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Yankees
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees, played on April 28, 1979 at Kingdome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glenn Abbott |
| Ballpark | Kingdome |
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Attendance | 35,048 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gale Miller 1B: Dave Perez 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: George Eshelman |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Larry Milbourne | Third Baseman |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 28, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Abbott covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hunter
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hunter
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Hunter
Bochte strikes out. There goes Meyer. The throw from Munson to Stanley, and Meyer is out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Abbott
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Abbott
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles scores. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Abbott
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hunter
Roberts hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hunter
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Hunter
There goes Jones. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Hunter
Stinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Hunter
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milbourne for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Milbourne. Randolph moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Randolph scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first, with Abbott covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Hunter
Mendoza hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Mendoza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Hunter
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. Mendoza moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. Hunter
Munson fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Munson. Mendoza scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hunter
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Hunter
Bochte hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hunter
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
There's a wild pitch. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Abbott
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Abbott
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Abbott
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hunter
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Hunter
Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Hunter
Milbourne hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Hunter
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hunter
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hunter
Meyer hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Abbott
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Abbott
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Hunter
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hunter
Roberts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hunter
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Abbott
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Abbott
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Hunter
Stinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Hunter
Milbourne bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Stinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mendoza vs. Hunter
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Hunter
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Abbott
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Abbott
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Abbott
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Abbott
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Rawley
Shane Rawley now pitching.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hunter
Meyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Hunter
Bochte hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Hunter
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Hunter
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to Nettles who relays the ball to Stanley who tags Horton trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Meyer scores. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rawley
Joe Simpson now playing left field. John Hale now playing right field.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Rawley
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rawley
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Rawley
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Montague
John Montague now pitching. Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Willie Randolph.
Johnstone strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1979 -- New York at Seattle (N)
New York AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 0 1 0 Cruz J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Meyer D, lf 3 1 1 0
Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Simpson J, lf 0 0 0 0
Munson T, c 4 0 0 0 Bochte B, 1b 3 1 1 1
Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 1 Roberts L, rf 4 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 2 1 0 0 Hale J, rf 0 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Horton W, dh 4 0 1 1
White R, lf 4 0 0 1 Jones R, cf 3 0 1 0
Spencer J, dh 2 0 1 0 Stinson B, c 2 0 1 0
Piniella L, ph 0 0 0 0 Milbourne L, 3b 2 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 3 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 3 1 1 0
Johnson C, ph 0 0 0 0
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32 2 4 2 27 3 7 2
New York 011 000 000 -- 2
Seattle 002 000 01x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter C (L) 8.0 7 3 3 3 1
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott G 7.2 4 2 1 4 1
Rawley S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Montague J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Milbourne L, Munson T
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Seattle 5
2B -- Mendoza M
HR -- Bochte B
SB -- Jones R
CS -- Meyer D
SH -- Cruz J, Milbourne L
WP -- Hunter C
T -- 2:03
A -- 35048
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