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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, New York Yankees 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 5 0 0 1
Rivers cf 5 0 1 0
Bell ss 5 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 1 1 0
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 3 0 2 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0
Sample dh 3 1 2 0
Sundberg c 3 0 3 2
Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Murcer cf 4 1 2 1
Piniella lf 4 1 1 1
Jackson rf 4 0 4 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
White dh 3 1 2 0
Gulden c 2 0 0 0
Dent ss 1 1 0 1
John p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 4
Texas 020 000 0013100
New York 210 100 00x4102
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Gleaton  L (0-1) 4.0 8 4 4 1 0
  Johnson   4.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (16-6) 8.0 10 3 3 3 5
  Gossage  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5

  E–Chambliss (4), Dent (13).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Texas Sample (13,off John), New York Murcer (5,off Gleaton); Piniella (19,off Gleaton); Jackson (14,off Gleaton); White (5,off Gleaton).  SH–Gulden (1,off Gleaton).  SF–Dent (7,off Gleaton).  CS–Jackson (6,2nd base by Gleaton/Sundberg).  WP–Gossage (2).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–2:18.  A–25,905.
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