rivers. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.