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Yankees
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 31, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1979 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 31, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 24,707 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: (none) 3B: Dave Phillips |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Roy White | DH |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Molitor | Second Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Dick Davis | DH |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Robin Yount | Shortstop |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Charlie Moore | Catcher |
George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 31, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Slaton
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Slaton
Randolph hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Slaton
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tiant
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Tiant
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Tiant
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Slaton
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Slaton covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Slaton
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Slaton
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Slaton
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Slaton
White hits a popup towards short. Yount settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Tiant
Oglivie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Tiant
Lezcano hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Tiant
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Slaton
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Slaton
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Slaton
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dent tags and scores. Rivers tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Slaton
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Slaton
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Slaton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Tiant
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tiant
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tiant
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Slaton
Jackson hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Slaton
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Slaton
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Slaton
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Tiant
Bando hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Tiant
Cooper bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Slaton
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Slaton
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Slaton
There goes Rivers. The throw from Moore, and Yount drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Slaton
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Slaton
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Tiant
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Tiant
Lezcano hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Tiant
Yount hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Yount reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Tiant
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Slaton
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Slaton
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Slaton
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Slaton
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Slaton
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Nettles scores. Chambliss moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dent vs. Slaton
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tiant
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Tiant
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Tiant
Bando hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Tiant
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dent fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Slaton
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Molitor. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Slaton
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Slaton
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Munson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Rautzhan
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor misplays the ball. That's an error on Molitor. Munson moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chambliss vs. Rautzhan
Mooredrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Munson. The throw to Rautzhan covering the plate. The slide. Munson is out. Nettles moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Rautzhan
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tiant
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Tiant
Oglivie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Tiant
Lezcano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yount vs. Clay
Ken Clay now pitching.
Yount hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Clay
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Clay
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Rautzhan
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rautzhan
Moore fires to first and picks off Piniella. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rautzhan
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Rautzhan
Dent takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Augustine
Jerry Augustine now pitching.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor fields it and throws to second for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Augustine
Randolph strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Clay
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Clay
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Clay
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Clay
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Augustine
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Augustine
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Augustine
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Clay
Oglivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Clay
Lezcano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yount vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching.
Yount hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oglivie scores. Lezcano moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Lezcano scores. Yount moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Davis
Moore is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Davis
Molitor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yount scores. Thomas moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1979 -- New York at Milwaukee (N) New York AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 0 Molitor P, 2b 5 0 2 1 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 1 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 5 0 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 1 2 1 Davis D, dh 4 1 1 0 Jackson R, rf 5 1 1 1 Oglivie B, lf 4 2 2 2 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Lezcano S, rf 4 1 2 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 2 0 Yount R, ss 4 1 2 1 White R, dh 3 0 0 1 Thomas G, cf 4 0 1 1 Dent B, ss 3 1 1 0 Moore C, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 36 5 12 5 New York 011 001 100 -- 4 Milwaukee 000 000 203 -- 5 0 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L* 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 Clay K+ 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 Burris R (L)# 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Davis R 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Slaton J 6.1 9 4 3 1 0 Rautzhan L 1.0 1 0 0 3 0 Augustine J (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th # Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Yount R, Molitor P 2 LOB -- New York 10, Milwaukee 8 2B -- Cooper C, Chambliss C, Thomas G 3B -- Yount R HR -- Jackson R, Oglivie B SB -- Rivers M SF -- Randolph W T -- 2:53 A -- 24707
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