Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees
May 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"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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Seattle Mariners 0, New York Yankees 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 1 0
  Stein 3b 0 0 0 0
Milbourne 3b,ss 3 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0
Meyer lf 4 0 1 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Roberts rf 4 0 0 0
Stinson c 3 0 0 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 0 0 0 0
  Valentine 2b 0 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Vasquez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 3 1 2 1
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 3
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Chambliss dh 4 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone cf 2 1 1 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Seattle 000 000 000050
New York 000 100 40x590
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  L (1-4) 7.0 9 5 5 1 0
  Vasquez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
1
0
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (3-3) 9.0 5 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Spencer (2,off Abbott); Nettles (1,off Abbott).  HR–New York Jackson (6,7th inning off Abbott 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Dent (4,off Abbott).  HBP–Beniquez (1,by Abbott).  SB–Beniquez (3,2nd base off Abbott/Stinson).  HBP–Abbott (2,Beniquez).  U-HP–Phil Lospitalier, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Don Slattery, 3B–Len Riccio.  T–2:01.  A–14,738.
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