1979 - 06 - 04 New York Yankees vs Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 04 of 06 1979, the New York Yankees attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The New York Yankees were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the New York Yankees was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/06/04 New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Yankee Stadium II with 30164 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
New York Yankees	01000700x	7	14	0
Kansas City Royals	000100011	3	6	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
New York Yankees -	1	Tommy John		Bob Lemon
Kansas City Royals -	2	Rich Gale		Whitey Herzog
Home Runs in game:
New York Yankees -	0
Kansas City Royals -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Mickey Rivers	8		Willie Wilson	7
Willie Randolph	4		George Brett	5
Thurman Munson	2		Amos Otis	8
Graig Nettles	5		Al Cowens	9
Lou Piniella	9		Hal McRae	10
Chris Chambliss	3		Darrell Porter	2
Roy White	7		John Wathan	3
Jim Spencer	10		Freddie Patek	6
Bucky Dent	6		U L Washington	4
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Al Clark			Home Plate Umpire
Durwood Merrill			First Base Umpire
Dave Phillips			Second Base Umpire
Dan Morrison			Third Base Umpire