Tuesday May 1, 1979
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The Yankees exploded for five runs in the 11th inning to break a 7-7 tie and go on to a 12-8 victory over the Angels, snapping a five-game losing streak. Reggie Jackson led off the 11th with a walk, took second on a sacrifice and scored one out later on a single by Bucky Dent.

Consecutive singles by Willie Randolph, Juan Beniquez, Thurman Munson, Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles brought in four more runs. Tommy John relieved for the Yankees in the ninth, struck out Rod Carew and Don Baylor with a runner on second base and pitched the final 2 2/3 innings to gain the decision. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 12, California Angels 8

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Yankees 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 12 17 1 Angels 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 - 8 15 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 .220 R. Miller cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Beniquez cf 6 3 3 2 0 0 .348 Rettenmund ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Munson c 5 2 3 1 1 0 .256 Anderson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Piniella lf 6 1 2 4 0 0 .244 Ford rf,cf 6 1 3 1 0 0 .364 Nettles 3b 6 1 3 1 0 0 .303 Carew 1b 6 1 2 1 0 1 .344 Jackson rf 5 3 2 0 1 2 .265 Baylor lf,rf 5 1 1 1 1 2 .305 Johnson dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .286 Aikens dh 5 1 2 2 0 2 .333 Chambliss 1b 5 0 0 0 0 4 .198 Lansford 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .327 Dent ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Downing c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grich 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .360 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mulliniks ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudi ph,lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 .253 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 48 12 17 11 2 6 Totals 47 8 15 8 2 8 Time of Game: 3:46 Attendance: 38,858 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Angels 8 DP: Yankees 2, Angels 1 Errors: Dent, Baylor, Downing Doubles: Jackson 2 (5), Grich (4), Ford 2 (4) Home Runs: Piniella (2), Beniquez (2), Baylor (4) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (1) Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1) GIDP: Piniella (2), Lansford (5), Downing (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 5.1 5 3 3 1 3 1 23 8.38 Tidrow 3 4 3 3 0 2 0 12 6.57 Mirabella 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.25 Clay 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.77 John W(5-0) 2.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 11 1.27 Totals 11 15 8 8 2 8 1 49 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 1 7 3.90 Barlow 5.1 6 3 2 0 3 1 22 3.38 Clear 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.99 LaRoche L(2-3) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 0 6 6.75 D. Miller 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.70 Totals 11 17 12 11 2 6 2 51 Umpires: HP - Bob Campbell, 1B - Dale Williams, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Boyd Mauer YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Beniquez singled to center; Beniquez stole second [Beniquez to third (error by Downing)]; Munson walked; Piniella homered [Beniquez scored, Munson scored]; Nettles flied out to left; Jackson doubled to right; Johnson singled to left [Jackson scored]; BARLOW REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Chambliss forced Johnson (second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford lined to right; Carew made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Angels 0. YANKEES 2ND: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez homered; Munson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor struck out; Aikens grounded out (second to first); Lansford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 0. YANKEES 3RD: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to right; Jackson doubled to left [Nettles scored (error by Baylor) (no RBI), Jackson to third]; Johnson singled to center [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Chambliss struck out; Dent flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Downing reached on an error by Dent; Grich popped to first in foul territory; Ramirez struck out; R. Miller forced Downing (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 0. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to right; Piniella forced Munson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Ford lined to center; Carew flied out to left; Baylor homered; Aikens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 1. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to right; Jackson struck out; Johnson flied out to center; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Lansford made an out to second; Downing made an out to second; Grich doubled to center; MULLINIKS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Mulliniks flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 1. YANKEES 6TH: MULLINIKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: R. Miller lined to pitcher; Ford doubled to left; Carew singled to left [Ford to third]; Baylor walked [Carew to second]; Aikens singled to right [Ford scored, Carew scored, Baylor to second]; TIDROW REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Lansford grounded into a double play (second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 3. YANKEES 7TH: CLEAR REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Munson singled to center; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Munson out at second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich struck out; Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 3. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford doubled to right; Carew flied out to left; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 3. YANKEES 9TH: Dent popped to third in foul territory; Randolph flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: Aikens singled to center; Lansford singled to center [Aikens to second]; Downing struck out; Grich singled to left [Aikens scored, Lansford to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; MIRABELLA REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); RUDI BATTED FOR DAVIS; Rudi singled to left [Lansford scored, Grich to second]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR R. MILLER; CLAY REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Rettenmund singled to right [Grich scored, Rudi to second]; Ford singled to left [Rudi scored, Rettenmund to second]; JOHN REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Carew struck out; Baylor struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 7. YANKEES 10TH: ANDERSON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING SS); FORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RUDI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Munson flied out to left; Piniella flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 7. ANGELS 10TH: Aikens struck out; Lansford singled to left; Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Angels 7. YANKEES 11TH: LAROCHE REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Jackson walked; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jackson to second]; Chambliss struck out; Dent singled to center [Jackson scored]; Randolph singled to right [Dent to third]; Beniquez singled to left [Dent scored, Randolph to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Munson singled to right [Randolph scored, Beniquez to third]; Piniella singled to center [Beniquez scored, Munson to second]; Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Jackson lined to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, Angels 7. ANGELS 11TH: Grich flied out to right; Rudi singled to left; Anderson walked [Rudi to second]; Ford flied out to center; Carew singled to left [Rudi scored, Anderson to second]; Baylor forced Carew (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, Angels 8.

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