The Yankees exploded for five runs in the 11th inning to break a 7-7 tie and go on to a 12-8 victory over the Angels, snapping a five-game losing streak. Reggie Jackson led off the 11th with a walk, took second on a sacrifice and scored one out later on a single by Bucky Dent.

Consecutive singles by Willie Randolph, Juan Beniquez, Thurman Munson, Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles brought in four more runs. Tommy John relieved for the Yankees in the ninth, struck out Rod Carew and Don Baylor with a runner on second base and pitched the final 2 2/3 innings to gain the decision. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 12, California Angels 8

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees      4  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  -  12 17  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  4    0  1  -   8 15  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           6   1   1   0     0   0   .220      R. Miller cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Beniquez cf           6   3   3   2     0   0   .348        Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .167
Munson c              5   2   3   1     1   0   .256        Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Piniella lf           6   1   2   4     0   0   .244      Ford rf,cf            6   1   3   1     0   0   .364
Nettles 3b            6   1   3   1     0   0   .303      Carew 1b              6   1   2   1     0   1   .344
Jackson rf            5   3   2   0     1   2   .265      Baylor lf,rf          5   1   1   1     1   2   .305
Johnson dh            4   0   2   2     0   0   .286      Aikens dh             5   1   2   2     0   2   .333
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   4   .198      Lansford 3b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .327
Dent ss               5   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Downing c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grich 2b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .360
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mulliniks ph,ss     2   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  John p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rudi ph,lf          2   2   2   1     0   0   .253
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48  12  17  11     2   6             Totals               47   8  15   8     2   8

Time of Game: 3:46   Attendance: 38,858
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Angels 8
DP: Yankees 2, Angels 1
Errors: Dent, Baylor, Downing
Doubles: Jackson 2 (5), Grich (4), Ford 2 (4)
Home Runs: Piniella (2), Beniquez (2), Baylor (4)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1)
GIDP: Piniella (2), Lansford (5), Downing (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5.1   5   3   3   1   3   1  23   8.38
Tidrow                  3     4   3   3   0   2   0  12   6.57
Mirabella               0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   5.25
Clay                    0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.77
John W(5-0)             2.2   3   1   1   1   3   0  11   1.27
Totals                 11    15   8   8   2   8   1  49

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana                  0.2   4   4   4   1   0   1   7   3.90
Barlow                  5.1   6   3   2   0   3   1  22   3.38
Clear                   4     1   0   0   0   2   0  12   1.99
LaRoche L(2-3)          0.2   3   4   4   1   1   0   6   6.75
D. Miller               0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.70
Totals                 11    17  12  11   2   6   2  51

Umpires: HP - Bob Campbell, 1B - Dale Williams, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Boyd Mauer


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
center; Beniquez stole second [Beniquez to third (error by
Downing)]; Munson walked; Piniella homered [Beniquez scored,
Munson scored]; Nettles flied out to left; Jackson doubled to
right; Johnson singled to left [Jackson scored]; BARLOW REPLACED
TANANA (PITCHING); Chambliss forced Johnson (second to
shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford
lined to right; Carew made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Angels 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez homered; Munson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); Lansford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Angels 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to right; Jackson doubled to left [Nettles scored (error
by Baylor) (no RBI), Jackson to third]; Johnson singled to
center [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Chambliss struck out; Dent
flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing reached on an error by Dent; Grich popped to
first in foul territory; Ramirez struck out; R. Miller forced
Downing (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Angels 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to right;
Piniella forced Munson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford lined to center; Carew flied out to left;
Baylor homered; Aikens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Angels 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to right; Jackson struck out;
Johnson flied out to center; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford made an out to second; Downing made an out
to second; Grich doubled to center; MULLINIKS BATTED FOR
RAMIREZ; Mulliniks flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Angels 1.

YANKEES 6TH: MULLINIKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Randolph grounded out (second to
first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller lined to pitcher; Ford doubled to left;
Carew singled to left [Ford to third]; Baylor walked [Carew to
second]; Aikens singled to right [Ford scored, Carew scored,
Baylor to second]; TIDROW REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Lansford
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Aikens out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 3.

YANKEES 7TH: CLEAR REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Munson singled to
center; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Munson out at second]; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
doubled to right; Carew flied out to left; Baylor flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent popped to third in foul territory; Randolph
flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Aikens singled to center; Lansford singled to center
[Aikens to second]; Downing struck out; Grich singled to left
[Aikens scored, Lansford to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR MULLINIKS;
MIRABELLA REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); RUDI BATTED FOR DAVIS;
Rudi singled to left [Lansford scored, Grich to second];
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR R. MILLER; CLAY REPLACED MIRABELLA
(PITCHING); Rettenmund singled to right [Grich scored, Rudi to
second]; Ford singled to left [Rudi scored, Rettenmund to
second]; JOHN REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Carew struck out; Baylor
struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 7.

YANKEES 10TH: ANDERSON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING SS); FORD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); RUDI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Munson flied out
to left; Piniella flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Angels 7.

ANGELS 10TH: Aikens struck out; Lansford singled to left;
Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Angels 7.

YANKEES 11TH: LAROCHE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Jackson walked;
Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jackson to
second]; Chambliss struck out; Dent singled to center [Jackson
scored]; Randolph singled to right [Dent to third]; Beniquez
singled to left [Dent scored, Randolph to second]; D. MILLER
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Munson singled to right [Randolph
scored, Beniquez to third]; Piniella singled to center [Beniquez
scored, Munson to second]; Nettles singled to right [Munson
scored, Piniella to third]; Jackson lined to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 12, Angels 7.

ANGELS 11TH: Grich flied out to right; Rudi singled to left;
Anderson walked [Rudi to second]; Ford flied out to center;
Carew singled to left [Rudi scored, Anderson to second]; Baylor
forced Carew (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 12, Angels 8.
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