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A pinch-single by Jim Spencer with two out in the ninth lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Graig Nettles opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Darryl Jones. New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Wednesday, June 6, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium ITwins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randall 2b,3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .298 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .376 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 R. Jackson 1b 2 1 0 0 2 2 .276 Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Morales dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Piniella rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 Norwood rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Nettles 3b 4 2 1 0 0 1 .292 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Jones dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Landreaux cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .298 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 Castino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Beniquez lf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .239 Kusick ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Wilfong pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Rivera lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .264 Spencer ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 1 6 5 Totals 32 3 8 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 34,075 Left on Base: Twins 9, Yankees 7 DP: Twins 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Munson Doubles: Rivers (8), Jones (1) Stolen Bases: White (1) Sacrifice Hits: Morales (3), Jones (1) GIDP: Dent (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(7-4) 8.1 7 3 3 3 5 0 34 3.64 Marshall 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.94 Totals 8.2 8 3 3 3 5 0 36 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(6-4) 9 5 2 2 6 5 0 38 2.18 Totals 9 5 2 2 6 5 0 38 Wild Pitches: Guidry 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (second to first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson walked; Morales singled to right [R. Jackson to third]; Guidry threw a wild pitch [R. Jackson scored, Morales to third (error by Munson)]; Norwood flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Randolph struck out; Munson flied out to right; Piniella was walked intentionally; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar made an out to first; Landreaux struck out; Castino flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jones flied out to right; Debut game for Darryl Jones; Chambliss lined to center; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 3RD: Rivera flied out to left; Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Dent walked; Rivers forced Dent (second to shortstop); Randolph forced Rivers (shortstop to second); Munson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson struck out; Morales struck out (catcher to first); Norwood made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to right; Nettles forced Piniella (first to shortstop); Jones doubled to left [Nettles to third]; Chambliss struck out; Beniquez singled to center [Nettles scored, Jones scored]; Dent flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Landreaux singled to center; Castino grounded out (second to first) [Landreaux to second]; Rivera walked; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Landreaux to third, Rivera to second]; Randall walked; Smalley forced Randall (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers was called out on strikes; Randolph was called out on strikes; Munson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson walked; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Jackson to second]; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 7TH: Landreaux walked; Castino made an out to pitcher; Rivera struck out; Randall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Beniquez singled to third; Dent grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 8TH: Smalley walked; R. Jackson struck out; Morales flied out to center; Norwood popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson singled to left; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); KUSICK BATTED FOR CASTINO; Kusick singled to third; WILFONG RAN FOR KUSICK; Rivera singled to left [Wilfong to second]; Randall singled to center [Wilfong scored, Rivera to second]; Smalley forced Randall (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RANDALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Nettles singled to right; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Nettles to second]; Chambliss walked; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; White forced Chambliss (shortstop to second) [Nettles to third]; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; White stole second; Spencer singled to left [Nettles scored, White to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 3. |
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