Friday July 6, 1979
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New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Yankees 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .264 Henderson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Chalk 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Piniella lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .319 Newman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Jackson rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .270 Heath lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Jones dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Edwards 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Spencer ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Armas rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .258 Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .266 Essian c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Stanley 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Picciolo ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 8 3 2 2 Totals 29 0 7 0 2 6 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 19,538 Left on Base: Yankees 5, A's 5 DP: Yankees 3, A's 1 Doubles: Chambliss (17), Essian (8) Caught Stealing: Randolph (7), Henderson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (5) Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (4) GIDP: Spencer (7), Chalk (4), Heath (6), Essian (5) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(13-3) 9 7 0 0 2 6 0 32 2.23 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 6 0 32 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hamilton L(2-4) 3.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 16 4.02 Todd 5.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 19 6.49 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 2 0 35 Wild Pitches: John (5) Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ted Hendry YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Beniquez flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to pitcher; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Henderson to second]; John threw a wild pitch [Henderson to third]; Page struck out; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath struck out; Edwards walked; Armas forced Edwards (first to shortstop); Essian doubled to left [Armas to third]; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson singled to right; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chalk struck out; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph singled to center; Beniquez flied out to right; Munson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Piniella singled to right [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Munson scored]; Jones singled to third [Piniella to second]; Chambliss doubled to center [Piniella scored, Jones to third]; TODD REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Heath struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled to left; Essian singled to left [Armas to second]; Picciolo singled to third [Armas to third, Essian to second]; Henderson forced Armas (third to catcher) [Essian to third, Picciolo to second]; Chalk grounded into a double play (third to first) [Picciolo out at third]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to center; Piniella singled to right; Jackson singled to center [Piniella to third]; SPENCER BATTED FOR JONES; Spencer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Page grounded out (third to first); Newman singled to center; Heath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to third; Stanley forced Chambliss (first to shortstop); Dent forced Stanley (shortstop to second); Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Beniquez forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas walked; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (second to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. YANKEES 9TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left; Stanley made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Page flied out to center; Newman grounded out (second to first); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

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