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Friday July 6, 1979
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New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Yankees      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .264      Henderson cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .319      Newman 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Jackson rf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .270      Heath lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Jones dh              2   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Edwards 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .256
  Spencer ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Armas rf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .266      Essian c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Stanley 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Picciolo ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     2   2             Totals               29   0   7   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 19,538
Left on Base: Yankees 5, A's 5
DP: Yankees 3, A's 1
Doubles: Chambliss (17), Essian (8)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (7), Henderson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (4)
GIDP: Spencer (7), Chalk (4), Heath (6), Essian (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(13-3)            9     7   0   0   2   6   0  32   2.23
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   6   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(2-4)         3.2   5   3   3   1   1   0  16   4.02
Todd                    5.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  19   6.49
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   2   0  35

Wild Pitches: John (5)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Beniquez flied out to right;
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to pitcher; Chalk out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Henderson to second]; John
threw a wild pitch [Henderson to third]; Page struck out; Newman
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Jones flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath struck out; Edwards walked; Armas forced
Edwards (first to shortstop); Essian doubled to left [Armas to
third]; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson singled to right; Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chalk struck out; Page
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph singled to center; Beniquez flied out to
right; Munson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Piniella
singled to right [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Jackson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Munson scored]; Jones singled to
third [Piniella to second]; Chambliss doubled to center
[Piniella scored, Jones to third]; TODD REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Heath
struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to center; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled to left; Essian singled to left
[Armas to second]; Picciolo singled to third [Armas to third,
Essian to second]; Henderson forced Armas (third to catcher)
[Essian to third, Picciolo to second]; Chalk grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Picciolo out at third]; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to center; Piniella singled to
right; Jackson singled to center [Piniella to third]; SPENCER
BATTED FOR JONES; Spencer grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Page
grounded out (third to first); Newman singled to center; Heath
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Newman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to third; Stanley forced
Chambliss (first to shortstop); Dent forced Stanley (shortstop
to second); Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Beniquez forced
Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
walked; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (second to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss flied out to left; Stanley made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page flied out to center; Newman grounded out
(second to first); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.



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