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Texas Rangers @ 
New York Yankees
1979-08-15 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 25905 · 64°F, night · 2:18
New York Yankees defeated Texas Rangers 4–3. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Tommy John earned the win and Rich Gossage picked up the save. Jim Sundberg went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| NYA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Tommy John L: Jerry Gleaton SV: Rich Gossage
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: Ted Hendry · 2B: Larry Barnett · 3B: Fred Spenn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Mickey Rivers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Ellis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric Soderholm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Randolph | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Murcer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Chambliss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Gulden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bucky Dent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jerry Don Gleaton | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
 John Henry Johnson | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy John | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
 Rich Gossage | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: K
- Mickey Rivers: 8
- Buddy Bell: 63
Bot 1
- Willie Randolph: 43
- Bobby Murcer: D9
- Lou Piniella: D9.2-H
- Reggie Jackson: D8.2-H
- Chris Chambliss: 3/G
- Graig Nettles: 9
Top 2
- Al Oliver: S8
- Richie Zisk: K/C
- John Ellis: S8.1-2
- Eric Soderholm: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Billy Sample: W.1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Bump Wills: K
Bot 2
- Roy White: S.BX2(46)
- Brad Gulden: 43
- Bucky Dent: W
- Willie Randolph: S8.1-2
- Bobby Murcer: S8.2-H;1-3
- Lou Piniella: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Mickey Rivers: S9
- Buddy Bell: 64(1)/FO
- Al Oliver: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Reggie Jackson: S8
- Chris Chambliss: POCS2(134342)#
- Chris Chambliss: 5
- Graig Nettles: 7
Top 4
- Richie Zisk: K
- John Ellis: K
- Eric Soderholm: S7
- Billy Sample: D7.1-3
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Bump Wills: 46(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Roy White: D7
- Brad Gulden: 14/SH.2-3
- Bucky Dent: 8/SF.3-H
- Willie Randolph: 53
Top 5
- Mickey Rivers: E6
- Buddy Bell: 64(1)3/GDP
- Al Oliver: 43
Bot 5
- Bobby Murcer: 8
- Lou Piniella: 9
- Reggie Jackson: S9
- Chris Chambliss: 7
Top 6
- Richie Zisk: 43
- John Ellis: S7
- Eric Soderholm: 9
- Billy Sample: 9
Bot 6
- Graig Nettles: 8
- Roy White: 3/G
- Brad Gulden: 8
Top 7
- Jim Sundberg: S5/BG
- Bump Wills: 3(B)63(1)/GDP
- Mickey Rivers: E3
- Buddy Bell: 54(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Bucky Dent: 7
- Willie Randolph: 5/L
- Bobby Murcer: K
Top 8
- Al Oliver: 63
- Richie Zisk: 53
- John Ellis: W
- Eric Soderholm: 53
Bot 8
- Lou Piniella: 5
- Reggie Jackson: S8
- Chris Chambliss: 8/L
- Graig Nettles: 8
Top 9
- Billy Sample: S8
- Jim Sundberg: S9.1-2
- Bump Wills: WP.2-3;1-2
- Bump Wills: 3/G.3-H;2-3
- Mickey Rivers: 7
- Buddy Bell: 8