A pinch-single by Lou Piniella in the seventh inning snapped a 5-5 tie and lifted the Yankees to a 6-5 triumph over the Angels. Jerry Narron drew a one-out walk in the seventh and moved to second on a single by Chris Chambliss.

After Reggie Jackson struck out, Piniella batted for Jim Spencer and lined the first serve from Dave LaRoche into center field to score Narron. The Angels had tied the game in the fifth inning on homers by Rod Carew and Dan Ford. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 6, California Angels 5

Game Played on Tuesday, July 24, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Angels       0  1  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Yankees      0  3  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew dh              4   2   2   1     1   0   .351      Rivers cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .287
Lansford 3b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .303      Munson c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Ford cf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .293        Narron c            0   1   0   0     1   0   .171
Baylor lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Aikens 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .276      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .345      Spencer dh            3   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Rudi rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .220        Piniella ph,dh      1   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Anderson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Nettles 3b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .254
Thon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Murcer lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .245
  R. Miller ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Randolph 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .271
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               1   0   0   1     2   0   .243
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche 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               34   5   9   5     4   4             Totals               30   6   8   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 33,497
Left on Base: Angels 7, Yankees 7
DP: Angels 1, Yankees 1
Doubles: Carew (10), Ford (16), Randolph (7)
Triples: Anderson (1)
Home Runs: Aikens (17), Carew (2), Ford (12)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (14), Carew (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (8), Dent (6)
GIDP: Downing (13), Randolph (16)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    1.2   3   3   3   2   2   0  10   4.04
Barlow                  2.1   2   2   2   2   0   0  11   4.93
LaRoche L(3-8)          4     3   1   1   2   1   0  16   5.87
Totals                  8     8   6   6   6   3   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   4.1   7   5   5   3   4   3  23   3.73
Davis W(9-1)            4     1   0   0   1   0   0  13   1.77
Kaat                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.52
Gossage SV(5)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   4   3  39

Wild Pitches: Barlow (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry


ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Lansford
struck out; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
struck out; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Yankees 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to left; Aikens homered; Downing
walked; Rudi walked [Downing to second]; Anderson struck out;
Thon flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Spencer
singled to right; Nettles walked [Spencer to second]; Murcer
walked [Spencer to third, Nettles to second]; Randolph singled
to shortstop [Spencer scored, Nettles to third, Murcer to
second]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored,
Murcer to third]; Rivers singled to right [Murcer scored,
Randolph to third]; BARLOW REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Munson
forced Rivers (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew doubled to left; Lansford singled to shortstop
[Carew stayed at second]; Ford doubled to right [Carew scored,
Lansford to third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Lansford scored, Ford to third]; Aikens grounded out (first
unassisted); Downing grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
center; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Anderson flied out to right;
Thon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to left; Murcer flied out to left
[Nettles to second]; Randolph doubled to right [Nettles scored];
Dent walked; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to
third, Dent to second]; Barlow threw a wild pitch [Randolph
scored, Dent to third]; Munson walked; Chambliss lined to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 5TH: NARRON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Carew homered;
Lansford flied out to left; Ford homered; Baylor singled to
left; Aikens walked [Baylor to second]; DAVIS REPLACED TIANT
(PITCHING); Baylor stole third; Downing grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Aikens out at second]; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Jackson flied
out to center; Spencer flied out to right; Nettles lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
tripled to center; Thon grounded out (second to first); Carew
was walked intentionally; Carew stole second; Lansford grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees
5.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer lined to right; Randolph flied out to left;
Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5,
Yankees 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Aikens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: On a bunt Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first);
Narron walked; Chambliss singled to right [Narron to second];
Jackson struck out; PINIELLA BATTED FOR SPENCER; Piniella
singled to center [Narron scored, Chambliss to third]; Nettles
popped to third in foul territory; fan interference; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 8TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi lined to right; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5,
Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer singled to center; Randolph grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second];
Dent walked; Rivers lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Yankees 6.

ANGELS 9TH: R. MILLER BATTED FOR THON; R. Miller grounded out
(first to pitcher); Angels manager Jim Fregosi ejected by
umpire Larry Barnett arguing balls and strikes; KAAT
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Carew flied out to left; Lansford
singled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Ford flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 6.
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