Four hits by Willie Randolph paced the Yankees to a 14-2 rout of the Mariners as Catfish Hunter, with relief help from the returning Rich Gossage, got credit for the victory. The Yanks took a 3-0 lead in the second inning and locked up the game with five runs in the third, including a homer by Randolph with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 14, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      12, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Yankees      0  3  5    0  0  0    4  0  2  -  14 19  0
Mariners     0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf             6   0   2   1     0   0   .249      Milbourne 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Munson c              6   1   2   1     0   2   .301      R. Jones cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Nettles 3b            6   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Jackson rf            5   3   3   1     0   0   .290      Horton dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Piniella lf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .318      Meyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
  Brown ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Roberts lf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .285
Chambliss dh          4   1   2   2     0   0   .264      Paciorek rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .328
Spencer 1b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .263      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
Randolph 2b           5   4   4   4     0   0   .268      Mendoza ss            3   0   2   2     0   0   .197
  Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               5   1   3   2     0   0   .250        Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dressler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46  14  19  12     1   2             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 23,774
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Mariners 6
DP: Yankees 3, Mariners 2
Errors: Milbourne, Mendoza
Doubles: Dent 2 (12), Jackson (10), Spencer (7)
Home Runs: Randolph (3), Jackson (16)
GIDP: Spencer (8), Munson (12), R. Jones (8), Milbourne (5), Stinson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (2,by Hinton)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(2-5)           8     8   2   2   2   1   0  32   4.94
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   1   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(6-6)          2.1   6   5   3   0   1   0  13   3.86
Hinton                  0.1   1   3   3   1   0   1   4   6.64
Montague                3.2   7   4   4   0   1   1  18   4.94
Dressler                2.2   5   2   2   0   0   0  13   6.16
Totals                  9    19  14   9*  1   2   2  48

Hit by Pitch: Hinton (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Mike Reilly


YANKEES 1ST: Murcer lined to left; Munson struck out; Nettles
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled to center; R. Jones grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milbourne out
at second]; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Piniella singled to right
[Jackson to third, Piniella to second (on throw to 3b)];
Chambliss singled to left [Jackson scored, Piniella to third];
Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Piniella scored (no RBI), Chambliss out at second];
Randolph singled to third; Dent doubled to center [Randolph
scored]; Murcer flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton singled to center; Meyer flied out to left;
Roberts walked [Horton to second]; Paciorek flied out to center
[Horton to third]; Stinson walked [Roberts to second]; Mendoza
singled to left [Horton scored, Roberts scored, Stinson to
second]; Milbourne forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson reached on an error by Milbourne; Nettles
flied out to center; Jackson doubled to center [Munson to
third]; HINTON REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Piniella was walked
intentionally; Chambliss was hit by a pitch [Munson scored
(unearned), Jackson to third, Piniella to second]; Spencer
forced Chambliss (second to shortstop) [Jackson scored
(unearned), Piniella to third]; Randolph homered (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher) [Piniella scored (unearned, but earned
for the pitcher), Spencer scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; MONTAGUE REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Dent grounded
out (pitcher to first); 5 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: R. Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to center; Munson singled to right
[Murcer to second]; Nettles forced Murcer (catcher to third)
[Munson to second]; Jackson flied out to right [Munson to
third]; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek singled to left;
Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
doubled to left; Randolph grounded out (second to first)
[Spencer to third]; Dent popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza singled to center; Milbourne flied out to
center; R. Jones made an out to shortstop; Bochte lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Munson
struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Meyer singled to right; Roberts
flied to right in foul territory; Paciorek lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson homered; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to
first); Chambliss singled to right; Spencer singled to center
[Chambliss to third]; Randolph singled [Chambliss scored,
Spencer to second]; DRESSLER REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Dent
singled to left [Spencer scored, Randolph to second]; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted) [Randolph to third, Dent to
second]; Munson singled to shortstop [Randolph scored, Dent to
third]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson singled to right; Mendoza made an out to
second; Milbourne grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); BROWN
BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Brown reached on an error by Mendoza;
Chambliss flied out to left; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); R. Jones
singled to right; Bochte flied out to left; Horton made an out
to second; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to right; Dent doubled to right
[Randolph to third]; Murcer singled to second [Randolph scored,
Dent to third]; Munson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dent scored (no RBI), Murcer out at
second]; Nettles flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 14, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY
REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING);
Roberts walked; Paciorek flied out to right; Stinson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 14, Mariners 2.