Rookie righthander Brian Kingman gained his first major league victory, with help from Dave Hamilton, as the A's defeated the Yankees, 5-1. The Bronx Bombers scored their only run of the game with two out in the fifth inning when Bobby Brown doubled and Thurman Munson singled, but the A's came back with three off New York lefthander Tommy John in the top of the sixth inning on three singles, two errors and a sacrifice fly. Hamlton relieved Kingman with a man on base and none out in the eighth and retired the last six Yankee batters. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  1  -   5  9  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   2   2     1   0   .278      Rivers cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Chalk 2b              5   0   0   1     0   0   .212        Brown cf            2   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Heath rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299      Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .299
  Murray rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .289
Essian 3b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .278      Piniella dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
  Ramirez 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Murcer lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Armas cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .256      Doyle 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Page dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .233        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Picciolo ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .232      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     1   0             Totals               35   1   8   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 30,481
Left on Base: A's 6, Yankees 8
DP: A's 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Munson, Dent 2
Doubles: Brown (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Page (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (3), Henderson (2)
GIDP: Armas (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman W(1-2)          7     8   1   1   1   2   0  30   3.78
Hamilton SV(1)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.03
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(13-5)            9     9   5   3   1   0   0  38   2.61
Totals                  9     9   5   3   1   0   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Greg Kosc


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Chalk
flied out to right; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first);
Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Munson singled to pitcher;
Chambliss flied out to left; Jackson singled to right [Munson to
second]; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian flied out to right; Revering singled to
right; Armas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
walked; Doyle made an out to first; Dent flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Page made an out to shortstop; Picciolo singled
to left; Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Picciolo to
second]; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to left; Munson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: BROWN REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman flied out to center;
Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to right;
Murcer made an out to third; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering made an out to shortstop; Armas made an
out to second; Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Doyle flied out to right; Dent flied out to right;
Brown doubled to right; Munson singled to left [Brown scored];
Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo singled to right; Henderson singled to
catcher [Picciolo to third (error by Munson), Henderson to
second]; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Picciolo
scored]; Heath singled to center [Henderson scored, Heath to
second (on throw to home)]; Newman reached on an error by Dent
[Heath to third]; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to left [Heath
scored (unearned)]; Revering grounded out (second to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED ESSIAN (PLAYING 3B); Jackson flied
out to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Murcer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees
1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to left; Page reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Armas to third (error by
Dent)]; Picciolo forced Page (first to shortstop); Henderson hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Armas scored (unearned)]; Chalk flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph singled to left; Doyle made an out to
catcher; Dent flied out to center; Brown singled to center
[Randolph to third]; Munson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath made an out to second; Newman flied out to
center; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING RF); Chambliss
singled to center; HAMILTON REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Jackson
struck out; Piniella struck out; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering flied out to right; Armas singled to
center; Page flied out to center; Picciolo singled to third
[Armas to second]; Henderson singled to left [Armas scored,
Picciolo to second]; Chalk forced Henderson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph flied out to center; WHITE BATTED FOR
DOYLE; White made an out to first; Dent flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 1.