A four-run outburst in the fifth inning carried the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Mariners. The Yanks trailed, 3-0, going into the fifth when Reggie Jackson opened with a home run.

Juan Beniquez and Jim Spencer followed with singles and scored on a triple by Willie Randolph. A single by Thurman Munson delivered Randolph. Ron Guidry faced six batters in relief and struck out four. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       8, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  4  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   0   0     0   3   .205      Randolph 2b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .231
Milbourne 3b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .229      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .343      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Meyer lf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .272      Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Horton dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .314        Chambliss ph,dh     2   0   1   1     0   0   .196
R. Jones cf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .260      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Roberts rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Jackson rf            3   1   1   1     0   1   .281
Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Cox ph,c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .281
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitchell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   8             Totals               30   5   8   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 15,981
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Yankees 3
DP: Mariners 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Beattie
Doubles: Bochte (8), Piniella (1)
Triples: Randolph (2)
Home Runs: Horton (5), Jackson (5)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (10), Meyer (3)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (2), Dent (3)
GIDP: Bochte (4), Piniella (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(1-4)        4.1   5   4   4   1   1   1  19   5.75
Mitchell                3.1   3   1   1   0   0   0  12   4.44
Rawley                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.63
Totals                  8     8   5   5   1   1   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie W(1-1)          7    10   3   3   2   4   1  32   5.63
Guidry SV(2)            2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   2.31
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   8   1  38

Wild Pitches: Mitchell (1)

Umpires: HP - Harold Siroka, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Len Riccio, 3B - Don Slattery


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Milbourne singled to right;
Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson
flied out to left; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to left; Horton singled to center;
R. Jones forced Horton (shortstop to second); R. Jones stole
second; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Nettles walked;
Jackson struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson singled to third; Mendoza reached on an
error by Beattie on a sacrifice bunt [Stinson to third, Mendoza
to second]; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Stinson out at
home (shortstop to third)]; Milbourne forced Cruz (pitcher to
shortstop) [Mendoza to third]; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Dent flied out to
right; Randolph popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer singled to right; Meyer stole second; Horton
flied out to center; R. Jones walked; Roberts singled to third
[Meyer to third, R. Jones to second]; Stinson struck out;
Mendoza flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to right; Piniella doubled to
right; Johnson made an out to second; Nettles flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Milbourne
struck out; Bochte doubled to right; Meyer singled to third
[Bochte to third]; Horton homered [Bochte scored, Meyer scored];
R. Jones walked; Roberts singled to center [R. Jones to second];
Stinson flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson homered; Beniquez singled to center;
Spencer singled to right [Beniquez to second]; Dent out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Beniquez to third, Spencer to
second]; Randolph tripled to center [Beniquez scored, Spencer
scored]; MITCHELL REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Munson singled
to center [Randolph scored]; Piniella grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
struck out; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Chambliss flied out
to center; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Jackson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Meyer
singled to right; Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Spencer flied out to
left; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 8TH: GUIDRY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); R. Jones flied
out to center; Roberts flied out to right; COX BATTED FOR
STINSON; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Randolph singled
to center; Munson made an out to second; Piniella grounded out
(third to first) [Randolph to second]; Chambliss singled to
right [Randolph scored]; Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Chambliss
to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Nettles popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Yankees 5.

MARINERS 9TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Paciorek struck out;
Cruz struck out; Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Yankees 5.