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August 8, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
White Sox 3 4 0
Yankees 1 8 2
Bottom 8 R H E
White Sox 3 4 0
Yankees 4 9 2

Chris Chambliss Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .278
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 367
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 43

Steve Trout Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 4
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Yankee Stadium - August 8, 1979
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Home Run
Steve Trout
Milt May
Mike Squires
Jorge Orta
Jim Morrison
Harry Chappas
Rusty Torres
Chet Lemon
Claudell Washington
Chris Chambliss
Reggie Jackson
Bobby Murcer
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Randolph moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rusty Torres now playing left field. Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Morrison strikes out.
Top 8 Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jerry Narron now catching. Chappas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Trout, and towards Orta, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lenny Randle pinch hits for Brad Gulden. Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Washington hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gulden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Orta. The throw from Gulden and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Orta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gulden strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Tiant drops the ball.
Top 5 Chappas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gulden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chappas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Washington is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Squires. The throw from Gulden and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 4 Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores.
Top 4 Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Garr goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to third.
Top 4 Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Gulden bunts towards the mound. Trout settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Chappas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chappas for the out.
Top 3 May hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Washington 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 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 2 Trout fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Chappas who tags Jackson for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Squires hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemon strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Orta 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 1 Morrison hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.