Twins @ Yankees
June 6, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 2 5 0
Yankees 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 2 5 0
Yankees 3 8 1

Jim Spencer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .263
OBP .000 .330
At Bats 0 99
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 13

Mike Marshall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 12
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Yankee Stadium - June 6, 1979
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Single
Mike Marshall
Butch Wynegar
Ron Jackson
Rob Wilfong
Bob Randall
Roy Smalley
Bombo Rivera
Ken Landreaux
Willie Norwood
Jim Spencer
Roy White
Graig Nettles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 5 0 9
New York Yankees 3 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Spencer
Attendance 34,075
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles scores. White moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Spencer pinch hits for Bucky Dent. There goes White. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Jones bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilfong covering, for the out. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 9 Rob Wilfong now playing second base. Bob Randall now playing third base. Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilfong scores. Rivera moves to second.
Top 9 Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Craig Kusick. Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilfong moves to second.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out.
Top 9 Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rivera strikes out.
Top 7 Castino hits a popup towards the mound. Guidry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Landreaux takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out.
Top 6 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morales bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randolph is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Rivers is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Randall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Landreaux moves to third. Rivera moves to second.
Top 5 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Jones scores.
Bottom 4 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Norwood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morales strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out.
Top 4 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randall for the out.
Top 3 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Castino hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Landreaux strikes out.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piniella is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norwood. Rivers reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Norwood hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Jackson scores. Morales moves to third.
Top 1 Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.