In a big day at bat, Reggie Jackson drove in five runs with a homer, triple and two singles, leading the Yankees to an 8-3 victory over the A's. Jackson's first single accounted for one of the Yankees' two runs in the third inning. After the A's came back to tie the score, the Yankees pulled away with three runs in the fifth on singles by Willie Randolph and Bobby Murcer, Jackson's triple and a single by Lou Piniella.

Jackson hit his homer in the seventh and added his final RBI with a single in the ninth. Don Hood, making his first start of the season, pitched 5 1/3 innings and yielded eight hits, including a homer by Jim Essian, before Ken Clay took over to complete the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  2    0  3  0    2  0  1  -   8 14  0
A's          0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .266      Henderson cf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Murcer lf,cf          3   2   1   2     1   0   .252      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Essian 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Jackson rf            5   2   4   5     0   0   .283      Newman c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .235
Piniella dh           5   0   2   1     0   0   .321      Heath dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .304
Chambliss 1b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Armas rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Narron c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Bryant lf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .175
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .232        Page ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .249
  White ph,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .173        Murray lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .248      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  14   8     2   2             Totals               33   3   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 10,413
Left on Base: Yankees 8, A's 8
DP: Yankees 1, A's 1
Errors: Edwards, Morgan
Doubles: Heath (4)
Triples: Jackson (2)
Home Runs: Jackson (14), Essian (4)
Stolen Bases: Piniella (3), Henderson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (1), Bryant (2)
GIDP: Beniquez (4), Gross (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood W(3-0)             5.1   8   3   3   1   2   1  25   2.92
Clay SV(2)              3.2   0   0   0   3   1   0  13   4.97
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(0-3)           6.2  10   7   7   1   0   1  31  10.93
Minetto                 2.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  12   5.93
Totals                  9    14   8   8   2   2   1  43

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Essian made an out to shortstop;
Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson reached on an error by Edwards; Piniella
grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to second]; Chambliss
flied out to center; Narron made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath doubled to right; Armas flied out to left;
Bryant grounded out (second to first); Gross flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Beniquez singled to shortstop; Dent singled to left
[Beniquez to third]; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Dent to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to first)
[Beniquez scored, Dent to third]; Nettles walked; Jackson
singled to right [Dent scored, Nettles to third]; Piniella
forced Jackson (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo flied out to center; Henderson flied out
to right; Edwards singled to left; Essian flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss singled to shortstop; Narron forced
Chambliss (second to shortstop); Beniquez grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Narron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman walked; Heath singled to left [Newman to
second]; Armas singled to left [Newman scored, Heath to third,
Armas to second (on throw)]; Bryant hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Heath scored]; Gross struck out; Picciolo struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
singled to center; Murcer singled to center [Randolph to
second]; Nettles flied out to center; Jackson tripled to center
[Randolph scored, Murcer scored]; Piniella singled to third
[Jackson scored]; Piniella stole second; Chambliss grounded out
(first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Edwards
flied out to left; Essian homered; Newman made an out to first;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Narron flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Heath singled to right; Armas flied out to right;
Bryant singled to left [Heath to second]; CLAY REPLACED HOOD
(PITCHING); Gross grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bryant out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph singled to third; Randolph was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Morgan [Randolph to third];
Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randolph scored]; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Jackson homered; MINETTO
REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Piniella singled to left; Chambliss
singled to right [Piniella to second]; Narron flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first);
Henderson grounded out (second to first); Edwards walked; Essian
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 8TH: WHITE BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; White struck out
(strikeout was charged to Beniquez); Dent struck out; Randolph
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Athletics
3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MURCER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Newman walked; Heath grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Newman to second]; Armas struck out; PAGE
BATTED FOR BRYANT; Page walked; Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Murcer walked;
Nettles singled to right [Murcer to third]; Jackson singled to
center [Murcer scored, Nettles to second]; Piniella flied out to
right; Chambliss made an out to third; Narron flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Picciolo grounded out (first to pitcher);
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Athletics 3.