With Cy Young winner Ron Guidry sparkling in relief, the Yankees edged the A's, 6-5, in 10 innings. Chris Chambliss stroked a pinch-double with one out. Graig Nettles drew an intentional walk and Reggie Jackson got an infield hit to load the bases. One out later, Jim Spencer smacked a single to deliver Brian Doyle, pinch-running for Chambliss, wlth the winning marker. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       6, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  3  0    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   5  9  1
Yankees      0  1  1    1  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   6 15  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Randolph 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .222
Murray lf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .238      Munson c              5   0   2   0     0   0   .297
Page dh               5   0   0   0     0   3   .196        Narron c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .289      Piniella lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Guerrero ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Johnson dh            2   3   2   1     2   0   .308
Gross 3b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .324        Chambliss ph,dh     1   0   1   0     0   0   .198
Murphy cf             2   2   2   1     1   0   .258        Doyle pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Newman c              4   0   1   2     0   0   .185      Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     1   1   .297
Picciolo 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Jackson rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .268
Minetto p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   1     0   2   .250
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rivers ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spencer 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .306
                                                          Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
                                                          Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   9   5     4   8             Totals               38   6  15   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 46,750
Left on Base: A's 4, Yankees 9
DP: A's 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Murray (3), Newman (2), Johnson (4), Chambliss (2)
Triples: Munson (1), Randolph (1)
Home Runs: Gross (6), Murphy (1), Piniella (3), Johnson (1)
Caught Stealing: Murray (2), Murphy (2), Randolph (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (2), Picciolo (3), Piniella (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1), Beniquez (1)
GIDP: Beniquez (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Minetto                 5     7   5   4   1   1   2  22   3.98
Lacey                   3.2   5   0   0   1   2   0  15   4.29
Heaverlo L(2-2)         1     3   1   1   1   0   0   7   1.75
Totals                  9.2  15   6   5   3   3   2  44

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  6.1   7   5   5   2   3   2  27   6.35
Guidry W(3-2)           3.2   2   0   0   2   5   0  12   2.40
Totals                 10     9   5   5   4   8   2  39

Umpires: HP - Phil Lospitalier, 1B - Mike Fitzpatrick, 2B - Harold Siroka, 3B - Bill Henry


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
made an out to shortstop; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to left; Randolph was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Munson tripled to right;
Piniella reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double
play [Munson out at home (third to catcher to third), Piniella
out at second (third to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering walked; Guerrero flied out to center;
Gross homered [Revering scored]; Murphy homered; Newman made an
out to second; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson doubled to left; Nettles grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Johnson to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Johnson scored]; Beniquez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Murray
doubled to left; Page grounded out (pitcher to first) [Murray to
third]; Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent flied
out to right; Randolph tripled to center; Munson reached on an
error by Guerrero [Randolph scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Piniella flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero singled to center; Gross walked
[Guerrero to second]; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Guerrero to third, Gross to second]; Newman
grounded out (second to first) [Guerrero scored, Gross to
third]; Picciolo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Johnson walked; Nettles singled to right [Johnson
to second]; Jackson flied out to right [Johnson to third];
Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnson scored]; Spencer
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees
3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone flied out to right; Murray singled to
right; Murray was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent made an out to second; Randolph grounded out
(third to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering flied out to center; Guerrero flied out
to left; Gross made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella homered; Johnson homered; LACEY REPLACED
MINETTO (PITCHING); Nettles singled to right; Jackson forced
Nettles (second to shortstop); Beniquez grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy singled to right; Newman doubled to left
[Murphy scored]; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Newman to third]; GUIDRY REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING);
Dilone struck out; Murray made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer flied out to center; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Revering singled to right;
Revering was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
shortstop); Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to center; Piniella out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Munson to second]; Johnson
was walked intentionally; Nettles struck out; Jackson singled to
left [Munson out at home (left to catcher), Johnson to second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross struck out; Murphy walked; Murphy was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Newman flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Beniquez struck out; Spencer flied out to right;
Dent singled to right; Randolph singled to left [Dent to third];
HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Munson forced Randolph
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 10TH: NARRON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Picciolo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone singled to left
[Dilone out at second (left to shortstop)]; Murray walked; Page
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 10TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); CHAMBLISS
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Chambliss doubled to right; DOYLE RAN FOR
CHAMBLISS; Nettles was walked intentionally; Jackson singled to
first [Doyle to third, Nettles to second]; RIVERS BATTED FOR
BENIQUEZ; Rivers flied out to left; Spencer singled to right
[Doyle scored, Nettles to third, Jackson to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 6.