Graig Nettles smashed two homers, connecting for the second time in the ninth inning, to power the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. After the Yankees picked up a run in the first, Nettles homered in the third. The Mariners rallied for three runs in the sixth, but Cliff Johnson singled and Chris Chambliss homered to put the Yankees ahead again in their half.

The Mariners tied the score in the eighth. Carlos Lopez doubled, advanced to third after a flyout by Dan Meyer and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ruppert Jones. Nettles' homer in the ninth was his 34th of the season, moving the Yankee slugger two ahead of his league-leading total of 32 in 1976. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    31, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4  8  2
Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Rivers cf             5   1   0   0     0   2   .330
Lopez cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .279      Nettles 3b            5   2   3   3     0   0   .254
Meyer 1b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .276      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Ruppert Jones dh      3   1   1   2     0   1   .264        Healy c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Stanton rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Johnson dh            4   1   3   0     0   0   .296
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .294
Stinson c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .275      White lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .285
  Jutze ph,c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Collins lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Blair rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .211
  Milbourne ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dent ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   3     2   2             Totals               33   5   9   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 17,362
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Yankees 8
DP: Mariners 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Stinson, Reynolds
Doubles: Lopez 2 (18), Stanton (21), Johnson (6)
Home Runs: Nettles 2 (34), Chambliss (17)
Stolen Bases: Blair (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (5)
GIDP: Blair (6)
Hit by Pitch: Blair (2,by Honeycutt)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               7.1   8   4   3   3   3   2  33   2.70
Galasso L(0-6)          1     1   1   1   1   0   1   5   9.40
Totals                  8.1   9   5   4   4   3   3  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7     7   4   4   2   2   0  29   3.98
Lyle W(12-4)            2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.74
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Honeycutt (1)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim McKean


MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopez
doubled to right; Meyer flied out to left; Ruppert Jones struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers reached on an error by Reynolds [Rivers to
second]; Nettles singled to center [Rivers scored (unearned),
Nettles to second (on throw to home)]; Munson struck out;
Johnson flied out to left [Nettles to third]; Chambliss grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Stein flied
out to left; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Randolph singled to left [White to
second]; Blair grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [White to third, Randolph out at second]; Stanley
walked; Rivers forced Stanley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Collins grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
flied out to right; Baez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles homered; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Johnson singled to left; Chambliss flied out to left;
White forced Johnson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Lopez flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Ruppert Jones made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph made an out to first; Blair flied out to
left; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Stanton made an out to second; Stein flied out to
center; Stinson walked; Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers struck out; Nettles made an out to third;
Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds singled to second; Baez flied out to
right; Lopez singled to third [Reynolds to second]; Meyer forced
Lopez (first to shortstop) [Reynolds to third]; Ruppert Jones
singled to right [Reynolds scored, Meyer to second]; Stanton
doubled to left [Meyer scored, Ruppert Jones to third]; Torrez
threw a wild pitch [Ruppert Jones scored, Stanton out at home
(catcher to pitcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnson singled to left; Chambliss homered [Johnson
scored]; White grounded out (second to first); Randolph made an
out to second; Blair was hit by a pitch; Blair stole second
[Blair to third (error by Stinson)]; Stanley grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 7TH: HEALY REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Stein struck
out; Stinson singled to right; Collins walked [Stinson to
second]; Reynolds flied out to center; Baez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers struck out; Nettles flied out to center;
Healy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Yankees 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Lopez doubled to right; LYLE REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Meyer flied out to left [Lopez to third]; Ruppert
Jones hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopez scored]; Stanton
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Johnson doubled to left [Johnson out at third (left
to shortstop to third)]; Chambliss walked; White singled to
center [Chambliss to second]; GALASSO REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); Randolph walked [Chambliss to third, White to
second]; Blair flied out to right; JACKSON BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 4, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 9TH: DENT REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS); Stein grounded
out (shortstop to first); JUTZE BATTED FOR STINSON; Jutze
singled to center; Collins made an out to second; MILBOURNE
BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Milbourne made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Rivers grounded out (second to first);
Nettles homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Yankees 5.