With Floyd Bannister and Shane Rawley combining on a shutout, the Mariners defeated the Yankees, a-0. Luis Tiant pitched scoreless ball for the Yankees in the first eight innings before yielding to Ron Guidry, who was the loser in the ninth when the Mariners scored on a double by Reggie Walton, sacrifice by Mario Mendoza and grounder by Larry Milbourne. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 1, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    31, 1980 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Randolph 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .294
Simpson cf,rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Murcer rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Meyer lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .286        Lefebvre rf         2   0   0   0     0   2   .238
  L. Roberts ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Jackson dh            4   0   2   0     0   2   .298
  Beniquez pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Paciorek rf,1b        3   0   1   0     0   2   .281      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Narron c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .137      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
  L. Cox c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
T. Cox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Brown cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .259
Walton dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .249        Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     3   4             Totals               31   0   6   0     4  11

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 43,024
Left on Base: Mariners 11, Yankees 9
DP: Mariners 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Randolph, Watson
Doubles: Walton (3), Dent (21)
Stolen Bases: Simpson (10)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (12), Paciorek (3), Mendoza (9), Simpson (10), Brown (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               5.1   5   0   0   2   5   0  23   3.42
Rawley W(7-6)           3.2   1   0   0   2   6   0  13   3.27
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4  11   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   8     5   0   0   3   3   0  34   4.58
Guidry L(13-10)         1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.64
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   4   0  39

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


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Simpson
singled to center; Simpson stole second; Meyer reached on an
error by Watson [Simpson to third]; Bochte walked [Meyer to
second]; Paciorek was called out on strikes; Narron flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Murcer was called out
on strikes; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 2ND: T. Cox flied out to right; Walton flied out to
left; Mendoza flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Piniella flied out to
center; Cerone flied out to center; Dent walked [Jackson to
second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson
flied out to right; Meyer walked; Bochte was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Brown struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; Narron flied out to
center; T. Cox made an out to third; Walton flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson singled to second; Jackson struck out;
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson to second];
Cerone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 5TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); Mendoza
singled to right; Milbourne reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Mendoza to second]; On a bunt Simpson forced
Mendoza (pitcher to third) [Milbourne to second]; Meyer forced
Simpson (second to shortstop) [Milbourne to third]; Bochte lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent doubled to left; Rodriguez struck out; Brown
flied out to center; Randolph was walked intentionally; Lefebvre
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Yankees 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek struck out; Narron walked; T. Cox flied
out to right; Walton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Watson flied out to center; Jackson singled to
center; Piniella singled to left [Jackson to second]; RAWLEY
REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Cerone struck out; Floyd
Bannister left with strained muscle in lower back; Dent
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza flied out to center; Milbourne singled to
left; Simpson made an out to third; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Brown out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Randolph was
walked intentionally; Lefebvre struck out; Watson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte singled to center; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR BOCHTE;
Paciorek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Beniquez to
second]; Narron grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beniquez to
third]; T. Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L. COX
REPLACED NARRON (PLAYING C ); BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); SIMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Jackson struck out;
Piniella walked; Rain delay with 1-1 count; Cerone struck
out while Piniella was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Yankees
0.

MARINERS 9TH: GUIDRY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Walton doubled
to right; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Walton to third]; Milbourne reached on an error by Randolph
[Walton scored]; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Milbourne to second]; L. ROBERTS BATTED FOR MEYER; L.
Roberts struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: L. ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dent flied
out to right; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; Brown
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Yankees 0.