Thurman Munson singled in the ninth inning and raced home from first base on a double by Graig Nettles to give the Yankees a 6-5 victory over the Angels. The Yankees had a homer by Chris Chambliss in taking a 5-3 lead, but the Angels narrowed the gap in the seventh with a walk to Bobby Grich and a triple by Rick Miller.

Jim Kaat, who was obtained from the Phillies, made his Yankee debut in relief of Luis Tiant and retired the side but then was tagged for the Angels' tying run in the eighth on a double by Don Baylor, pass to Joe Rudi and single by Brian Downing. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       12, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Angels       2  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   5 11  1
Yankees      2  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   6 16  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          5   1   3   1     0   0   .292      Randolph 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Munson c              5   2   3   0     0   0   .310
Carew 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .345      Nettles 3b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .310
Baylor dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .339      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Rudi lf               3   0   1   1     1   1   .252      Piniella lf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .274
Downing c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .342      Spencer dh            2   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .290        Johnson ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Grich 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .297      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   2     0   0   .204
Anderson ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Beniquez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Dent ss               3   0   2   0     1   0   .295
  Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campaneris ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Miller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frost p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  11   5     3   2             Totals               37   6  16   6     1   1

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 28,783
Left on Base: Angels 6, Yankees 9
DP: Angels 1, Yankees 3
Errors: Downing, Munson
Doubles: Rudi (4), Baylor (8), Piniella 2 (3), Dent (4), Nettles (2)
Triples: Lansford (3), Carew (2), R. Miller (3), Jackson (1), Munson (2)
Home Runs: Chambliss (3)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (5), Munson (1)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Anderson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (2)
GIDP: Carew (5), Ford (2), Randolph (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Miller               4     7   4   4   1   0   0  20   3.81
LaRoche                 3.1   7   1   1   0   1   1  16   6.06
Frost L(2-1)            0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.15
Totals                  8    16   6   6   1   1   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   6.1   8   4   4   2   2   0  29   7.58
Kaat                    0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.00
Tidrow W(2-1)           2     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.95
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Harold Siroka, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Bill Henry, 3B - Merrill Hadry


ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Ford grounded out
(second to first) [R. Miller to second]; Carew singled to center
[R. Miller scored]; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi doubled to
left [Carew scored]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Munson flied out to
right; Nettles singled to right; Jackson tripled to center
[Nettles scored]; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson scored];
Spencer made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Yankees 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Lansford tripled; Grich singled to center [Lansford
scored]; Anderson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Grich to second]; R. Miller flied out to center; Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Beniquez
grounded out (second to first); Dent made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew tripled; Baylor grounded out (second to
first); Rudi made an out to shortstop; Downing struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Munson tripled to
left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Munson scored];
Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford made an out to second; Grich made an out to
second; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella doubled to left; Spencer singled to right
[Piniella to third]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Piniella scored]; Beniquez flied out to center; Dent walked
[Spencer to second]; Randolph forced Dent (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 4.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller grounded out (third to first); Ford flied
out to right; Carew made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to center; LAROCHE REPLACED D.
MILLER (PITCHING); Munson stole second [Munson to third (error
by Downing)]; Nettles struck out; Jackson flied out to center;
Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Yankees 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi struck out; Downing
flied out to left; Baylor stole second [Baylor to third (error
by Munson)]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson made an out to
second; Chambliss homered; Beniquez singled to left; Beniquez
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first);
Dent doubled to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich walked; DAVIS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Davis made
an out to shortstop; R. Miller tripled to left [Grich scored];
Ford walked; KAAT REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Carew grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Munson
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Nettles flied out
to left; Jackson singled to second; Piniella singled to left
[Jackson to second]; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 4, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor doubled to right; Rudi walked; Downing
singled to left [Baylor scored, Rudi to third]; TIDROW REPLACED
KAAT (PITCHING); Lansford reached on a fielder's choice that
turned into a double play [Rudi out at home (pitcher to third to
catcher), Downing out at third (catcher to pitcher to catcher to
third), Lansford to second]; Grich grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss lined to right; Beniquez singled to
third; Dent singled to left [Beniquez to second]; FROST REPLACED
LAROCHE (PITCHING); Randolph grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Beniquez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
5, Yankees 5.

ANGELS 9TH: AIKENS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Aikens flied out to left;
R. Miller singled to left; Ford grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [R. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING SS); Munson
singled to left; Nettles doubled to right [Munson scored]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Yankees 6.