The Mariners smashed four homers, including three in an eighth-inning rally, and snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. In an earlier power display, Mickey Rivers doubled and Lou Piniella and Reggie Jackson hit homers for the Yankees in the first inning. Two more runs in the second padded the Yankee lead to 5-0.

The Mariners had a round-tripper by Tom Paciorek in cutting their deficit to two runs before Yankee starter Ron Guidry was removed after 6 1/3 innings. Dick Tidrow relieved and was the loser when the Mariners erupted with homers by Willie Horton and pinch-hitters Bob Stinson and Dan Meyer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Yankees      3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Mariners     0  0  2    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   6 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Cruz 2b               3   0   1   2     2   1   .211
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .203      Valentine lf,3b       4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Paciorek 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .214
Piniella dh           4   1   1   2     0   0   .229        Bochte ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .352
  Spencer ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .324
Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .273        Simpson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Horton dh             3   1   2   1     1   0   .282
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .219      R. Jones cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Beniquez lf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .294      Cox c                 3   1   2   0     0   0   .400
  Johnstone ph,lf     1   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Stinson ph,c        1   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Dent ss               3   1   2   0     1   0   .269      Milbourne 3b,ss       4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .273
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Meyer ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .226
                                                            Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     5   2             Totals               32   6  11   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 24,658
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Mariners 7
DP: Yankees 3, Mariners 2
Doubles: Rivers (3), Munson (3), Mendoza (3), Valentine (1)
Home Runs: Piniella (1), Jackson (4), Paciorek (1), Horton (3), Stinson (2), Meyer (2)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (3), Rivers (2), Cruz (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (3)
GIDP: Randolph (6), Valentine (1), Horton (3), Roberts (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  6.1   8   3   3   4   4   1  29   2.92
Tidrow L(1-1)           1.2   3   3   3   1   0   3   8   5.79
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   4   4  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               1.1   4   5   5   2   0   2  10   6.98
Parrott W(1-0)          7.1   7   0   0   3   1   0  30   4.26
Rawley SV(3)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.43
Totals                  9    11   5   5   5   2   2  41

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - George Eshelman, 2B - Dave Perez, 3B - Jay Levet


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Randolph grounded out
(second to first) [Rivers to third]; Munson grounded out (third
to first); Piniella homered [Rivers scored]; Jackson homered;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Valentine grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Paciorek struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez
walked; Dent walked [Beniquez to second]; Rivers singled to
right [Beniquez scored, Dent to third]; PARROTT REPLACED
HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Dent scored]; Munson doubled to left [Rivers to third];
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts walked; Horton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; R.
Jones made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Mariners 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox singled to left; Milbourne popped to first in
foul territory; Mendoza doubled to left [Cox to third]; Cruz
singled to center [Cox scored, Mendoza scored]; Cruz stole
second; Valentine flied out to center; Paciorek grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Beniquez singled to center; Dent singled to center
[Beniquez to second]; Rivers forced Dent (second unassisted)
[Beniquez to third]; Randolph reached on a fielder's choice
[Beniquez out at home (shortstop to catcher to third), Rivers to
second]; Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to right; Horton walked; R.
Jones struck out; Cox made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson
singled to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first)
[Jackson to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally;
Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Mendoza grounded
out (second to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent singled to center; Rivers flied out to left;
Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
homered; Roberts struck out; Horton singled to left; R. Jones
singled to right [Horton to second]; Cox singled to third
[Horton to third, R. Jones to second]; Milbourne forced Cox
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Mariners 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Piniella
flied out to center; Jackson walked; Jackson stole second;
Nettles was walked intentionally; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza flied out to center; Cruz walked;
Valentine doubled to right [Cruz to third]; TIDROW REPLACED
GUIDRY (PITCHING); BOCHTE BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Bochte walked;
Roberts grounded into a double play (third to first) [Valentine
out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

YANKEES 8TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Johnstone singled to right; Dent hit into a
double play (first to second) [Johnstone out at second]; Rivers
singled to right; Rivers stole second; Randolph flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Horton
homered; R. Jones grounded out (second to first); STINSON BATTED
FOR COX; Stinson homered; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first); MEYER BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Meyer homered; Cruz flied out
to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 6.

YANKEES 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); STINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HALE
REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING RF); Munson flied out to center; SPENCER
BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Spencer made an out to catcher; RAWLEY
REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Mariners 6.