The Mariners scored twice on wild pitches and twice on singles by Dan Meyer to defeat the Yankees, 5-3. In the second inning, Ruppert Jones doubled and raced home on a wild pitch by Ed Figueroa.

After Meyer singled to drive in one of two runs in the third, singles by Julio Cruz, Dave Collins and Meyer, together with a wild pitch by Dick Tidrow, produced the Mariners' deciding pair in the fifth. Reggie Jackson hit his 19th homer for the Yankees, and 300th of his major league career, with a man on base in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Friday, August    5, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  2
Mariners     0  1  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .315      Cruz 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .298
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Collins lf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .229
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Meyer 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .273
  Johnson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   2   0     1   0   .255
Jackson rf            4   1   1   2     0   2   .290      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .227      Braun dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Alston dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .379      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     4   4             Totals               32   5   9   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 36,833
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Mariners 4
DP: Yankees 2, Mariners 0
Errors: Jackson, Randolph
Doubles: Randolph (20), Chambliss (23), Ruppert Jones 2 (19)
Home Runs: Jackson (19)
Stolen Bases: Alston (3), Collins (17)
GIDP: Stanton (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(10-8)        4.1   8   5   5   0   2   0  21   3.48
Tidrow                  3.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  12   3.46
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   4   0  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(7-7)             6.1   4   3   3   3   2   1  26   4.09
Laxton                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.98
Romo SV(10)             2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   2.22
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: Figueroa (3), Tidrow (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Collins
reached on an error by Randolph [Collins to first]; Collins
stole second; Meyer flied out to left; Stanton flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Jackson struck out;
Nettles walked; Randolph doubled to left [Nettles to third];
Alston popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones doubled to left; Figueroa threw a
wild pitch [Ruppert Jones scored]; Stein grounded out (third to
first); Braun singled to right [Braun to second (error by
Jackson)]; Stinson struck out; Reynolds grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); White popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to third; Collins singled to third
[Cruz to second]; Meyer singled to center [Cruz scored, Collins
to third]; Stanton grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Collins scored (no RBI), Meyer out at second];
Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson popped to shortstop; Chambliss doubled to
right; Jackson homered [Chambliss scored]; Nettles flied out to
center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Braun flied out
to center; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Alston singled to center; Alston stole second; Dent
popped to first; Rivers flied out to center; White walked;
Munson forced White (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Cruz
singled to left; Collins singled to left [Cruz to second]; Meyer
singled to center [Cruz scored, Collins to third]; TIDROW
REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Collins
scored, Meyer to second]; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones was
walked intentionally; Stein flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Jackson
flied out to center; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Alston
walked; LAXTON REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Dent singled to left
[Alston to second]; Rivers singled to right [Alston scored, Dent
to second]; ROMO REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); White flied out to
center; Munson struck out; Thurman Munson ejected by 1B
umpire Joe Brinkman; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Cruz flied
out to center; Collins popped to third in foul territory; Meyer
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Mariners 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones doubled to
center; Stein lined into a double play (pitcher to second)
[Ruppert Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Mariners 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Alston
popped to shortstop; MAY BATTED FOR DENT; May walked; Rivers
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Mariners 5.