Mariners 3, Yankees 5 Box Score, May 8, 1979

May 8, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT

Seattle MarinersSEA · 67-95SEA67-953

Final

New York YankeesNYY · 89-71NYY89-71

W: Jim BeattieL: Floyd BannisterS: Ron Guidry

Top performers

WHWillie HortonDH2-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterWRWillie Randolph2B2-4H-AB3B · 2 RBI · 2 R
Winning pitcherJBJim BeattieP7.0IP3 ER · 4 K · W
FBFloyd BannisterP4.1IP4 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveRGRon GuidryP2.0IP0 ER · 4 K · S

Game flow

NYY100%50%100%SEA

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Biggest lead SEA by 3 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change

Key plays

T3 +13% SEAMario Mendoza hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by pitcher Jim Beattie. Bob Stinson to 3rd. Mario Mendoza to 2nd.SEA 0 · NYY 0
T3 +12% NYYJulio Cruz reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Bucky Dent to third baseman Graig Nettles. Bob Stinson out at home.SEA 0 · NYY 0
T5 +32% SEAWillie Horton hits a home run (5). Bruce Bochte scores. Dan Meyer scores.SEA 3 · NYY 0
B5 +10% NYYReggie Jackson hits a home run (5).SEA 3 · NYY 1
B5 +21% NYYWillie Randolph triples (2) on a to center fielder Ruppert Jones. Juan Beniquez scores. Jim Spencer scores.SEA 3 · NYY 3

Team stats

SEA

NYY

10Hits8
3Runs5
1Home runs1
2Walks1
8Strikeouts1
0Errors1

2Stolen bases0
.286Batting average.267
.324On-base %.290
.400Slugging.467
5.63ERA3.00
18Left on base8

1979 American League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1BAOrioles	102	57	.642	—
2MIBrewers	95	66	.590	8.0
3BORed Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
4NYYankees	89	71	.556	13.5
5LAAngels	88	74	.543	15.5
6DETigers	85	76	.528	18.0
7KCRoyals	85	77	.525	18.5
8TERangers	83	79	.512	20.5
9MITwins	82	80	.506	21.5
10CLGuardians	81	80	.503	22.0
11CWWhite Sox	73	87	.456	29.5
12SEMariners	67	95	.414	36.5
13OAAthletics	54	108	.333	49.5
14TOBlue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium I

Mariners

Batting


JCJulio Cruz2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3
LMLarry Milbourne3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2
BBBruce Bochte1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
DMDan MeyerLF	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
WHWillie HortonDH	4	1	2	3	1	0	0
RJRuppert JonesCF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
LRLeon RobertsRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
BSBob StinsonC	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
MMMario MendozaSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
LCLarry CoxC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
TPTom PaciorekPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	35	3	10	3	1	2	8

2B: Bochte

HR: Horton

RBI: Horton 3

SB: Meyer, Jones

CS: Meyer

LOB: 18

Pitching


FBFloyd BannisterL	4.1	5	4	1	1	1	24
PMPaul Mitchell	3.1	3	1	0	0	0	12
SRShane Rawley	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	8.0	8	5	1	1	1	37

Yankees

Batting


WRWillie Randolph2B	4	2	2	2	0	0	0
TMThurman MunsonC	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
LPLou PiniellaLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
CJCliff JohnsonDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
GNGraig Nettles3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
RJReggie JacksonRF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1
JBJuan BeníquezCF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
JSJim Spencer1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
BDBucky DentSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
CCChris ChamblissPH	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	30	5	8	5	1	1	1

2B: Piniella

3B: Randolph

HR: Jackson

RBI: Randolph 2, Munson, Jackson, Chambliss

LOB: 8

Pitching


JBJim BeattieW	7.0	10	3	2	4	1	46
RGRon GuidryS	2.0	0	0	0	4	0	14
Totals	9.0	10	3	2	8	1	60

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1979 American League Standings

Game info

Mariners

Batting

Pitching

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

1 · SEA 0–0 NYY · Tied 0–0

Yankees beat Mariners 5-3 as Randolph goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned

Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1979 American League Standings

Game info

Mariners

Batting

Pitching

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

1 · SEA 0–0 NYY · Tied 0–0

Yankees beat Mariners 5-3 as Randolph goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned