1979 - 08 - 31 New York Yankees vs Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 31 of 08 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: 1979/08/31 New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Yankee Stadium II with 35229 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
New York Yankees	30003010x	7	10	1
Kansas City Royals	010000020	3	6	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
New York Yankees -	2	Tommy John		Billy Martin
Kansas City Royals -	3	Paul Splittorff		Whitey Herzog
Home Runs in game:
New York Yankees -	1
Kansas City Royals -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Willie Randolph	4		Willie Wilson	7
Bobby Murcer	8		Hal McRae	10
Lou Piniella	7		Amos Otis	8
George Scott	10		George Brett	5
Reggie Jackson	9		Al Cowens	9
Chris Chambliss	3		Darrell Porter	2
Graig Nettles	5		Frank White	4
Fred Stanley	6		John Wathan	3
Brad Gulden	2		U L Washington	6
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Russ Goetz			Home Plate Umpire
Ken Kaiser			First Base Umpire
Rocky Roe			Second Base Umpire
Ron Luciano			Third Base Umpire