Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
June 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b,3b 4 0 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 2 1 0 0
Morales dh 3 0 1 0
Norwood rf 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 3 0 1 0
Castino 3b 3 0 0 0
  Kusick ph 1 0 1 0
  Wilfong pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Rivera lf 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Piniella rf 3 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 2 1 0
Jones dh 3 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Beniquez lf 3 0 2 2
  White ph 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Minnesota 100 000 001250
New York 000 200 001381
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (7-4) 8.1 7 3 3 3 5
  Marshall   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (6-4) 9.0 5 2 2 6 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
5

  E–Munson (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Rivers (8,off Koosman); Jones (1,off Koosman).  SH–Morales (3,off Guidry); Jones (1,off Koosman).  IBB–Piniella (2,by Koosman).  SB–White (1,2nd base off Marshall/Wynegar).  WP–Guidry 2 (4).  IBB–Koosman (1,Piniella).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:15.  A–34,075.
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