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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 21, 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 21, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 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 21, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Minetto |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 49,284 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | DH |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Roy White | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 21, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Guidry
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Guidry
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. Guidry
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. Guidry
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Guidry
Newman 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 1
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Minetto
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Minetto
There goes Randolph. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Minetto
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Minetto
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Minetto
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Guidry
Essian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Essian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Guidry
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Essian moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Guidry
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Minetto
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Minetto
White hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Minetto
Chambliss 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Guidry
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 -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Guidry
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Guidry
Chalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Guidry
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Guidry
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Minetto
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Minetto
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Minetto
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Guidry
Essian hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Guidry
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Guidry
Armas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Minetto
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Minetto
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Minetto
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Guidry
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Guidry
Picciolo hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Guidry
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Minetto
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Minetto
There goes Jackson. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Minetto
White bunts towards the right side of the infield. Edwards misplays the ball. That's an error on Edwards. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Minetto
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Minetto
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk juggles the ball. That's an error on Chalk. White moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Minetto
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White scores. Chambliss moves to third. Stanley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Minetto
Randolph hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Minetto
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Minetto
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Todd
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Todd
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Todd
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Todd
Stanley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards catches it and throws to first to double up Chambliss. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Guidry
Chalk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Guidry
Heath hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Guidry
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Guidry
Essian hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Guidry
Revering hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Guidry
Armas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Todd
Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Todd
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Todd
Brian Doyle pinch runs for Willie Randolph.
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Todd
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Todd
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Davis
Brian Doyle now playing second base. Bobby Murcer now playing left field. Jerry Narron now catching. Bobby Brown now playing center field. Ron Da
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Davis
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Davis
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Todd
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Todd
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Todd
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Todd
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Davis
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Davis
Heath is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Davis
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Davis
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Heaverlo
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Heaverlo
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Narron vs. Heaverlo
Narron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Narron reaches second base with a double. Dent scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Heaverlo
Brown hits a popup towards third. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Heaverlo
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Gossage
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gossage
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Brown 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 7/21/1979 -- Oakland at New York (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 1 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 1 1 4
Chalk D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Doyle B, pr-2b 1 0 0 0
Heath M, rf 3 1 3 1 Murcer B, cf-lf 5 1 1 0
Newman J, dh 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 4 1 1 0
Essian J, c 4 1 2 2 Narron J, c 1 0 1 2
Revering D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 0
Armas T, cf 4 0 0 0 Brown B, cf 1 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 5 2 2 3
Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0 White R, dh 3 2 1 0
Chambliss C, 1b 3 1 2 2
Stanley F, 3b 4 1 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 2 2 1
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34 4 8 4 36 12 12 12
Oakland 100 003 000 -- 4
New York 000 0(10)0 02x -- 12
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Minetto C (L) 4.1 5 7 4 1 3
Todd J 2.2 5 3 3 2 1
Heaverlo D 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W) 6.0 8 4 4 0 7
Davis R 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Gossage R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Edwards M, Chalk D
DP -- Oakland 1, New York 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, New York 5
2B -- Essian J, White R, Heath M, Narron J
HR -- Randolph W, Jackson R, Essian J, Revering D
SB -- Henderson R, Randolph W, Jackson R
SH -- White R
HBP -- by Davis R (Heath M)
T -- 2:20
A -- 49284
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