New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
June 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Munson c 3 0 0 0
Piniella dh 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Beniquez rf 3 1 2 2
Dent ss 2 0 2 0
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 4 0 2 0
Castino 3b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 1 1 0
Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0
Kusick dh 4 0 0 0
Norwood rf 3 0 0 0
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Landreaux cf 3 1 1 0
Wynegar c 3 1 1 3
Edwards lf 3 0 2 1
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
New York 020 000 000271
Minnesota 000 400 00x482
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (10-2) 8.0 8 4 0 1 5
Totals
8.0
8
4
0
1
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (5-1) 6.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Marshall  SV (15) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4

  E–Chambliss (2), Smalley (7), Zahn (1).  DP–New York 1, Minnesota 4.  2B–New York Randolph (5,off Zahn), Minnesota Wynegar (7,off John).  HR–New York Beniquez (3,2nd inning off Zahn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Dent (9,off Marshall); Castino (6,off John).  HBP–Rivers (1,by Marshall).  HBP–Marshall (2,Rivers).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:02.  A–24,129.
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