New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1979 at County Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 1 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 1
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 2 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 2 0
Dent ss 4 1 1 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Yount ss 5 0 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 5 0 0 0
Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0
Lezcano rf 3 1 1 0
Molitor 2b 3 0 2 0
Bando 3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Moore ph,c 2 0 2 1
Travers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
New York 001 000 000 1291
Milwaukee 000 000 100 0170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie   7.1 6 1 1 5 3
  Davis  W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
7
1
1
5
4
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Travers  L (3-3) 10.0 9 2 2 2 4
Totals
10.0
9
2
2
2
4

  E–Nettles (5).  DP–New York 3, Milwaukee 1.  2B–New York Johnson (5,off Travers).  HR–New York Rivers (3,10th inning off Travers 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Molitor (3,off Beattie).  SB–Randolph (14,2nd base off Travers/Martinez); Lezcano (1,3rd base off Beattie/Munson); Moore (4,2nd base off Davis/Munson).  CS–Chambliss (1,2nd base by Travers/Martinez).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:56.  A–39,291.
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