Game Lineups and Play Information

Back Home

Lineups and Summary (back to top)

Twins 3 @ Yankees 4
Yankee Stadium
August 19, 1979

(No Comments)

The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 19, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Twins with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 19, 1979 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 4 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherRon Guidry  
Losing PitcherDarrell Jackson  
SaveRich Gossage  
Game Winning RBILou Piniella 

Game Info

DateAugust 19, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherDarrell Jackson  
Home Starting PitcherRon Guidry  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance47,723 
Time of Game2 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Greg Kosc
1B: Dallas Parks
2B: Dave Phillips
3B: Al Clark

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Bombo Rivera  Left Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Jose Morales  DH 
Dave Edwards  Right Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Center Fielder 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Randolph  Second Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Center Fielder 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Roy White  DH 
Bucky Dent  Shortstop 
Jerry Narron  Catcher 
Fred Stanley  Third Baseman 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Comments about Game Info - Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees - August 19, 1979 - — Add your comment

No comments yet. Be the first!

Add your comment…

will not be visible to others


All Plays in Game (back to top)

Twins 3 @ Yankees 4
Yankee Stadium
August 19, 1979

Top 1


Bottom 1


Top 2


Bottom 2


Top 3


Bottom 3


Top 4


Bottom 4


Top 5


Bottom 5


Top 6


Bottom 6


Top 7


Bottom 7


Top 8


Bottom 8


Top 9


Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version


Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/19/1979 -- Minnesota at New York (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Randall B, 2b         3  1  2  1   Randolph W, 2b        2  1  1  0   
Rivera B, lf          4  1  2  0   Murcer B, cf          4  1  2  1   
Smalley R, ss         3  0  0  0   Brown B, cf           0  0  0  0   
Jackson R, 1b         4  0  0  1   Piniella L, lf        4  0  3  2   
Morales J, dh         3  0  1  1   Jackson R, rf         4  1  1  0   
Powell H, ph          1  0  0  0   Chambliss C, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Edwards D, rf         3  0  0  0   White R, dh           3  0  0  1   
Landreaux K, ph       1  0  0  0   Dent B, ss            3  0  0  0   
Norwood W, cf         3  0  0  0   Narron J, c           2  0  0  0   
Adams G, ph           1  0  0  0   Randle L, ph          1  0  1  0   
Castino J, 3b         3  1  1  0   Gulden B, c           0  0  0  0   
Wynegar B, c          3  0  0  0   Stanley F, 3b         3  1  1  0   
                                   Nettles G, 3b         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  6  3                        30  4 10  4

Minnesota        001 002 000 --  3
New York         000 120 10x --  4

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jackson D (L)         8.0 10  4  4  2  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W)          7.2  6  3  3  2  5
Gossage R (S)         1.1  0  0  0  0  2

DP -- Minnesota 1, New York 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, New York 5
2B -- Jackson R, Murcer B, Morales J, Rivera B
SB -- Castino J
CS -- Chambliss C
SH -- White R
WP -- Jackson D
T -- 2:16
A -- 47723

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score