The Orioles caught up with Catfish Hunter in the ninth inning and scored three runs to defeat the Yankees, 5-4, and bring Jim Palmer credit for his 13th victory. Ken Singleton and Lee May hit homers in the sixth for the Orioles' first two runs, but the Yankees picked up one in their half of the sixth on a triple by Ron Blomberg and infield out by Thurman Munson. Graig Nettles homered to tie the score in the seventh and the Yankees then took a 3-2 lead in the eighth on a double by Blomberg and single by Munson.

Don Baylor sparked the Orioles' rally in the ninth, hitting his fifth homer in the last four games. Brooks Robinson singled and, after a pass to Dave Duncan, Tommy Davis and Singleton rapped run-producing singles to put the Orioles ahead, 5-3. The Yankees forced the exit of Palmer in their half of the ninth when Nettles led off the inning with a double. Grant Jackson relieved and retired the side after a run scored on a sacrifice fly by Walt Williams. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   5 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  1  -   4  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          4   1   2   2     1   0   .292      Bonds cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .236
Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Blomberg dh           4   2   3   0     0   0   .271
Bumbry dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .296
May 1b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .246      Munson c              4   0   1   2     0   1   .325
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Northrup cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Nettles 3b            4   2   3   1     0   0   .284
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Whitfield rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Baylor lf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .272        Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Robinson 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .202      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Duncan c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .202        Williams ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .260
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .205
  Davis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .262        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Nordbrook pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     2   2             Totals               34   4   9   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 19,865
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: May (14), Blomberg (8), Nettles (12)
Triples: Blomberg (2)
Home Runs: Singleton (6), May (12), Baylor (14), Nettles (13)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Blomberg (2)
Hit by Pitch: Duncan (1,by Hunter)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(13-5)          8     9   4   4   1   5   1  33   1.92
Jackson SV(4)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.99
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   5   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(11-8)          8.1   9   5   5   2   2   3  36   2.98
Lyle                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.92
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   2   3  38

Hit by Pitch: Hunter (4)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
made an out to shortstop; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Blomberg grounded into a
double play (second to first to first) [Bonds out at second];
White walked; Munson forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May doubled; Northrup flied out to center [May to
third]; Baylor struck out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles popped to
catcher in foul territory; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
center; Singleton walked; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Alomar
made an out to third; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); May
grounded out (second to first); Northrup flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg singled to right; White struck out; Munson
struck out; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor singled to third [Baylor to second (error by
Nettles)]; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Baylor to third]; Duncan was hit by a pitch; Baylor was caught
stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Duncan to second]; Belanger
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to right; Whitfield lined to left;
Brinkman flied out to left; Alomar singled [Nettles to second];
Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton homered; Grich struck out; Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered; Northrup flied
out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg tripled to right; White popped to third in
foul territory; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Blomberg scored]; Chambliss made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor flied out to left; Robinson flied to right
in foul territory; Duncan singled to left; Belanger singled to
third [Duncan to second]; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles homered; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry
flied out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Blomberg doubled
to right; White popped to third in foul territory; Munson
singled to center [Blomberg scored]; Chambliss flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Northrup flied out to left; Baylor homered;
Robinson singled to left; Duncan walked [Robinson to second];
DAVIS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Davis singled to left [Robinson
scored, Duncan to third, Davis to second]; NORDBROOK RAN FOR
DAVIS; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Singleton singled to
right [Duncan scored, Nordbrook out at home (right to catcher)];
Grich flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); MUSER REPLACED
NORTHRUP (PLAYING 1B); NORDBROOK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Nettles doubled to right; JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
DEMPSEY BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Dempsey grounded out (second to
first) [Nettles to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN;
Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles scored]; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 4.