New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 2, Oakland Athletics 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 1 1 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 1
Piniella lf 3 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Chambliss dh 3 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0
Page dh 3 0 0 0
Newman 1b 3 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Heath lf 3 0 0 0
Essian c 3 0 0 0
Armas rf 3 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0
  Chalk ph 1 0 0 0
Kingman p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
New York 010 100 000250
Oakland 000 000 000010
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (6-3) 9.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman  L (0-2) 7.2 5 2 2 1 3
  Heaverlo   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  HR–New York Jackson (15,2nd inning off Kingman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Murcer (1,by Kingman).  CS–Randolph (8,2nd base by Heaverlo/Essian).  SB–Henderson (6,2nd base off Tiant/Munson).  WP–Kingman (5).  HBP–Kingman (2,Murcer).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Fred Spenn, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:03.  A–13,483.
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