Yankees @ Rangers
August 29, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 9 2
Rangers 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 9 2
Rangers 5 11 1

Willie Montanez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .235
OBP .250 .275
At Bats 4 442
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 78
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 51

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 11
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Arlington Stadium - August 29, 1979
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Out
Rich Gossage
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Fred Stanley
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Lenny Randle
Lou Piniella
Willie Montanez
Buddy Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 9 2 7
Texas Rangers 5 11 1 11
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher Dave Rajsich
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Fred Stanley
Attendance 18,117
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Pat Putnam pinch hits for John Ellis. Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bell reaches second base with a double. Oliver goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 9 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.
Bottom 8 Rivers bunts towards the mound. Guidry picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guidry. Sundberg moves to third. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 8 Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gulden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent scores. Gulden moves to second.
Top 8 Stanley bunts towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 8 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gamble hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buddy Bell now playing shortstop. Eric Soderholm now playing third base. Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Norman 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 6 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for George Scott. Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle scores. Chambliss moves to third. White moves to second.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Randle moves to third.
Top 5 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Randle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Gulden strikes out.
Top 4 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Dent strikes out.
Bottom 3 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Sundberg strikes out.
Bottom 3 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Scott strikes out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a line drive into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Danny Darwin now pitching. Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Gulden goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Gulden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dent scores.
Top 2 Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Dent reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Scott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 White bunts towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell.
Bottom 1 Sundberg strikes out.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Guidry covering. Safe. Ellis moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ellis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Randle. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Zisk scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivers scores. Wills moves to third. Zisk moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Zisk takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph.
Top 1 Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randolph strikes out.