Reggie Jackson's leadoff homer in the bottom of the 10th pushed the Yankees past the Orioles, 5-4, to cut the Baltimore lead over the Red Sox to a single game in the A. L. East. New York tied the game in the ninth on Cliff Johnson's two-run, pinch-hit homer. New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4Game Played on Tuesday, July 26, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IOrioles 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 5 11 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .237 Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .290 Maddox cf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .313 Rivers cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Kelly lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Munson c 4 0 1 0 1 0 .306 Mora ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .298 Singleton rf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .318 Piniella rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .325 Shopay rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jackson dh 4 1 2 2 1 1 .286 Murray dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .276 White lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 L. May 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .237 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Muser 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Dent ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .260 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Johnson ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .294 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .192 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Skaggs c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .215 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 9 4 4 3 Totals 36 5 11 5 6 1 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 32,097 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Yankees 10 DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Piniella Doubles: Maddox (2), Chambliss (21) Home Runs: Singleton (13), Dent (6), Johnson (5), Jackson (17) Caught Stealing: Munson (6) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (6) GIDP: Smith (3), White (8) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 8 8 3 3 4 1 1 34 3.52 T. Martinez 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 2.15 Drago 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.63 McGregor L(1-2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4.42 Totals 9 11 5 5 6 1 3 42 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa 8.2 9 4 4 4 3 1 38 3.34 Lyle W(8-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.66 Totals 10 9 4 4 4 3 1 42 Balks: Grimsley (1) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Al Clark ORIOLES 1ST: Smith singled to center; Maddox singled to center [Smith to second]; Kelly popped to third in foul territory; Singleton struck out; Murray walked [Smith to third, Maddox to second]; L. May walked [Smith scored, Maddox to third, Murray to second]; DeCinces lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Rivers forced Randolph (first to shortstop); Munson forced Rivers (first to shortstop); Chambliss singled to center [Munson to third]; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger singled to left; On a bunt Skaggs popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; White forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Grimsley balked [White to second]; Nettles flied out to right; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Maddox doubled; Kelly singled to right [Maddox to third, Kelly to second (error by Piniella)]; Singleton homered [Maddox scored, Kelly scored]; Murray flied out to center; L. May flied out to right; DeCinces flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph made an out to third; Rivers flied out to right; Munson walked; Munson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss doubled to right; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled to center [Chambliss scored]; White singled to right [Jackson to third]; Nettles made an out to shortstop; Dent grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Kelly lined to second; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to right; Rivers flied out to center; Munson singled to right; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella singled; Jackson struck out; White grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to third in foul territory; Skaggs singled to center; Smith was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to left [Skaggs to second]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent homered; Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray was called out on strikes; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: SHOPAY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Munson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to right; Piniella flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 9TH: On a bunt DeCinces singled; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs walked; Smith forced Skaggs (first to shortstop) [DeCinces to third]; Maddox walked [Smith to second]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; Mora grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White walked; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Nettles popped to third in foul territory; JOHNSON BATTED FOR DENT; Johnson homered [White scored]; Randolph walked; Rivers singled to center [Randolph to second]; DRAGO REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to third, Rivers to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Piniella forced Chambliss (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. ORIOLES 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Shopay popped to third in foul territory; Murray flied out to center; Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 4. YANKEES 10TH: MCGREGOR REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Jackson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Yankees 5. |
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