New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
April 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Piniella dh 4 0 1 0
  Spencer ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 5 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 2 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
White lf 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 1 2 0
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Burke lf 4 0 1 0
Dilone rf 1 0 0 0
  Murray rf,2b 2 0 1 0
Page dh 4 0 0 0
Revering 1b 4 1 2 0
Klutts ss,2b 2 0 0 0
  Wallis rf 0 0 0 0
  Bryant ph 1 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 2 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 1 0 1 1
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 1 0
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
New York 000 001 002390
Oakland 000 000 100163
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (4-0) 9.0 6 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-3) 8.0 9 2 1 4 4
  Heaverlo   1.0 0 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
5
5

  E–Gross (3), Essian (3), Heaverlo (1).  DP–New York 1, Oakland 1.  2B–New York Jackson (3,off Johnson); Chambliss (1,off Johnson), Oakland Revering (5,off John).  IBB–Randolph (1,by Heaverlo).  SH–Dilone (1,off John); Murphy (1,off John).  SB–Jackson (2,2nd base off Johnson/Essian).  CS–Randolph (2,2nd base by Johnson/Essian); Klutts (1,2nd base by John/Munson).  IBB–Heaverlo (4,Randolph).  U-HP–Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B–Roy Roth, 2B–Jim Cuneo, 3B–Tony Patch.  T–2:35.  A–9,158.
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