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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 20, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Kingman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,481 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Greg Kosc |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Second Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Jim Essian | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | DH |
| Bobby Murcer | Left Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Brian Doyle | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. John
There goes Henderson. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. John
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. John
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Kingman
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kingman
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Kingman
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kingman
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Kingman
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. John
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. John
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Kingman
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Kingman
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. John
Page hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. John
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Doyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Kingman
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kingman
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kingman
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. John
Bobby Brown now playing center field.
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. John
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Doyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kingman
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kingman
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer hits a popup towards third. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. John
Revering hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. John
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Kingman
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Kingman
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kingman
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heath. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Kingman
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Kingman
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Munson. Picciolo moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chalk vs. John
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Picciolo scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. John
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essian vs. John
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heath tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. John
Revering 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kingman
Milt Ramirez now playing third base.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kingman
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kingman
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. John
Page bunts towards short. Dent fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dent. Armas moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Armas tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. John
Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kingman
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Kingman
Doyle hits a popup in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Kingman
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kingman
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Kingman
Munson hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. John
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. John
Ramirez 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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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kingman
Larry Murray now playing right field.
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hamilton
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hamilton
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. John
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. John
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. John
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Armas scores. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chalk vs. John
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Hamilton
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hamilton
Roy White pinch hits for Brian Doyle.
White hits a popup towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Hamilton
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1979 -- Oakland at New York (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 1 2 2 Rivers M, cf 2 0 0 0
Chalk D, 2b 5 0 0 1 Brown B, cf 2 1 2 0
Heath M, rf 4 1 1 1 Munson T, c 4 0 2 1
Murray L, rf 0 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Newman J, c 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 0
Essian J, 3b 2 0 0 1 Piniella L, dh 4 0 1 0
Ramirez M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Murcer B, lf 4 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Armas T, cf 4 2 2 0 Doyle B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Page M, dh 3 0 0 0 White R, ph 1 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 4 1 3 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0
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34 5 9 5 35 1 8 1
Oakland 000 003 101 -- 5
New York 000 010 000 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman B (W)* 7.0 8 1 1 1 2
Hamilton D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (L) 9.0 9 5 3 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Munson T, Dent B 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, New York 8
2B -- Brown B
SB -- Henderson R
SH -- Page M
SF -- Essian J, Henderson R
T -- 2:09
A -- 30481
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