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September 5, 1979

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Yankees 0 5 1

Rick Burleson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .280
OBP .250 .318
At Bats 4 539
Hits 1 151
• Singles 1 115
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 53

Tommy John Season Stats

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18 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - September 5, 1979
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Single
Tommy John
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Oscar Gamble
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Rick Burleson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Sizemore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roy White pinch hits for Bucky Dent. White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hobson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John juggles the ball. That's an error on John.
Top 8 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball towards center. Poquette settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Poquette. Chambliss moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out.
Top 6 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Chambliss moves to third.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third.
Top 5 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burleson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allenson strikes out. There goes Poquette. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Sizemore. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette moves to second.
Top 4 Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hobson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gulden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gulden hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out.
Top 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allenson moves to third.
Top 2 Allenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hobson scores.
Top 2 Hobson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Hobson reaches third base with a triple. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Burleson strikes out.