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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 23, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 35,818 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Mike Hargrove | Left Fielder |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. John
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. John
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. John
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. John
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wise
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wise
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wise
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Wise
There goes Nettles. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Nettles steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Wise
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. John
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Wise
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wise
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wise
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Wise
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. John
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. John
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. John
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. John
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wise
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wise
Rivers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wise
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Wise
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. John
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. John
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Bonds scores. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. John
Alexander is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuiper vs. John
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thornton scores. Johnson scores. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. John
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. There goes Kuiper trying to get to third. Piniella throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Kuiper for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. John
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. John
There goes Manning. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. John
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. John
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wise
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Wise
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wise
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. John
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wise
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wise
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Wise
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. John
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. John
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. John
Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Wise
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wise
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wise
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. John
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. John
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. John
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wise
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Wise
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hargrove. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Wise
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Wise
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching. Darryl Jones pinch hits for Bobby Brown.
Jones takes first base on ball four. Chambliss scores. Spencer moves to third. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Monge
Dent hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Monge
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Randolph scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Monge
Munson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Monge
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. John
Darryl Jones now playing left field.
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. John
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Monge
Horace Speed now playing left field.
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Monge
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speed. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Monge
Roy White pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
White hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Monge
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Narron vs. Cruz
Victor Cruz now pitching. Jerry Narron pinch hits for Darryl Jones.
Narron strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. John
Juan Beniquez now playing left field.
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. John
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. John
Veryzer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. John
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. John
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Cruz
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Cruz
Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Speed. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Cruz
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Cruz
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cruz
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Cruz
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. John
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. John
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cruz
White hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Cruz
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Cruz
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Cruz
Dent hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Dent reaches second base with a double. Randolph scores. Beniquez moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1979 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 5 0 2 1 Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 2
Harrah T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0
Bonds B, rf 4 1 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 1 2 2
Thornton A, 1b 5 1 1 0 Piniella L, rf 5 0 1 0
Johnson C, dh 5 1 2 1 Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 2 0
Hargrove M, lf 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, dh 3 1 1 0
Speed H, lf 0 0 0 0 White R, ph 2 0 0 0
Alexander G, c 3 1 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 2 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 2 2 Brown B, lf 2 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 2 1 Jones D, ph-lf 0 0 0 1
Narron J, ph 1 0 0 0
Beniquez J, lf 1 0 1 0
Dent B, ss 5 0 1 1
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38 5 10 5 40 6 12 6
Cleveland 000 500 000 0 -- 5
New York 000 000 302 1 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wise R 6.1 5 3 3 1 5
Monge S 1.1 2 0 0 3 1
Cruz V (L) 1.2 5 3 3 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (W) 10.0 10 5 5 3 7
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 11
2B -- Johnson C, Chambliss C 2, Rivers M 2, Dent B
HR -- Nettles G
SB -- Nettles G, Manning R
T -- 3:00
A -- 35818
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