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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 6, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 6, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,075 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Al Clark 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Willie Norwood | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Jones | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 6, 1979
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall 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 -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley 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 -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norwood vs. Guidry
There's a wild pitch. Jackson scores. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Norwood vs. Guidry
Norwood hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norwood. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Guidry
Castino hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Koosman
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randall for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Guidry
Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Jones reaches second base with a double. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beniquez vs. Koosman
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Jones scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Guidry
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Landreaux moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Guidry
There's a wild pitch. Landreaux moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. Guidry
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Koosman
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Guidry
Castino hits a popup towards the mound. Guidry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Koosman
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Koosman
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Guidry
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Guidry
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norwood vs. Guidry
Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Koosman
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Koosman
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Koosman
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Koosman
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Guidry
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Guidry
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Guidry
Craig Kusick pinch hits for John Castino.
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Guidry
Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Craig Kusick.
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Guidry
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilfong scores. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Guidry
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Koosman
Rob Wilfong now playing second base. Bob Randall now playing third base.
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koosman
Jones bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilfong covering, for the out. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Koosman
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching. Roy White pinch hits for Juan Beniquez.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Marshall
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Bucky Dent.
There goes White. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Marshall
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles scores. White moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1979 -- Minnesota at New York (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Randall B, 2b-3b 4 0 1 1 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, 1b 2 1 0 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0
Morales J, dh 3 0 1 0 Piniella L, rf 3 0 1 0
Norwood W, rf 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 2 1 0
Wynegar B, c 4 0 0 0 Jones D, dh 3 1 1 0
Landreaux K, cf 3 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Castino J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, lf 3 0 2 2
Kusick C, ph 1 0 1 0 White R, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilfong R, pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0
Rivera B, lf 3 0 1 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 1 1
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31 2 5 1 32 3 8 3
Minnesota 100 000 001 -- 2
New York 000 200 001 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L) 8.1 7 3 3 3 5
Marshall M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W) 9.0 5 2 2 6 5
E -- Munson T
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 9, New York 7
2B -- Rivers M, Jones D
SB -- White R
SH -- Morales J, Jones D
WP -- Guidry R 2
T -- 2:15
A -- 34075
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