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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 6, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on July 6, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Larry Barnett |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | DH |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Larry Murray | Left Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 6, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. McCatty
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. McCatty
Munson takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. McCatty
Piniella hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hunter
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Hunter
Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hunter
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Hunter
Newman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. McCatty
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hunter
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hunter
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Hunter
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McCatty
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. McCatty
Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. McCatty
There goes Jackson. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. McCatty
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. McCatty
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Hunter
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Hunter
Murray bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Hunter
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Hunter
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. McCatty
There goes Spencer. The throw from Heath and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. McCatty
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hunter
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Hunter
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hunter
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Page moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Hunter
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McCatty
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McCatty
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hunter
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Hunter
Picciolo hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hunter
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Hunter
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chalk vs. Hunter
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. McCatty
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hunter
Page 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hunter
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hunter
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hunter
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Heath reaches second base with a double. Gross goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Hunter
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Picciolo 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
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. McCatty
There goes Randolph. The throw from Heath and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McCatty
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McCatty
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Davis
Mike Edwards pinch hits for Larry Murray.
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Davis
Henderson hits a line drive into center field. Murcer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murcer. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chalk vs. Davis
Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Davis
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McCatty
Derek Bryant now playing left field.
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McCatty
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. McCatty
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Norris
Mike Norris now pitching.
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Norris
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Nettles scores. Chambliss moves to third. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murcer vs. Norris
Murcer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Heath fields it and tags Chambliss for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Davis
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Davis
Gross 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Davis
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Davis
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Norris
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Norris
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to third for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Norris
Juan Beniquez pinch runs for Lou Piniella.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Norris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. Jackson moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Norris
Chambliss is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Norris
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Davis
Juan Beniquez now playing center field. Bobby Murcer now playing left field.
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Davis
Jim Essian pinch hits for Derek Bryant.
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Davis
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1979, game 1 -- New York at Oakland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 4 1 2 1 Henderson R, cf 5 1 2 0
Murcer B, cf-lf 3 1 0 0 Chalk D, 2b 3 0 0 1
Munson T, c 3 1 2 2 Page M, dh 4 0 2 0
Jackson R, rf 3 0 1 1 Newman J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 5 0 1 0 Gross W, 3b 4 1 0 0
Beniquez J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Heath M, c 4 1 3 1
Nettles G, 3b 5 1 1 0 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 1
Chambliss C, dh 4 0 2 0 Picciolo R, ss 4 0 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Murray L, lf 0 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0 Edwards M, ph 1 0 0 0
Bryant D, lf 0 0 0 0
Essian J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 34 3 10 3
New York 102 000 010 -- 4
Oakland 000 002 100 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C 5.2 8 2 2 1 2
Davis R (W) 3.1 2 1 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L) 7.1 7 4 4 7 1
Norris M 1.2 2 0 0 2 1
E -- Gross W, Murcer B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 13, Oakland 7
2B -- Heath M, Chambliss C
3B -- Randolph W
HR -- Munson T
SB -- Jackson R
CS -- Spencer J, Randolph W
SH -- Murray L
SF -- Jackson R, Chalk D
T -- 2:45
A -- 0
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