New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 2, Texas Rangers 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Randle cf 5 0 1 0
Piniella rf 3 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1
Scott dh 2 0 0 1
  Gamble ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
  Stanley 3b 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 2 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Narron c 3 0 0 0
  Gulden c 1 0 0 0
Clay p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 1 2
Wills 2b 5 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 3 4 1
Zisk rf 5 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 3 2 0
Montanez dh 4 2 2 4
Putnam 1b 3 1 1 1
Sundberg c 4 1 2 1
Norman ss 3 0 1 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 9
New York 002 000 000271
Texas 010 105 30x10131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Clay  L (1-6) 5.1 7 4 3 0 0
  Kaat   0.0 1 2 0 0 0
  Davis   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Hood   2.0 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
7
2
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   5.1 6 2 2 4 4
  Kern  W (11-4) 3.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
6

  E–Narron (4), Oliver (7).  PB–Narron (5).  2B–Texas Bell (36,off Clay); Oliver (23,off Hood).  3B–Texas Rivers (7,off Davis).  HR–Texas Oliver (11,4th inning off Clay 0 on, 0 out); Montanez (1,7th inning off Hood 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Scott (3,off Johnson); Putnam (6,off Clay).  SH–Norman (14,off Clay).  IBB–Bell (4,by Hood).  SB–White (2,3rd base off Johnson/Sundberg); Oliver (3,2nd base off Clay/Narron).  WP–Clay (6).  IBB–Hood (2,Bell).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:46.  A–23,339.
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