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May 6, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 1
Yankees 5 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 5 8 1
Yankees 5 10 0

Wayne Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .329
OBP .667 .453
At Bats 2 70
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 2 18

Ron Guidry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Yankee Stadium - May 6, 1979
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Strikeout
Ron Guidry
Thurman Munson
Jim Spencer
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Juan Beniquez
Reggie Jackson
Wayne Gross
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gross strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Munson trying to get to home. Murray throws the ball in to Newman who tags Munson, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Piniella bunts towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piniella for the out. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Guerrero strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Revering. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 8 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Page strikes out.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lacey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murray hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ron Guidry now pitching. Dilone strikes out.
Top 7 Picciolo bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. Newman moves to third.
Top 7 Newman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Newman reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Lacey now pitching. Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Gross hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Page hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Murray. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 5 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Picciolo strikes out.
Top 4 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guerrero scores. Gross moves to third.
Top 4 Murphy bunts towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. Guerrero moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Top 4 Gross takes first base on ball four. Guerrero moves to second.
Top 4 Guerrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. Randolph scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Minetto covering, for the out.
Top 3 Revering strikes out.
Top 3 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to third.
Top 3 Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Murray reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Dilone hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dilone for the out.
Bottom 2 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Minetto covering, for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murray. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Revering takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone who is chasing the ball. Munson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 There goes Randolph. The throw from Newman and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Page strikes out.
Top 1 Murray hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.