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May 5, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 11 0
Yankees 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 11 0
Yankees 5 7 1

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .232
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 4 56
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 8

Dave Heaverlo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 2
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Yankee Stadium - May 5, 1979
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Out
Dave Heaverlo
Jim Essian
Dave Revering
Mike Edwards
Wayne Gross
Mario Guerrero
Larry Murray
Dwayne Murphy
Miguel Dilone
Lou Piniella
Thurman Munson
Willie Randolph
Bucky Dent

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 11 0 5
New York Yankees 5 7 1 9
Winning Pitcher Tommy John
Losing Pitcher Dave Heaverlo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 30,167
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dent tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dent moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 9 Randolph is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Dent hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dilone. Dent reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Jay Johnstone now playing center field. Tommy John now pitching. Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Juan Beniquez. Rivers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Cliff Johnson. Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Guerrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Revering scores.
Top 8 Revering hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Revering reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Page hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murray hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Piniella hits a popup in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Munson takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Dilone. The throw from Munson and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Top 7 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to John covering. Safe.
Top 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Munson scores. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 6 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph moves to third.
Bottom 6 Munson takes first base on ball four. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Bottom 5 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson throws the ball in to Dent who tags Revering trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Murray scores.
Top 5 Page hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murray hits a line drive into left field. Piniella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piniella. Dilone goes all the way around to score. Murray moves to third.
Top 5 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Piniella strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. Edwards moves to third.
Top 2 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Guerrero hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Guerrero reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out.
Top 1 Page strikes out.
Top 1 Murray bunts towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to third.
Top 1 Dilone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Dilone reaches second base with a double.