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New York Yankees @ 
Oakland Athletics
1979-07-08 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 13483 · sunny · 2:03
New York Yankees defeated Oakland Athletics 2–0. Luis Tiant earned the win. Reggie Jackson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W: Luis Tiant L: Brian Kingman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Ted Hendry · 2B: Fred Spenn · 3B: Rich Garcia · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Randolph | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Murcer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Thurman Munson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Graig Nettles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Chambliss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bucky Dent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Essian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Chalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Tiant | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Kingman | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Willie Randolph: K
- Bobby Murcer: 8
- Thurman Munson: 3
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: 53
- Mike Edwards: 53
- Mitchell Page: 9
Top 2
- Reggie Jackson: HR/9
- Lou Piniella: K
- Graig Nettles: 5
- Chris Chambliss: K
Bot 2
- Jeff Newman: 13
- Wayne Gross: 8
- Mike Heath: 43
Top 3
- Jim Spencer: 9
- Bucky Dent: 8
- Willie Randolph: 63
Bot 3
- Jim Essian: 4
- Tony Armas: 8
- Rob Picciolo: 53
Top 4
- Bobby Murcer: HP
- Thurman Munson: 5
- Reggie Jackson: W.1-2
- Lou Piniella: WP.2-3
- Lou Piniella: S8.3-H;1-2
- Graig Nettles: S9.2-3;1-2
- Chris Chambliss: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Rickey Henderson: S7
- Mike Edwards: SB2#
- Mike Edwards: 5
- Mitchell Page: 8
- Jeff Newman: K
Top 5
- Jim Spencer: 7
- Bucky Dent: S8
- Willie Randolph: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Wayne Gross: 7
- Mike Heath: 9
- Jim Essian: 53
Top 6
- Bobby Murcer: S9
- Thurman Munson: 6(1)3(B)/GDP
- Reggie Jackson: 8
Bot 6
- Tony Armas: 63
- Rob Picciolo: 8
- Rickey Henderson: 6
Top 7
- Lou Piniella: 3
- Graig Nettles: 8
- Chris Chambliss: 9
Bot 7
- Mike Edwards: K
- Mitchell Page: 5
- Jeff Newman: 8
Top 8
- Jim Spencer: 4
- Bucky Dent: 153
- Willie Randolph: W
- Bobby Murcer: CS2(26)
Bot 8
- Wayne Gross: K
- Mike Heath: 6
- Jim Essian: 7
Top 9
- Bobby Murcer: 7
- Thurman Munson: 53
- Reggie Jackson: K
Bot 9
- Tony Armas: K
- Dave Chalk: 5
- Rickey Henderson: 8
Notes & reviews
- Brian Kingman was hit on his right arm