Notching his seventh straight victory, Tommy John pitched the Yankees to an 8-1 verdict over the Mariners. The Yanks picked up two runs in the first inning on a leadoff homer by Mickey Rivers, a three-base error by Mariner outfielder Dan Meyer and a single by Reggie Jackson.

A sacrifice fly by Rivers and run-scoring single by Willie Randolph added another pair in the second stanza and singles by Graig Nettles, Jackson and Jerry Narron and a sacrifice fly by Bucky Dent plated two more in the third. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 10, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Yankees      2  2  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   8 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .210      Rivers cf             3   1   1   2     0   1   .261
Meyer lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .258        Beniquez cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Paciorek 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .379      Randolph 2b           4   0   3   2     1   0   .241
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Munson dh             5   0   0   0     0   2   .297
Horton dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Nettles 3b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .299
R. Jones cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Jackson rf            4   2   3   1     1   0   .309
B. Stein 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Cox c                 3   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Spencer 1b            3   2   2   1     2   0   .297
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Narron c              3   1   1   1     2   0   .250
  Valentine ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Dent ss               2   0   1   1     1   0   .280
O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vasquez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     0   3             Totals               34   8  14   8     7   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 14,394
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Yankees 13
DP: Mariners 2, Yankees 3
Errors: Meyer
Doubles: Jackson (6), Spencer (3)
Triples: Paciorek (1)
Home Runs: Rivers (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (5), Piniella (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (2), Dent (1)
GIDP: Meyer (3), R. Jones (6), Cruz (3), Munson (3), Jackson (6)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones L(0-3)         2     5   6   5   2   1   1  14   6.62
Montague                4.2   7   1   1   4   2   0  24   3.27
Vasquez                 1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   5.06
Totals                  8    14   8   7   7   3   1  45

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(7-0)             9     7   1   1   0   3   0  31   1.63
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   3   0  31

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Harold Siroka, 2B - Phil Lospitalier, 3B - Don Slattery


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; Meyer forced Cruz (pitcher
to shortstop); Paciorek tripled to center [Meyer scored];
Roberts struck out; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers homered; Randolph flied out to center;
Munson struck out (catcher to first); Nettles reached on an
error by Meyer [Nettles to third]; Jackson singled to second
[Nettles scored (unearned)]; Piniella flied out to left; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 2ND: R. Jones struck out; B. Stein flied out to right;
Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer walked; Narron walked [Spencer to second];
Dent reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Spencer
to third, Narron to second]; Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Spencer scored, Narron to third]; Randolph singled to center
[Narron scored, Dent to second]; Munson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second]; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to left; Meyer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Jackson singled to center
[Nettles to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING);
Piniella out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Nettles to
third, Jackson to second]; Spencer was walked intentionally;
Narron singled to right [Nettles scored, Jackson to third,
Spencer to second]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jackson
scored, Spencer to third]; Rivers struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 6.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; Roberts forced Paciorek
(third to second); Horton flied out to right; R. Jones flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Munson
struck out; Nettles flied out to center; Jackson walked;
Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Yankees 6.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein flied out to right; Cox singled to left;
Mendoza flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer singled to left; Narron made an out to
third; Dent walked [Spencer to second]; Rivers flied out to
left; Randolph singled to center [Spencer scored, Dent to
second]; Munson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 6TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Paciorek grounded out (third to
first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Jackson grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Piniella
singled to right; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton singled to center; R. Jones grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Horton out at
second]; B. Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Narron grounded out (second to first); Dent singled
to center; Beniquez made an out to first; Randolph singled to
left [Dent to third]; VASQUEZ REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING);
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Yankees 7.

MARINERS 8TH: Cox singled to right; VALENTINE BATTED FOR
MENDOZA; Valentine flied out to center; Cruz grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cox out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Nettles
flied out to left; Jackson doubled to left; Piniella grounded
out (second to first) [Jackson to third]; Spencer doubled to
right [Jackson scored]; Narron walked; Dent forced Narron
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Yankees 8.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer flied out to right; Paciorek popped to first
in foul territory; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 8.

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