| Nolan Ryan outdueled Ron Guidry as the Angels beat the Yankees, 1-0. The first hit of the season for Jim Anderson, a two-out double in the third inning, brought home Terry Humphrey with the game's only run. [The Sporting News] |
California Angels 1, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May 2, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Angels 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 5 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Anderson 2b,ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Munson c 3 0 2 0 1 1 .270 Rettenmund lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 R. Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Ford cf,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .345 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Baylor rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .302 Spencer dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .324 Carew 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Rudi 1b,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .308 Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .327 Rivers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Downing dh 3 0 2 0 0 1 .333 Dent ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .295 Humphrey c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Grich ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .356 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 2 7 Totals 25 1 5 1 3 9 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 40,648 Left on Base: Yankees 8, Angels 4 DP: Yankees 1, Angels 1 Errors: Ramirez Doubles: Anderson (1), Lansford (6) Caught Stealing: Baylor (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rettenmund (1) GIDP: Jackson (5), Rudi (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry L(2-2) 8 5 1 1 3 9 0 29 2.60 Totals 8 5 1 1 3 9 0 29 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(4-1) 9 6 0 0 2 7 0 35 2.61 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 7 0 35 Wild Pitches: Guidry (1) Umpires: HP - Charlie Lupo, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Boyd Mauer, 3B - Bob Campbell YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Munson walked; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Anderson walked; Rettenmund out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Anderson to second]; Ford grounded out (second to first) [Anderson to third]; Anderson was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Spencer singled to center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi flied out to right; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. YANKEES 3RD: Beniquez struck out; Dent walked; Randolph flied out to center; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing was called out on strikes; Humphrey singled to left; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Humphrey to second]; Ramirez struck out; Anderson doubled to left [Humphrey scored]; Rettenmund struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella reached on an error by Ramirez; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Beniquez flied out to left; Dent singled to right; Randolph forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Lansford doubled to right; Downing singled to right [Lansford to third]; Humphrey made an out to shortstop; Ramirez struck out; Anderson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to right; Jackson struck out; Nettles singled to right [Munson to third]; Piniella struck out; Spencer forced Nettles (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Ford struck out; Baylor walked; Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Beniquez struck out; Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi struck out; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Downing singled to center; Humphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to right; Munson singled to center; Jackson struck out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: GRICH BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Grich struck out; Anderson made an out to first; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1. YANKEES 9TH: ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); R. MILLER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); FORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CAREW REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING 1B); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GRICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Piniella flied out to right; Spencer singled to center; Chambliss lined to center; RIVERS BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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