Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees
July 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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."

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Seattle Mariners 2, New York Yankees 6

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 0
Jones cf 5 0 0 1
Bochte 1b 3 1 2 0
Horton dh 4 0 2 1
Meyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Roberts lf 4 0 1 0
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Stinson c 4 0 3 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 1 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Valentine ss 1 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 1 2 1
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Murcer cf 0 0 0 0
Munson c 3 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 2 1 1 2
Jackson rf 4 1 2 1
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Spencer dh 4 1 1 2
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0
Doyle 3b 3 1 1 0
Dent ss 2 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 6
Seattle 100 000 0102112
New York 101 020 02x680
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  L (4-10) 4.1 5 4 3 3 1
  Hinton   3.2 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
4
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (4-6) 5.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Davis   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Kaat   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Gossage  SV (4) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
7

  E–R Jones (3), Mendoza (12).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Seattle Stinson 2 (6,off Figueroa 2); Horton (11,off Kaat), New York Doyle (2,off Abbott); Randolph (6,off Hinton).  3B–Seattle Milbourne (3,off Figueroa); Bochte (2,off Kaat).  HR–New York Chambliss (13,3rd inning off Abbott 0 on, 2 out); Spencer (10,8th inning off Hinton 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Dent (12,off Abbott).  SF–Chambliss (5,off Hinton).  CS–Rivers (7,2nd base by Abbott/Stinson).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Fred Spenn, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:20.  A–20,674.
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