1979 - 05 - 05 New York Yankees vs Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 05 of 05 1979, the New York Yankees attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The New York Yankees were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the New York Yankees was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/05 New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
Played at Yankee Stadium II with 30167 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
New York Yankees	000002021	5	7	1
Oakland Athletics	010020010	3	11	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
New York Yankees -	1	Tommy John		Bob Lemon
Oakland Athletics -	2	John Henry Johnson		Jim Marshall
Home Runs in game:
New York Yankees -	1
Oakland Athletics -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Willie Randolph	4		Miguel Dilone	9
Thurman Munson	2		Larry Murray	7
Lou Piniella	7		Mitchell Page	10
Cliff Johnson	10		Dave Revering	3
Graig Nettles	5		Mario Guerrero	6
Reggie Jackson	9		Jim Essian	2
Juan Beniquez	8		Wayne Gross	5
Jim Spencer	3		Mike Edwards	4
Bucky Dent	6		Dwayne Murphy	8
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Harold Siroka			Home Plate Umpire
Mike Fitzpatrick			First Base Umpire
Bill Henry			Second Base Umpire
Merrill Hadry			Third Base Umpire