After the first five batters had come to the plate, the Orioles had four runs on the scoreboard to start on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Yankees, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. The Yankees staked Ken Holtzman to a 1-0 lead on a triple by Thurman Munson and grounder by Reggie Jackson, but the Orioles struck back quickly.

Al Bumbry walked and Billy Smith beat out an infield hit. Ken Singleton drove in Bumbry with a single. After a pass to Lee May, Holtzman uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Smith to score. Singleton moved to third and May to second. Doug DeCinces then batted them across the plate with a single. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     26, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Bumbry lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .208
Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Smith 2b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .469
Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     1   0   .288      Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .391
Wynn dh               3   0   1   0     1   1   .294        Shopay rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .315      L. May 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .240
White lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .245
  Blair lf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .429      Murray dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .195
Perez 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .500      Harlow cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Dent ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .179
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     2   3             Totals               34   6  13   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,884
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Orioles 8
DP: Yankees 3, Orioles 2
Errors: Dent 2
Doubles: Dent (4), L. May (2), Singleton (4), DeCinces (3)
Triples: Munson (1)
Home Runs: Murray (3)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (1)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bumbry (1)
GIDP: Perez (1), Randolph (3), Singleton (1), Belanger (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rivers (2,by R. May)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(1-1)         7    12   6   5   3   1   1  35   4.76
Guidry                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.48
Totals                  8    13   6   5   3   2   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(2-2)           9     9   2   2   2   3   0  37   2.83
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: R. May (1)
Wild Pitches: Holtzman 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Lou DiMuro


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
tripled to right; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Munson
scored]; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Smith singled to shortstop [Bumbry
to third (error by Dent)]; Singleton singled to second [Bumbry
scored, Smith to third]; L. May walked [Singleton to second];
Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Smith scored, Singleton to third,
L. May to second]; DeCinces singled to left [Singleton scored,
L. May scored]; Murray grounded out (third to first) [DeCinces
to second]; Dempsey walked; On a bunt Harlow singled [DeCinces
to third, Dempsey to second]; Belanger forced DeCinces (third to
catcher) [Dempsey to third, Harlow to second]; Bumbry grounded
out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
4.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
singled to right; Perez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Smith singled to left; Singleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; L. May
doubled; DeCinces lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(third to first); Munson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: BLAIR REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Murray singled
to center; Dempsey flied out to right; Harlow singled to left
[Murray to second]; Belanger grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Harlow out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Wynn struck out;
Rivers popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Smith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton doubled to right; Holtzman threw
a wild pitch [Singleton to third]; L. May flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Blair singled to left; Chambliss flied out to left;
Perez singled to right [Blair to second]; Dent doubled to left
[Blair scored, Perez to third]; Randolph grounded out (third to
first); Munson made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces doubled to center; Murray grounded out
(second to first) [DeCinces to third]; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harlow lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson walked; Wynn singled [Jackson to second];
Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Blair flied out to
right [Jackson to third, Wynn to second]; Chambliss struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to shortstop; Bumbry out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Belanger to second]; Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Belanger to third]; Singleton
reached on an error by Dent [Belanger scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Singleton to second]; L. May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Perez struck out; Dent lined to shortstop; Randolph
singled to left; Munson singled to left [Randolph to second];
Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Murray homered;
Dempsey lined to center; Harlow grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Wynn flied out to left; Rivers was hit by a pitch;
Blair flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: GUIDRY REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Belanger made
an out to catcher; Bumbry singled to left; Smith struck out
while Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 6.

YANKEES 9TH: SHOPAY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Perez
singled to center; PINIELLA BATTED FOR DENT; Piniella flied out
to center; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 6.