A leadoff homer by Bobby Murcer in the seventh inning snapped a 5-5 tie and lifted the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Mariners. Ron Guidry, who yielded just one hit in relief over the final 3 1/3 innings, picked up his 13th win of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    28, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     0  0  1    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Yankees      0  2  0    1  2  0    1  0  x  -   6 13  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Brown cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Walton dh             4   0   1   1     1   0   .294      Murcer dh             4   1   3   1     0   0   .283
Bochte 1b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .299      Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Paciorek rf           4   0   2   1     1   2   .287      Jackson rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .296
Beniquez cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Lefebvre rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Meyer ph,lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Piniella lf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .298
L. Roberts lf,cf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Cerone c              3   0   2   1     1   0   .274
J. Anderson 3b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Mendoza ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .248        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Hill c                1   2   1   0     1   0   .167      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Narron ph,c         0   0   0   1     0   0   .133      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .177
  L. Cox ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .196      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     4   7             Totals               36   6  13   4     1   0

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 30,215
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Yankees 7
DP: Mariners 1, Yankees 1
Errors: J. Anderson, Jackson, Soderholm
Doubles: Hill (1), Dent (20), Murcer (6)
Home Runs: Piniella (2), Murcer (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Narron (1)
GIDP: Bochte (15), Soderholm (8)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(4-12)         6.1  11   6   4   1   0   2  30   4.98
D. Roberts              1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.88
Totals                  8    13   6   4   1   0   2  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     4.2   5   2   1   3   3   0  22   2.48
Davis                   1     4   3   3   0   1   0   7   3.33
Guidry W(13-9)          3.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  11   3.61
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   7   0  40

Passed Balls: Cerone (11)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled to center; Walton forced
Milbourne (third to second); Bochte struck out; Paciorek singled
to left [Walton to third]; Beniquez forced Paciorek (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Brown grounded out (second to first); Murcer flied
out to center; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 2ND: L. Roberts flied out to center; J. Anderson flied
out to center; Mendoza struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Piniella homered
[Jackson scored]; Cerone walked; Soderholm flied out to left;
Dent made an out to second; Doyle made an out to shortstop; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Hill doubled to left; Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); Walton flied out to center; Bochte singled
to center [Hill scored, Bochte out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer
singled to right; Watson flied out to right; Jackson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Paciorek to second]; L.
Roberts struck out; J. Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to right; Cerone singled to left
[Piniella to third]; Soderholm grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Piniella scored, Cerone out at
second]; Dent doubled to left; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza flied out to center; Hill walked;
Milbourne reached on an error by Soderholm [Hill to second];
Walton flied out to left; Bochte walked [Hill to third,
Milbourne to second]; Paciorek walked [Hill scored (unearned),
Milbourne to third, Bochte to second]; DAVIS REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); MEYER BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L. ROBERTS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Brown made an out to shortstop;
Murcer doubled to left; Watson singled to right [Murcer out at
home (right to catcher)]; Jackson singled to center [Watson to
third]; Piniella reached on an error by J. Anderson [Watson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson to third, Piniella to
second]; Cerone singled to shortstop [Jackson scored (unearned),
Piniella to third]; Soderholm flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Yankees 5.

MARINERS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); L.
Roberts struck out; J. Anderson singled to left; Mendoza singled
to shortstop [J. Anderson to second]; NARRON BATTED FOR HILL;
Cerone allowed a passed ball [J. Anderson to third, Mendoza to
second]; Narron hit a sacrifice fly to right [J. Anderson
scored]; Milbourne singled to left [Mendoza scored]; Walton
singled to right [Milbourne scored, Walton to second (error by
Jackson)]; GUIDRY REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Bochte made an out
to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Dent made an
out to shortstop; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
5, Yankees 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek struck out; Meyer singled to shortstop;
L. Roberts flied out to right [Meyer to second]; J. Anderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer homered; Watson flied out to left; D.
ROBERTS REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Jackson made an out to
pitcher; Piniella made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 6.

MARINERS 8TH: Mendoza flied out to center; L. COX BATTED FOR
NARRON; L. Cox struck out; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: L. COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cerone grounded
out (third to first); Rodriguez singled to left; Dent flied out
to center; Doyle singled to right [Rodriguez to third]; Brown
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees
6.

MARINERS 9TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Walton
walked; Bochte grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Walton out at second]; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Yankees 6.