Batting around in the third inning, the Yankees scored six runs to defeat the Mariners, 7-1. Willie Randolph started the outburst with a double and Roy White, Thurman Munson and Chris Chambliss rapped successive singles for the first two runs.

After a bunt by Lou Piniella, Reggie Jackson hit a sacrifice fly and Graig Nettles drove in two runs with a double before Paul Blair climaxed the inning with a two-run homer. Blair accounted for his third RBI in the game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Mariners scored their lone run off Mike Torrez on a single by Ruppert Jones and double by Juan Bernhardt in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    7, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
Yankees      0  0  6    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .288      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
White lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .287      Collins lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Munson c              4   1   1   1     1   1   .303      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .292      Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Piniella rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .321        Lopez rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Jackson dh            3   0   0   1     0   3   .284      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Nettles 3b            4   1   3   1     0   1   .230      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Blair cf              1   1   1   3     2   0   .310      Bernhardt dh          4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .230
                                                            Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                            Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  11   7     3   8             Totals               33   1   6   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 29,412
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Mariners 6
DP: Yankees 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Randolph (21), Nettles (15), White (17), Bernhardt (7), Meyer (15)
Home Runs: Blair (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (4), Blair (2)
GIDP: Randolph (9), Meyer (13)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(11-10)         9     6   1   1   1   3   0  34   4.42
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.12
Montague L(5-10)        2     6   4   4   1   3   0  13   4.50
Laxton                  2.1   5   3   3   0   2   1  12   4.29
Segui                   4.1   0   0   0   2   3   0  14   5.21
Totals                  9    11   7   7   3   8   1  40

Wild Pitches: Segui (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
MONTAGUE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); White popped to shortstop;
Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz reached on an error by Dent [Cruz to first];
Collins was called out on strikes; Meyer popped to third in foul
territory; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Mariners 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Piniella flied out to
right [Chambliss to second]; Jackson struck out; Nettles singled
to shortstop [Chambliss to third]; Blair walked [Nettles to
second]; Dent struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
Stein grounded out (third to first); Bernhardt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph doubled to center; White singled to third
[Randolph to third]; Munson singled to center [Randolph scored,
White to third]; Chambliss singled to center [White scored,
Munson to second]; Piniella out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Munson to third, Chambliss to second]; LAXTON REPLACED
MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Munson scored, Chambliss to third]; Nettles doubled to right
[Chambliss scored]; Blair homered [Nettles scored]; Dent flied
out to center; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
lined to third; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph struck out; White doubled to left; Munson
flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Stanton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella singled to left; Jackson struck out;
Nettles singled to right [Piniella to third]; Blair hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored, Nettles to second];
SEGUI REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Dent flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stein singled to
right; Bernhardt flied out to center; Stinson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (first to pitcher); White
struck out; Munson walked; Segui threw a wild pitch [Munson to
second]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds singled to shortstop; Cruz flied out to
left; Collins walked [Reynolds to second]; Meyer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Collins out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
struck out [Jackson out at first (catcher to first)]; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones singled to left;
Stein grounded out (third to first) [Ruppert Jones to second];
Bernhardt doubled to left [Ruppert Jones scored]; Stinson flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 1.

YANKEES 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); Blair walked;
Dent forced Blair (shortstop to second); Randolph grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dent out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Braun grounded out
(second to first); Cruz singled to center; Collins forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); Meyer doubled to right [Collins to
third]; Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 1.

YANKEES 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); White
grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to right;
Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 7, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted);
Stein lined to second; Bernhardt lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Mariners 1.