1979 - 06 - 23 New York Yankees vs Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 23 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 Cleveland Indians

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/06/23 New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
Played at Yankee Stadium II with 35818 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
New York Yankees	0000003021	6	12	0
Cleveland Indians	0005000000	5	10	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
New York Yankees -	1	Tommy John		Billy Martin
Cleveland Indians -	3	Rick Wise		Jeff Torborg
Home Runs in game:
New York Yankees -	1
Cleveland Indians -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Mickey Rivers	8		Rick Manning	8
Thurman Munson	2		Toby Harrah	5
Graig Nettles	5		Bobby Bonds	9
Lou Piniella	9		Andre Thornton	3
Chris Chambliss	3		Cliff Johnson	10
Jim Spencer	10		Mike Hargrove	7
Willie Randolph	4		Gary Alexander	2
Bobby Brown	7		Duane Kuiper	4
Bucky Dent	6		Tom Veryzer	6
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Marty Springstead			Home Plate Umpire
Larry McCoy			First Base Umpire
Joe Brinkman			Second Base Umpire
Vic Voltaggio			Third Base Umpire