New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
June 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1979 at Metropolitan 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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New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 2 1
Randolph 2b 5 0 3 1
Munson c 5 0 1 0
Piniella rf 2 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Jones dh 4 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 1 1 1
  Beniquez lf 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 1 1 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 3 0 1 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 1 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 2 1
Morales dh 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
  Powell ph 0 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 2 0 0 0
Edwards lf 3 0 0 0
Castino 3b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
New York 000 001 0034101
Minnesota 000 001 000141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry   7.0 4 1 1 3 4
  Davis  W (4-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (7-5) 8.2 9 4 4 3 1
  Marshall   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
1

  E–Munson (7), Smalley (6).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Dent (6,off Koosman); Jones (3,off Koosman), Minnesota Smalley (9,off Guidry).  3B–New York Rivers (4,off Koosman); Randolph (5,off Koosman), Minnesota R Jackson (2,off Guidry).  IBB–Piniella (3,by Koosman).  SH–Landreaux (6,off Guidry).  CS–Randolph (5,2nd base by Koosman/Wynegar); Randall (2,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).  WP–Marshall (3).  IBB–Koosman (2,Piniella).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:26.  A–27,733.
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