Getting relief help from Rich Gossage, Tommy John received credit for his 16th victory of the season as the Yankees edged the Rangers, 4-3. The Yanks took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on successive doubles by Bobby Murcer, Lou Piniella and Reggie Jackson.

After a two-run single by Jim Sundberg tied the game in the top of the second, the Yankees countered with the eventual winning run in the bottom of the frame when Bucky Dent walked, went to third on a single by Willie Randolph and came home on a single by Murcer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
Yankees      2  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   0   1     0   2   .271      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Murcer cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .259
Bell ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Piniella lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .307
Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .324      Jackson rf            4   0   4   1     0   0   .303
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
J. Ellis 1b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .284      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      White dh              3   1   2   0     0   0   .193
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Gulden c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Sample dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .264      Dent ss               1   1   0   1     1   0   .233
Sundberg c            3   0   3   2     1   0   .272      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gleaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     3   5             Totals               30   4  10   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 25,905
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Yankees 5
DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 3
Errors: Chambliss, Dent
Doubles: Sample (13), Murcer (5), Piniella (19), Jackson (14), White (5)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Gulden (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dent (7)
GIDP: Oliver (11), Bell (12), Wills (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gleaton L(0-1)          4     8   4   4   1   0   0  19   6.52
Johnson                 4     2   0   0   0   1   0  14   4.67
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   1   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(16-6)            8    10   3   3   3   5   0  36   2.91
Gossage SV(8)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.32
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Gossage (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Fred Spenn


RANGERS 1ST: Wills struck out; Rivers flied out to center; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
doubled to right; Piniella doubled to right [Murcer scored];
Jackson doubled to center [Piniella scored]; Chambliss grounded
out (first unassisted); Nettles flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver singled to center; Zisk was called out on
strikes; J. Ellis singled to center [Oliver to second];
Soderholm forced J. Ellis (shortstop to second) [Oliver to
third]; Sample walked [Soderholm to second]; Sundberg singled to
left [Oliver scored, Soderholm scored, Sample to third]; Wills
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled [White out at second (second to
shortstop)]; Gulden grounded out (second to first); Dent walked;
Randolph singled to center [Dent to second]; Murcer singled to
center [Dent scored, Randolph to third]; Piniella forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees
3.

RANGERS 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Bell forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson singled to center; Jackson was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first
to second to catcher); Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk struck out; J. Ellis struck out; Soderholm
singled to left; Sample doubled to left [Soderholm to third];
Sundberg walked; Wills forced Sundberg (second to shortstop); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: White doubled to left; Gulden out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [White to third]; Dent hit a sacrifice
fly to center [White scored]; Randolph grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers reached on an error by Dent; Bell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Murcer flied
out to center; Piniella flied out to right; Jackson singled to
right; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); J. Ellis
singled to left; Soderholm flied out to right; Sample flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; White grounded out
(first unassisted); Gulden flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Sundberg singled to third; Wills grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sundberg out
at second]; Rivers reached on an error by Chambliss; Bell forced
Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph lined to third;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); J. Ellis walked; JORGENSEN RAN
FOR J. ELLIS; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Piniella
made an out to third; Jackson singled to center; Chambliss lined
to center; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Sample singled to center; Sundberg singled to right
[Sample to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Gossage
threw a wild pitch [Sample to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills
grounded out (first unassisted) [Sample scored, Sundberg to
third]; Rivers flied out to left; Bell flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 4.