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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3

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New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3

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Game Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

TEX A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
NY  A    2  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  2
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills 2b                      5   0   0   1       0   2       2   4
Rivers cf                     5   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Bell ss                       5   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Oliver lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Zisk rf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
J. Ellis 1b                   3   0   2   0       1   1       5   1
  Jorgensen pr,1b             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Soderholm 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       3   1
Sample dh                     3   1   2   0       1   0       0   0
Sundberg c                    3   0   3   2       1   0       2   0
Gleaton p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Johnson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3       3   5      24   9
BATTING - 
2B: Sample (13,off John).
GDP: Oliver (11,off John); Bell (12,off John); Wills (11,off John).
Team LOB: 9.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Randolph 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       5   5
Murcer cf                     4   1   2   1       0   1       2   0
Piniella lf                   4   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Jackson rf                    4   0   4   1       0   0       2   0
Chambliss 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   0      11   1
Nettles 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
White dh                      3   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Gulden c                      2   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Dent ss                       1   1   0   1       1   0       1   7
John p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gossage p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4  10   4       1   1      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Dent-Randolph-Chambliss, Dent-Randolph-Chambliss, Chambliss-Dent-Chambliss.
E: Chambliss (4), Dent (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Murcer (5,off Gleaton); Piniella (19,off Gleaton); Jackson (14,off Gleaton);
White (5,off Gleaton).
SH: Gulden (1,off Gleaton).
SF: Dent (7,off Gleaton).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Jackson (6,2nd base by Gleaton/Sundberg).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gleaton L(0-1)                4     8   4   4   1   0   0  19
Johnson                       4     2   0   0   0   1   0  14
Totals                        8    10   4   4   1   1   0  33

New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
John W(16-6)                  8    10   3   3   3   5   0  36
Gossage SV(8)                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    10   3   3   3   5   0  39
John faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Gossage (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gossage 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Fred Spenn
Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 25905
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees         
1. Wills               2b        Randolph            2b
2. Rivers              cf        Murcer              cf
3. Bell                ss        Piniella            lf
4. Oliver              lf        Jackson             rf
5. Zisk                rf        Chambliss           1b
6. J. Ellis            1b        Nettles             3b
7. Soderholm           3b        White               dh
8. Sample              dh        Gulden              c
9. Sundberg            c         Dent                ss
   Gleaton             p         John                p

RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers flied out to center; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
doubled to right; Piniella doubled to right [Murcer scored];
Jackson doubled to center [Piniella scored]; Chambliss grounded
out (first unassisted); Nettles flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver singled to center; Zisk was called out on
strikes; J. Ellis singled to center [Oliver to second];
Soderholm forced J. Ellis (shortstop to second) [Oliver to
third]; Sample walked [Soderholm to second]; Sundberg singled to
left [Oliver scored, Soderholm scored, Sample to third]; Wills
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled [White out at second (second to
shortstop)]; Gulden grounded out (second to first); Dent walked;
Randolph singled to center [Dent to second]; Murcer singled to
center [Dent scored, Randolph to third]; Piniella forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees
3.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Bell forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson singled to center; Jackson was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first
to second to catcher); Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk struck out; J. Ellis struck out; Soderholm
singled to left; Sample doubled to left [Soderholm to third];
Sundberg walked; Wills forced Sundberg (second to shortstop); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: White doubled to left; Gulden out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [White to third]; Dent hit a sacrifice
fly to center [White scored]; Randolph grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers reached on an error by Dent; Bell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Murcer flied
out to center; Piniella flied out to right; Jackson singled to
right; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis
singled to left; Soderholm flied out to right; Sample flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; White grounded out
(first unassisted); Gulden flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Sundberg singled to third; Wills grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out
at second]; Rivers reached on an error by Chambliss; Bell forced
Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph lined to third;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); J. Ellis walked; JORGENSEN RAN
FOR J. ELLIS; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Piniella
made an out to third; Jackson singled to center; Chambliss lined
to center; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Sample singled to center; Sundberg singled to right
[Sample to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Gossage
threw a wild pitch [Sample to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills
grounded out (first unassisted) [Sample scored, Sundberg to
third]; Rivers flied out to left; Bell flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          3  10   0    9
 Yankees          4  10   2    5
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