New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
June 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1979 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers 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 5, Texas Rangers 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 1 1
White lf 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 2 2 1
Piniella rf 4 1 1 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 3 0
Jones dh 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 2 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Grubb rf,cf 5 1 1 2
Sample lf 4 1 1 1
Oliver cf 4 2 2 2
  Roberts rf 0 0 0 0
Putnam 1b 4 1 3 1
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Gamble dh 2 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 1
Norman ss 4 1 0 0
Wills 2b 4 1 1 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 7
New York 000 100 0405102
Texas 000 180 00x9101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  L (3-6) 4.1 7 7 7 1 2
  Kaat   3.2 3 2 2 1 4
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
2
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (4-3) 7.2 10 5 5 0 4
  Kern   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
6

  E–Dent (7), Figueroa (2), Oliver (6).  2B–New York Munson (12,off Matlack); Dent (7,off Matlack); Jones (4,off Matlack), Texas Oliver (9,off Figueroa).  HR–New York Piniella (7,8th inning off Matlack 1 on, 1 out), Texas Oliver (9,5th inning off Figueroa 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Sundberg (5,off Kaat).  WP–Kaat (1), Matlack (1).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:08.  A–35,452.
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