Rookie Eddie Murray's single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning sent the Orioles winging to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Al Bumbry started the uprising with a triple to left that eluded Paul Blair. Pat Kelly drew an intentional walk and stole second. Then Ken Singleton walked to set the stage for Murray's decisive blow. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Monday, July      11, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Bumbry cf             4   2   3   0     1   1   .295
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .313        Shopay pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .195
Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .315      Smith 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .239
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Dauer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .343      Kelly lf              3   0   0   2     1   1   .289
Nettles 3b            3   2   2   2     1   0   .231      Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     3   0   .338
Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   1   .286      Murray 1b             4   0   3   2     1   1   .279
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      L. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Blair lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .306      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Muser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .274
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garcia ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     1   6             Totals               33   4   9   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 42,603
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Orioles 12
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Torrez, Kelly
Doubles: Munson (15), Johnson (3), Smith (7)
Triples: Rivers (4), Bumbry (2)
Home Runs: Nettles 2 (20)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(8-8)           8     8   4   3   5   6   0  37   4.81
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.71
Tidrow                  0     1   0   0   2   0   0   3   3.21
Totals                  8.1   9   4   3   7   6   0  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(6-8)         9    11   3   3   1   6   2  38   3.77
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   6   2  38

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph was called out on strikes; Rivers tripled;
Munson doubled to left [Rivers scored]; Chambliss lined into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Munson out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Bumbry was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Torrez [Bumbry to third]; Smith was called
out on strikes; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bumbry scored
(unearned)]; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles
homered; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); White popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May lined to second; DeCinces flied out to
center; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley singled; Randolph flied out to right;
Rivers singled [Stanley to second]; Munson flied out to right
[Stanley to third]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs flied out to left; Bumbry walked; Smith
lined to right; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella made an out to second; Nettles homered;
Johnson singled; White made an out to second; Stanley was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray
walked; L. May forced Murray (shortstop to second); DeCinces
singled [L. May to second]; Belanger forced DeCinces (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
struck out; Munson singled; Chambliss forced Munson (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Skaggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
struck out; Smith singled to center; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson doubled to left; White
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton walked; Murray singled to right
[Singleton to third]; L. May made an out to shortstop [Murray to
second]; DeCinces made an out to third; MUSER BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Muser was walked intentionally; Skaggs flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING SS); Stanley flied
out to center; Randolph flied out to center; Rivers struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry singled to left; Smith doubled to right
[Bumbry to third]; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry
scored, Smith to third]; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Murray singled [Smith scored]; L. May forced Murray
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles
3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson lined to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Piniella singled [Piniella to second (error
by Kelly)]; Nettles walked; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Garcia flied
out to center; Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 9TH: White flied out to center; Stanley flied out to
left; Randolph singled to right; Rivers grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry tripled to left; SHOPAY RAN FOR BUMBRY; LYLE
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); DAUER BATTED FOR SMITH; BLAIR
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Dauer lined to pitcher (pitcher to
second); Rich Dauer's drive deflected off Sparky Lyle and was
caught by Willie Randolph; TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING);
Kelly was walked intentionally; Kelly stole second; Singleton
was walked intentionally; Murray singled to left [Shopay scored,
Kelly to third, Singleton to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 3, Orioles 4.