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August 24, 1979

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Yankees 7 12 1
Twins 5 7 2
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Yankees 7 12 1
Twins 5 7 2

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .311
OBP .500 .336
At Bats 4 399
Hits 2 124
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 3 65

Roger Erickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 24, 1979
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Roger Erickson
Glenn Borgmann
Ron Jackson
Bob Randall
John Castino
Roy Smalley
Rob Wilfong
Ken Landreaux
Hosken Powell
Lou Piniella
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rob Wilfong now playing left field. Hosken Powell now playing right field. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hosken Powell pinch hits for Bombo Rivera. Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Landreaux 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 Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Dave Edwards. Wilfong strikes out.
Top 8 Randle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Borgmann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Goodwin pinch hits for Jose Morales. Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randall scores. Castino moves to third. Smalley moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Rich Gossage now pitching. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss. Randall moves to third. Castino moves to second.
Bottom 7 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Randall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Borgmann hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Narron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Landreaux hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Randle takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 6 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Roger Erickson now pitching. Narron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castino moves to third.
Bottom 5 Castino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Castino reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Randall hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Chambliss moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Piniella moves to second.
Top 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Borgmann settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Borgmann.
Top 5 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Randle trying to get to third. Rivera throws the ball in to Castino, who tags Randle for the out.
Top 5 Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores.
Top 5 Randolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Randolph reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Borgmann strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Landreaux hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley scores. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. Smalley moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Castino strikes out.
Top 4 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Narron strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Randall hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Borgmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Zahn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Top 3 Jackson strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Piniella. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Castino applying the tag.
Top 3 Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Dent scores. Randolph scores. Randle goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 3 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Top 3 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Landreaux hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards strikes out.
Bottom 2 Morales bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Narron strikes out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borgmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Top 2 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Randall hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a popup towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.