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August 17, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 5 7 0
Yankees 2 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 5 7 0
Yankees 2 10 0

Bobby Murcer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 0 321
Hits 0 82
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 37

Jerry Koosman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 10 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 17, 1979
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Out
Jerry Koosman
Butch Wynegar
Danny Goodwin
Rob Wilfong
John Castino
Roy Smalley
Ken Landreaux
Willie Norwood
Hosken Powell
Bobby Murcer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 5 7 0 2
New York Yankees 2 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Losing Pitcher Jim Beattie
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rob Wilfong
Attendance 30,372
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Jerry Narron. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Goodwin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Powell 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 9 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodwin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 8 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clay fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a popup towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilfong 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 7 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ken Clay now pitching. Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Narron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodwin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Narron for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 6 White strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynegar moves to second.
Top 6 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Don Hood now pitching. Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams. Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a line drive into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Narron strikes out.
Top 5 Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smalley hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilfong hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norwood moves to second.
Top 5 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landreaux. White reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Chambliss moves to third.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Wynegar reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smalley tags and scores.
Top 4 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to third.
Top 4 Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Smalley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Narron strikes out.
Top 3 Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Castino bunts towards the mound. Beattie fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin scores.
Top 3 Norwood strikes out.
Top 3 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Goodwin reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Powell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wynegar 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 Adams 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 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Koosman fires to first and has Randolph trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Randolph for the out.
Bottom 1 Randle hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Landreaux 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 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.