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Retrosheet Boxscore: Oakland Athletics 11, New York Yankees 5

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Oakland Athletics 11, New York Yankees 5

Day

Game Played on Friday, May 4, 1979 (N) at Yankee Stadium I

OAK A    0  2  0    0  0  3    2  0  4  -  11 13  0
NY  A    0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  4
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dilone rf                     5   2   2   0       0   0       2   0
Murray lf                     4   2   2   1       1   0       2   0
Page dh                       3   2   1   1       2   0       0   0
Revering 1b                   5   1   2   2       0   0       9   0
Guerrero ss                   5   2   3   2       0   0       3   3
Gross 3b                      4   2   2   5       0   0       0   2
Murphy cf                     5   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Newman c                      5   0   1   0       0   2       8   0
Edwards 2b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Norris p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lacey p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41  11  13  11       3   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Edwards-Guerrero-Revering.
BATTING - 
2B: Murray (2,off Figueroa); Revering (6,off Beattie).
HR: Gross 2 (5,2nd inning off Figueroa 1 on 0 out,9th inning off Clay 2 on
1 out).
SH: Gross (1,off Mirabella).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Dilone (3,2nd base off Beattie/Munson).
CS: Page (4,2nd base by Beattie/Munson).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Randolph 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
  Johnson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Doyle 2b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
White dh                      4   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
Munson c                      4   1   2   0       1   1       3   1
Nettles 3b                    4   1   1   0       1   0       0   2
Piniella lf                   3   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Jackson rf                    4   1   1   1       0   2       2   0
Spencer 1b                    4   2   2   4       0   1      13   1
Beniquez cf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Dent ss                       3   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Figueroa p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Mirabella p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beattie p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Clay p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   5       4   7      27  15
FIELDING - 
E: Randolph (4), Doyle (1), Munson (4), Spencer (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Beniquez (2,off Lacey).
HR: Spencer 2 (4,2nd inning off Norris 0 on 1 out,3rd inning off Norris 2 on
2 out).
HBP: Piniella (1,by Norris).
GDP: Spencer (2,off Norris).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Norris W(2-1)                 6.2   8   5   5   4   5   2  32
Lacey SV(3)                   2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9     9   5   5   4   7   2  40
HBP: Norris (3,Piniella).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lacey 2-0.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Figueroa                      5     7   5   5   1   2   1  23
Mirabella                     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Beattie L(0-1)                1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7
Clay                          2.1   3   4   3   1   0   1  13
Totals                        9    13  11  10   3   2   2  45
Figueroa faced 5 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Mirabella 2-0; Beattie 2-0; Clay 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Harold Siroka, 2B - Bill Henry, 3B - Merrill Hadry
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 17705
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             New York Yankees         
1. Dilone              rf        Randolph            2b
2. Murray              lf        White               dh
3. Page                dh        Munson              c
4. Revering            1b        Nettles             3b
5. Guerrero            ss        Piniella            lf
6. Gross               3b        Jackson             rf
7. Murphy              cf        Spencer             1b
8. Newman              c         Beniquez            cf
9. Edwards             2b        Dent                ss
   Norris              p         Figueroa            p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Murray
singled to center; Page forced Murray (second to pitcher);
Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; White struck out; Munson
singled to center; Nettles walked [Munson to second]; Piniella
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero singled to right; Gross homered to right
[Guerrero scored]; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Newman
struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Spencer homered to right;
Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Randolph
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees
1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Murray
flied out to left; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White struck out; Munson walked; Nettles singled to
center [Munson to third]; Piniella was hit by a pitch [Nettles
to second]; Jackson forced Piniella (second to shortstop)
[Munson scored, Nettles to third]; Spencer homered to right
[Nettles scored, Jackson scored]; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to
center; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (second to first); White walked; Munson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
struck out; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella
singled to left; Jackson singled to right [Piniella to third];
Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone singled to center; Murray doubled to left
[Dilone scored]; Page walked; Revering singled to right [Murray
scored, Page to third]; Guerrero singled to right [Page scored,
Revering to second]; MIRABELLA REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING);
Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Revering to
third, Guerrero to second]; Murphy made an out to catcher;
BEATTIE REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Beniquez made an out to catcher; Dent grounded out
(third to first); Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Dilone
singled to third; Dilone stole second [Dilone to third (error by
Munson)]; Murray walked; Page singled to left [Dilone scored,
Murray to third]; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Revering doubled to right [Murray scored]; Guerrero
reached on an error by Randolph [Revering to third]; CLAY
REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Gross flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (second to first); Munson
singled to center; Nettles flied out to right; Piniella singled
to left [Munson to second]; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees
5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy made an out to second; Newman reached on
an error by Spencer; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Newman to second]; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Spencer struck out; Beniquez doubled to center;
Dent flied out to left; JOHNSON BATTED FOR RANDOLPH; Johnson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Murray
grounded out (second to first); Page walked; Revering reached on
a fielder's choice [Page to second (error by Doyle)]; Guerrero
singled to right [Page scored (unearned), Revering to third];
Gross homered to right [Revering scored, Guerrero scored];
Murphy grounded out (second to first); Newman singled to center;
Edwards grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 11, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: White made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 11, Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics       11  13   0    7
 Yankees          5   9   4    8
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