New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
June 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 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 3, Texas Rangers 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 2 0
Randolph 2b 3 2 2 0
Munson c 5 1 1 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
Piniella rf 4 0 0 0
Spencer dh 4 0 1 0
Beniquez lf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Grubb cf 5 0 0 0
Sample lf 4 1 2 0
Bell 3b 3 3 2 3
Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0
Gamble dh 3 2 2 2
Zisk rf 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 3 0 2 1
Norman ss 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 0 3 0
Comer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 13 6
New York 200 000 001371
Texas 301 000 20x6132
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (0-5) 3.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Clay   5.0 6 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
2
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Comer  W (6-5) 9.0 7 3 2 5 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
5
2

  E–Chambliss (3), Norman (14), Comer (3).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Chambliss (12,off Comer); Spencer (5,off Comer), Texas Sample (9,off Hunter); Sundberg (10,off Hunter).  3B–New York Randolph (6,off Comer).  HR–New York Munson (2,1st inning off Comer 1 on, 1 out), Texas Bell 2 (4,1st inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Gamble (4,7th inning off Clay 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Randolph (2,by Comer).  IBB–Chambliss (2,by Comer).  SH–Bell (6,off Clay).  CS–Rivers (5,2nd base by Comer/Sundberg).  SB–Wills (19,2nd base off Clay/Munson).  HBP–Comer (2,Randolph).  IBB–Comer (3,Chambliss).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:08.  A–37,405.
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