New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
September 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 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 1, Minnesota Twins 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 0 2 0
  Beniquez pr,cf 0 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Piniella rf 4 0 0 0
Scott dh 3 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
Gulden c 2 0 0 0
  Werth ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson c 0 0 0 0
Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood dh 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Landreaux lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 1 1 0
Rivera rf 1 1 0 0
Castino 3b 3 1 2 3
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 2 0 0 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Edwards cf 3 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 3
New York 000 000 100171
Minnesota 010 000 20x340
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Righetti  L (0-1) 7.0 3 3 3 1 6
  Griffin   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Kaat   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
1
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (13-6) 9.0 7 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
2

  E–Nettles (16).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–New York Chambliss (25,off Zahn), Minnesota Smalley (27,off Righetti).  HR–Minnesota Castino (4,7th inning off Righetti 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Rivera (13,off Righetti).  CS–Randolph (11,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:06.  A–5,357.
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