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

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .269
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 3 279
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 29

Ron Davis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 2 6
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Arlington Stadium - August 27, 1979
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Strikeout
Ron Davis
Brad Gulden
Jim Spencer
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Oscar Gamble
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Billy Sample
Bump Wills
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Sample strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.