A three-run rally in the eighth inning carried the Orioles to a 6-5 victory over the Yankees. Graig Nettles hit a two-run homer and Thurman Munson added a solo swat to help the Yankees take a 5-3 lead before the Orioles opened their comeback in the eighth with a one-out single by Lee May. Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 5Game Played on Saturday, July 9, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumYankees 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 8 2 Orioles 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 x - 6 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .292 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .342 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 L. May 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .250 Jackson rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .287 Murray dh 4 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Blair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .252 Nettles 3b 3 2 1 2 1 0 .228 Mora lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .193 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Shopay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Alston dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .429 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .202 Johnson ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Skaggs c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .308 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 5 3 0 Totals 35 6 9 6 2 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 44,193 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Orioles 7 DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 0 Errors: Randolph, White Doubles: Jackson (28), Chambliss (17), L. May (11), Mora (2), Skaggs (2) Home Runs: Nettles (18), Munson (13) Caught Stealing: Alston 2 (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry 6 5 3 3 2 4 0 25 3.12 Lyle L(7-3) 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 1.72 Totals 8 9 6 3 2 4 0 37 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 7.1 8 5 5 2 0 2 30 3.19 T. Martinez W(2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.05 Drago SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.16 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 0 2 36 Wild Pitches: Lyle (5) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to second; Randolph flied out to center; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Dauer flied out to right; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry to second]; L. May singled to left [Bumbry scored]; Murray flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss lined to third; Jackson walked; Nettles made an out to second; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; Mora grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 3RD: Alston singled to center; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry walked; Dauer struck out; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph singled; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randolph to third]; Jackson doubled to left [Randolph scored]; Nettles homered [Jackson scored]; White flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: L. May doubled to left; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces walked; Mora doubled to left [L. May scored, DeCinces scored]; Belanger struck out; Skaggs grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 5TH: Alston flied out to right; Dent flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Dauer singled to left; Singleton lined to left; L. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to right; Chambliss doubled; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to left; Mora popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 3. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles walked; White singled [Nettles to third]; Alston forced White (second to shortstop) [Nettles scored]; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers singled [Alston to third]; Alston was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher) [Rivers to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Belanger flied out to right; Skaggs doubled to right; Bumbry grounded out (second to first) [Skaggs to third]; Dauer lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to center; Munson homered; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May singled; Murray reached on an error by Randolph [L. May to second]; Lyle threw a wild pitch [L. May to third, Murray to second]; DeCinces singled [L. May scored (unearned), Murray to third]; Mora reached on a fielder's choice [Murray scored (unearned), DeCinces to second]; Belanger forced DeCinces (shortstop to third) [Mora to second]; Skaggs singled to left [Mora scored (unearned), Belanger to third (error by White)]; Bumbry flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 6. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR ALSTON; Johnson walked; PINIELLA BATTED FOR DENT; SHOPAY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); DRAGO REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Piniella forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 6. |
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