The lowly Mariners, who ended an 11-game losing streak in the previous night's game, gained their second straight victory at the expense of the Yankees, edging the defending world champions, 3-2. The Yankees took a 2-0 lead before the Mariners came back to tie the score in the third inning.

Mario Mendoza doubled, took third on a sacrifice and scored when catcher Thurman Munson threw wild in a pickoff attempt. Bruce Bochte then homered to forge a deadlock. Catfish Hunter, who has yet to beat the Mariners in four career decisions, drew the defeat in the eighth when Dan Meyer singled and, after two out, scored from second on a single by Willie Horton. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     28, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Yankees      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Mariners     0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .206      Meyer lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .232
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Simpson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Bochte 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .351
Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     1   0   .259      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Nettles 3b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .281        Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
White lf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .200      R. Jones cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Spencer dh            2   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Stinson c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .256
  Piniella ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Milbourne 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Mendoza ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   4   2     6   2             Totals               27   3   7   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 35,048
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Mariners 5
DP: Yankees 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Munson, Milbourne
Doubles: Mendoza (4)
Home Runs: Bochte (3)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (6)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (1), Milbourne (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(0-2)           8     7   3   3   3   1   1  32   6.06
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   1   1  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  7.2   4   2   1   4   1   0  32   3.77
Rawley W(1-3)           1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   6.00
Montague SV(1)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.44
Totals                  9     4   2   1   6   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hunter (1)

Umpires: HP - Gale Miller, 1B - Dave Perez, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - George Eshelman


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); Randolph
flied out to center; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer
walked; Bochte struck out while Meyer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Mariners 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Nettles
walked; Chambliss singled to left [Nettles to third]; White
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nettles scored, Chambliss to
second]; Spencer was walked intentionally; Stanley flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts made an out to shortstop; Horton made an
out to third; R. Jones singled to left; R. Jones stole second;
Stinson walked; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph singled to
right; Munson reached on a fielder's choice [Randolph to third
(error by Milbourne)]; Jackson forced Munson (second to
shortstop) [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Nettles grounded out
(second to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza doubled to left; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Mendoza to third]; Mendoza was picked
off third but was safe on an error by Munson [Mendoza scored];
Meyer flied out to center; Bochte homered; Roberts singled to
center; Hunter threw a wild pitch [Roberts to second]; Horton
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Mariners 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); White
struck out; Spencer singled to right; Stanley flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones flied out to left; Stinson flied out to
left; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers singled to center; Randolph grounded out
(third to first) [Rivers to third]; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied
out to left; Meyer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to
left; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte walked; Roberts popped to catcher in foul
territory; Horton made an out to second; R. Jones grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer grounded out (third to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson singled to right; Milbourne out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stinson to second]; Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Nettles
walked [Jackson to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Chambliss forced Nettles (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer singled to center; Bochte made an out to
first; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first) [Meyer to
second]; Horton singled to left [Meyer scored, Horton out at
second (left to third to shortstop to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Mariners 3.

YANKEES 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); HALE REPLACED
ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); White grounded out (shortstop to first);
PINIELLA BATTED FOR SPENCER; Piniella walked; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
STANLEY; Johnson walked [Piniella to second]; Rivers flied out
to center; MONTAGUE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE BATTED
FOR RANDOLPH; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Mariners 3.