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Mariners
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, played on May 9, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glenn Abbott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,738 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Phil Lospitalier 1B: Dallas Parks 2B: Don Slattery 3B: Len Riccio |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Larry Milbourne | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | DH |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 9, 1979
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz 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 -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Figueroa
Milbourne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Figueroa
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Figueroa
Stinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Abbott
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Abbott
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Figueroa
Mendoza hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Figueroa
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Abbott
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Abbott
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dent for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Figueroa
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Abbott
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Abbott
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts 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 -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Figueroa
Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Figueroa
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Abbott
Beniquez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Abbott
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Abbott
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Beniquez steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Figueroa
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Figueroa
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Abbott
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Abbott
Chambliss hits a popup in front of the plate. Stinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Figueroa
Jay Johnstone now playing center field.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Figueroa
Stinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Abbott
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte fields the ball and throws to Abbott covering. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Abbott
Dent bunts towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Cruz covering, for the out. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Abbott
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Figueroa
Joe Simpson pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Figueroa
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Julio Cruz.
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Figueroa
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochte vs. Figueroa
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Vasquez
Bill Stein now playing third base. Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop. Bobby Valentine now playing second base. Rafael Vasquez now pitching.
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Vasquez
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Vasquez
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Figueroa
Meyer 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 -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Figueroa
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Figueroa
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Figueroa
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1979 -- Seattle at New York (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Paciorek T, ph 1 0 1 0 Munson T, c 3 1 2 1
Stein B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 2 2 0
Milbourne L, 3b-ss 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 4 1 2 3
Bochte B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 1
Meyer D, lf 4 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Horton W, dh 4 0 1 0 Chambliss C, dh 4 0 0 0
Jones R, cf 4 0 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 1 0 0 0
Roberts L, rf 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, cf 2 1 1 0
Stinson B, c 3 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0
Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 0
Simpson J, ph 0 0 0 0
Valentine B, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 32 5 9 5
Seattle 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 100 40x -- 5
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott G (L) 7.0 9 5 5 1 0
Vasquez R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Seattle 7, New York 6
2B -- Spencer J, Nettles G
HR -- Jackson R
SB -- Beniquez J
SH -- Dent B
HBP -- by Abbott G (Beniquez J)
T -- 2:01
A -- 14738
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