Final
TEX 5 — NYY 6
8/14/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197908140
Complete available game record for TEX at NYY, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Murcer | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Gamble | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Narron | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gulden | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brown | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Medich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Medich | 6.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Rich Gossage | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Gamble | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gulden | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Brown | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Murcer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Narron | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Medich | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rajsich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 3(B)63(1)/GDP.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/8D | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/BP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S5/BG | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | S8.2-H;1X3(85) | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | K+CS2(24)/DP/C | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/9D | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 16(1)/BG/FO | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | CS2(2E6) | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/9D.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | S5.3-H;2-H;BX2(56) | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13/BINT | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D9.B-3(E9) | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–6 |