Homers by Chris Chambliss and Jim Spencer highlighted the Yankees' 6-2 victory over the Mariners. Chambliss snapped a 1-1 tie in the third inning with a solo blast and capped a two-run fifth inning with a sacrifice fly. Spencer belted a two-run round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Monday, July      23, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 11  2
Yankees      1  0  1    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   6  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .296      Rivers cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .289
R. Jones cf           5   0   0   1     0   2   .250        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Bochte 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .325        Murcer cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .282      Munson c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .299
Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Chambliss 1b          2   1   1   2     1   0   .276
Roberts lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .278      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Simpson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Stinson c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .253      Spencer dh            4   1   1   2     0   1   .268
Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .269
  Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Doyle 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .143
  Valentine ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     2   7             Totals               29   6   8   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,674
Left on Base: Mariners 9, Yankees 5
DP: Mariners 0, Yankees 2
Errors: R. Jones, Mendoza
Doubles: Stinson 2 (6), Horton (11), Doyle (2), Randolph (6)
Triples: Milbourne (3), Bochte (2)
Home Runs: Chambliss (13), Spencer (10)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (5)
GIDP: Horton (12)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(4-10)          4.1   5   4   3   3   1   1  20   5.20
Hinton                  3.2   3   2   2   1   1   1  15   6.50
Totals                  8     8   6   5   4   2   2  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(4-6)         5     6   1   1   1   5   0  21   4.24
Davis                   1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.94
Kaat                    0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.54
Gossage SV(4)           1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.17
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   7   0  38

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Bill Deegan


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne tripled to right; R. Jones grounded out
(first unassisted) [Milbourne scored]; Bochte walked; Horton
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Rivers was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Munson walked; Chambliss walked
[Munson to second]; Jackson singled to center [Munson scored
(RBI), Chambliss to third (error by R. Jones), Jackson out at
second (center to second)]; Piniella made an out to first; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer struck out; Roberts struck out; Simpson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer struck out; Randolph lined to second; Doyle
walked; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Yankees 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson doubled to left; Mendoza struck out;
Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Stinson to third]; R.
Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Munson
flied out to center; Chambliss homered; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte singled to left; Horton singled to center
[Bochte to second]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bochte to third, Horton to second]; Roberts popped to first in
foul territory; Simpson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson doubled to right; Mendoza singled to
center [Stinson to third]; Milbourne reached on a fielder's
choice [Stinson out at home (second to catcher), Mendoza to
second]; Mariners Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 3B
umpire Bill Deegan; R. Jones struck out; Bochte lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Doyle doubled to center; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Doyle to third]; Rivers singled to
center [Doyle scored]; Munson reached on an error by Mendoza
[Rivers to third]; HINTON REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Chambliss
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rivers scored (unearned), Munson
to second]; Jackson flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 6TH: DAVIS REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer grounded out (second to
first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Spencer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Randolph doubled to left; Doyle flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson flied out to right; Stinson singled to
center; HALE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Hale struck out; Milbourne
walked [Stinson to second]; KAAT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); R.
Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: VALENTINE REPLACED HALE (PLAYING SS); Dent flied
out to center; WHITE BATTED FOR RIVERS; White lined to third;
Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Yankees 4.

MARINERS 8TH: MURCER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING CF); Bochte tripled
to center; Horton doubled to right [Bochte scored]; Meyer made
an out to shortstop; GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Roberts
singled to shortstop [Horton to third]; Simpson lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Roberts out at first]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Jackson
singled to shortstop; Piniella struck out; Spencer homered
[Jackson scored]; Randolph walked; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Yankees 6.

MARINERS 9TH: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentine grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled to
right; R. Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Yankees 6.