Led by Wayne Gross, who batted in five runs with two homers, the A's piled up 13 hits and walloped the Yankees, 11-5. Gross hit his first homer of the game with a man on base in the second inning. Jim Spencer then donned the slugging togs for the Yankees, rapping a solo shot in the home half of the second and another homer with two aboard in the third when the Yankees scored four runs to take a 5-2 lead.

The A's rebounded to tie the score in the sixth and then pinned the defeat on Jim Beattie in the seventh. Beattie, who had been recalled from the minors, relieved and gave up two runs on a single by Miguel Dilone, pass to Larry Murray, single by Mitchell Page and double by Dave Revering. The A's then iced the decision with four runs in the ninth, three scoring on Gross' second homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 11, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Friday, May       4, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  2  0    0  0  3    2  0  4  -  11 13  0
Yankees      0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  4


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .214      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Murray lf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .200        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Page dh               3   2   1   1     2   0   .215        Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Revering 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .277      White dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .176
Guerrero ss           5   2   3   2     0   0   .212      Munson c              4   1   2   0     1   1   .280
Gross 3b              4   2   2   5     0   0   .323      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Piniella lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Newman c              5   0   1   0     0   2   .180      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .250
Edwards 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Spencer 1b            4   2   2   4     0   1   .341
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beattie p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  11  13  11     3   2             Totals               35   5   9   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 17,705
Left on Base: A's 7, Yankees 8
DP: A's 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Randolph, Doyle, Munson, Spencer
Doubles: Murray (2), Revering (6), Beniquez (2)
Home Runs: Gross 2 (5), Spencer 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (3)
Caught Stealing: Page (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (1)
GIDP: Spencer (2)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (1,by Norris)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(2-1)           6.2   8   5   5   4   5   2  32   4.31
Lacey SV(3)             2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   5.19
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   7   2  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                5     7   5   5   1   2   1  23   4.38
Mirabella               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.97
Beattie L(0-1)          1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7  18.00
Clay                    2.1   3   4   3   1   0   1  13   4.11
Totals                  9    13  11  10   3   2   2  45

Hit by Pitch: Norris (3)

Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Harold Siroka, 2B - Bill Henry, 3B - Merrill Hadry


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Murray
singled to center; Page forced Murray (second to pitcher);
Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; White struck out; Munson
singled to center; Nettles walked [Munson to second]; Piniella
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero singled to right; Gross homered
[Guerrero scored]; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Newman
struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Spencer homered; Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Randolph flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Murray
flied out to left; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White struck out; Munson walked; Nettles singled to
center [Munson to third]; Piniella was hit by a pitch [Nettles
to second]; Jackson forced Piniella (second to shortstop)
[Munson scored, Nettles to third]; Spencer homered [Nettles
scored, Jackson scored]; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to
center; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (second to first); White walked; Munson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
struck out; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella
singled to left; Jackson singled to right [Piniella to third];
Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone singled to center; Murray doubled to left
[Dilone scored]; Page walked; Revering singled to right [Murray
scored, Page to third]; Guerrero singled to right [Page scored,
Revering to second]; MIRABELLA REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING);
Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Revering to
third, Guerrero to second]; Murphy made an out to catcher;
BEATTIE REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Beniquez made an out to catcher; Dent grounded out
(third to first); Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Dilone
singled to third; Dilone stole second [Dilone to third (error by
Munson)]; Murray walked; Page singled to left [Dilone scored,
Murray to third]; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Revering doubled to right [Murray scored]; Guerrero
reached on an error by Randolph [Revering to third]; CLAY
REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Gross flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (second to first); Munson
singled to center; Nettles flied out to right; Piniella singled
to left [Munson to second]; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees
5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy made an out to second; Newman reached on
an error by Spencer; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Newman to second]; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Spencer struck out; Beniquez doubled to center;
Dent flied out to left; JOHNSON BATTED FOR RANDOLPH; Johnson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Murray
grounded out (second to first); Page walked; Revering reached on
a fielder's choice [Page to second (error by Doyle)]; Guerrero
singled to right [Page scored (unearned), Revering to third];
Gross homered [Revering scored, Guerrero scored]; Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Newman singled to center;
Edwards grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 11, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: White made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 11, Yankees 5.