Making his second major league start, Ron Guidry allowed seven hits in 8 1/3 innings before Sparky Lyle relieved to complete the Yankees' 3-0 victory over the Mariners. After Juan Bernhardt and Bill Stein singled for the Mariners with one away in the ninth, Sparky Lyle retired the last two batters. Thurman Munson hit a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Friday, April     29, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b,ss       4   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Randolph 2b           2   2   0   0     2   0   .315
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Munson c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .299
  Stanton ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .281
  Jutze c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .313      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Bernhardt dh          3   0   2   0     1   0   .323      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .154
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .268      White lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Lopez rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cox c                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baez ph,2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Thomas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     2   8             Totals               29   3   6   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 15,284
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Yankees 7
DP: Mariners 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Lopez
Doubles: White (3), Dent (5)
Home Runs: Munson (2)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (3)
Caught Stealing: Ruppert Jones (1)
GIDP: Stanton (1), May (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Thomas)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas L(1-2)           8     6   3   3   4   1   1  34   3.53
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   1   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(2-0)           8.1   7   0   0   2   8   0  32   1.93
Lyle SV(5)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.20
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   8   0  34

Passed Balls: Cox (1)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne struck out (catcher to first); Reynolds
singled to center; Braun walked [Reynolds to second]; Bernhardt
singled to right [Reynolds to third, Braun to second]; Stein
struck out; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Munson made an out to shortstop;
Jackson walked [Randolph to second]; Chambliss singled to center
[Randolph scored, Jackson to second]; May grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones struck out; Lopez struck out; Cox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White
doubled to right; Cox allowed a passed ball [White to third];
Blair flied out to center; Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
struck out (catcher to first); Braun grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Jackson was hit by a pitch;
Jackson stole second; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Stein
struck out; Meyer singled to right; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to center; White made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Lopez made an out to second; Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Milbourne made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Blair made an out to third; Dent flied out to
right; Randolph walked; Munson singled to shortstop [Randolph to
second]; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds made an out to third; Braun made an out
to shortstop; Bernhardt walked; Stein grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss struck out; May grounded out (first
unassisted); Nettles walked; White singled to right [Nettles to
third, White to second (error by Lopez)]; Blair made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to center; Ruppert Jones singled
to center; Ruppert Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Lopez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent doubled to left; Randolph reached on a
fielder's choice [Dent out at third (shortstop to third)];
Munson homered [Randolph scored]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 3.

MARINERS 8TH: BAEZ BATTED FOR COX; Baez singled to center;
Milbourne struck out; STANTON BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stanton
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baez
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: JUTZE REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BAEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
2B); May grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out to
left; White made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt
singled to left; Stein singled to right [Bernhardt to third];
LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Meyer made an out to second;
Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 3.