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Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees May 6, 1979 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. 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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Sunday, May 6, 1979 at Yankee Stadium |
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| Oakland |
0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| New York |
0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | – | 6 | 15 | 0 |
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| Oakland Athletics |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Minetto |
5.0 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
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Lacey |
3.2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Heaverlo L (2-2) |
1.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.2 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
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| New York Yankees |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Hunter |
6.1 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
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Guidry W (3-2) |
3.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| Totals |
10.0 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
E–Guerrero (2). DP–Oakland 2. 2B–Oakland Murray (3,off Hunter); Newman (2,off Hunter), New York Johnson (4,off Minetto); Chambliss (2,off Heaverlo). 3B–New York Munson (1,off Minetto); Randolph (1,off Minetto). HR–Oakland Gross (6,2nd inning off Hunter 1 on, 1 out); Murphy (1,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 1 out), New York Piniella (3,6th inning off Minetto 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (1,6th inning off Minetto 0 on, 0 out). SH–Murphy (2,off Hunter); Picciolo (3,off Hunter); Piniella (1,off Lacey). SF–Jackson (1,off Minetto); Beniquez (1,off Minetto). IBB–Johnson (1,by Lacey); Nettles (4,by Heaverlo). CS–Murray (2,2nd base by Hunter/Munson); Murphy (2,2nd base by Guidry/Munson); Randolph (3,2nd base by Minetto/Newman). IBB–Lacey (2,Johnson); Heaverlo (6,Nettles). U-HP–Phil Lospitalier, 1B–Mike Fitzpatrick, 2B–Harold Siroka, 3B–Bill Henry. T–2:58. A–46,750. |
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| Game played on Sunday, May 6, 1979 at Yankee Stadium |
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