A pair of unearned runs in the ninth inning carried the Yankees to a 3-1 decision over the A's. The score was 1-1 entering the ninth when Bucky Dent stroked a single. Dave Heaverlo replaced John Henry Johnson on the hill for the A's and induced Mickey Rivers to ground out as Dent advanced to second. After Willie Randolph walked, Thurman Munson hit a grounder back to Heaverlo, who threw wildly past first base as Dent and Randolph dashed home. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Burke lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .232      Dilone rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Munson c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .250        Murray rf,2b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Spencer ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Revering 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Jackson rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Klutts ss,2b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .313
Nettles 3b            2   0   1   0     2   1   .327        Wallis rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .073
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .224        Bryant ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Edwards 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Dent ss               3   1   2   0     1   0   .255        Picciolo ss         1   0   1   1     0   0   .216
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
                                                          Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .323
                                                          Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .278
                                                          Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   1     5   5             Totals               29   1   6   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,158
Left on Base: Yankees 11, A's 4
DP: Yankees 1, A's 1
Errors: Gross, Essian, Heaverlo
Doubles: Jackson (3), Chambliss (1), Revering (5)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (2)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (2), Klutts (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (1), Murphy (1)
GIDP: Piniella (1), Bryant (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(4-0)             9     6   1   1   1   3   0  32   0.83
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(0-3)          8     9   2   1   4   4   0  36   5.32
Heaverlo                1     0   1   0   1   1   0   5   0.54
Totals                  9     9   3   1   5   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Roy Roth, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Tony Patch


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph
singled to center; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Page grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
doubled to left; Nettles walked; Chambliss struck out; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering struck out; Klutts walked; Klutts was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent walked; Rivers popped to shortstop; Randolph
flied to center; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to center; Jackson reached on an
error by Gross [Piniella to second]; Nettles struck out;
Chambliss flied to right [Piniella to third]; White flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Burke singled to center; Dilone out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burke to second]; Miguel
Dilone ejected by 1B umpire Roy Roth; Page grounded out
(pitcher to first); Revering popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING RF); Dent flied to
left; Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Klutts struck out; Edwards grounded out (second
to first); Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson popped to first; Piniella popped to first;
Jackson singled to left; Jackson stole second [Jackson to third
(error by Essian)]; Nettles walked; Chambliss doubled to right
[Jackson scored, Nettles to third]; White struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian singled to right; Murphy out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Essian to second]; Burke
popped to second; Murray singled to third [Essian to third];
Page grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING SS); KLUTTS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Dent singled to center; Rivers
singled to pitcher [Dent to second]; Randolph forced Dent
(pitcher to third) [Rivers to second]; Munson walked [Rivers to
third, Randolph to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering doubled to right; Klutts grounded out
(pitcher to first); Picciolo singled to center [Revering
scored]; Gross flied to left; Essian grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED KLUTTS (PLAYING RF); MURRAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jackson flied to center; Nettles singled
to right; Chambliss flied to center; White flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Burke
grounded out (second to first); Murray flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent singled to center; HEAVERLO REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Dent to
second]; Randolph was walked intentionally; Munson reached on an
error by Heaverlo [Dent scored (unearned) (no RBI), Randolph
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Munson to second]; SPENCER BATTED
FOR PINIELLA; Spencer struck out; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Page flied
to center; Revering singled to right; BRYANT BATTED FOR WALLIS;
Bryant grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Revering out at second]; Debut game for Derek
Bryant; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 1.