Thurman Munson singled in the ninth inning and raced home from first base on a double by Graig Nettles to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory over the Angels. The Yankees had a homer by Chris Chambliss in taking a 5-3 lead, but the Angels narrowed the gap in the seventh with a walk to Bobby Grich and a triple by Rick Miller. New York Yankees 6, California Angels 5Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IAngels 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 11 1 Yankees 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 16 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .292 Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Munson c 5 2 3 0 0 0 .310 Carew 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .345 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .310 Baylor dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .339 Jackson rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .317 Rudi lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .252 Piniella lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .274 Downing c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .342 Spencer dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Johnson ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Grich 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .297 Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .204 Anderson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Beniquez cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Dent ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .295 Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aikens ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 11 5 3 2 Totals 37 6 16 6 1 1 Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 28,783 Left on Base: Angels 6, Yankees 9 DP: Angels 1, Yankees 3 Errors: Downing, Munson Doubles: Rudi (4), Baylor (8), Piniella 2 (3), Dent (4), Nettles (2) Triples: Lansford (3), Carew (2), R. Miller (3), Jackson (1), Munson (2) Home Runs: Chambliss (3) Stolen Bases: Baylor (5), Munson (1) Caught Stealing: Beniquez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (2) GIDP: Carew (5), Ford (2), Randolph (8) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Miller 4 7 4 4 1 0 0 20 3.81 LaRoche 3.1 7 1 1 0 1 1 16 6.06 Frost L(2-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.15 Totals 8 16 6 6 1 1 1 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 6.1 8 4 4 2 2 0 29 7.58 Kaat 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 5.00 Tidrow W(2-1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.95 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 2 0 38 Umpires: HP - Harold Siroka, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Bill Henry, 3B - Merrill Hadry ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Ford grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller to second]; Carew singled to center [R. Miller scored]; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi doubled to left [Carew scored]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; Nettles singled to right; Jackson tripled to center [Nettles scored]; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson scored]; Spencer made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Yankees 2. ANGELS 2ND: Lansford tripled; Grich singled to center [Lansford scored]; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Grich to second]; R. Miller flied out to center; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Dent made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 2. ANGELS 3RD: Carew tripled; Baylor grounded out (second to first); Rudi made an out to shortstop; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Munson tripled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Munson scored]; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. ANGELS 4TH: Lansford made an out to second; Grich made an out to second; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella doubled to left; Spencer singled to right [Piniella to third]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to center [Piniella scored]; Beniquez flied out to center; Dent walked [Spencer to second]; Randolph forced Dent (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 4. ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller grounded out (third to first); Ford flied out to right; Carew made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Munson stole second [Munson to third (error by Downing)]; Nettles struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 4. ANGELS 6TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi struck out; Downing flied out to left; Baylor stole second [Baylor to third (error by Munson)]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson made an out to second; Chambliss homered; Beniquez singled to left; Beniquez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Dent doubled to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Yankees 5. ANGELS 7TH: Grich walked; DAVIS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Davis made an out to shortstop; R. Miller tripled to left [Grich scored]; Ford walked; KAAT REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Munson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to left; Jackson singled to second; Piniella singled to left [Jackson to second]; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Yankees 5. ANGELS 8TH: Baylor doubled to right; Rudi walked; Downing singled to left [Baylor scored, Rudi to third]; TIDROW REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Lansford reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Rudi out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Downing out at third (catcher to pitcher to catcher to third), Lansford to second]; Grich grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss lined to right; Beniquez singled to third; Dent singled to left [Beniquez to second]; FROST REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Randolph grounded into a double play (third to first) [Beniquez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 5. ANGELS 9TH: AIKENS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Aikens flied out to left; R. Miller singled to left; Ford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING SS); Munson singled to left; Nettles doubled to right [Munson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Yankees 6. |
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