The Yankees came up with their biggest run production of the season, with Thurman Munson, Chris Chambliss and Roy White combining for nine hits and eight RBIs in a 14-2 pasting of the East-leading Orioles. Munson homered in the three-run New York third, Graig Nettles hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Chambliss delivered two more runs with a bases-loaded double in the seventh.

White then finished off the Yankee attack with a two-run homer in the eighth. Mike Torrez, after a shaky three-walk first inning which helped Baltimore take a 1-0 lead, settled down to toss a four-hitter. Doug DeCinces' solo homer in the seventh was the only damaging Baltimore blow. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 14, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      28, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
Yankees      2  0  3    0  2  2    3  2  x  -  14 15  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith 2b              1   1   0   0     1   1   .242      Randolph 2b           3   2   0   0     3   1   .288
  Dauer 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Rivers cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .308
Muser cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Munson c              4   2   3   2     0   0   .310
Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277        Guidry pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .319        Healy c             0   0   0   1     1   0   .217
Murray dh             2   0   0   1     1   0   .274      Chambliss 1b          3   2   3   3     2   0   .300
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Piniella rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .324
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .256        Blair rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Criscione c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Johnson dh            3   2   0   0     2   0   .289
Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .240      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   3     1   1   .229
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White lf              5   1   3   3     0   0   .282
  McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   2     4   6             Totals               37  14  15  13     9   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 40,818
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Yankees 8
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Chambliss (22)
Home Runs: DeCinces (11), Munson (14), Nettles (23), White (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Murray (5)
GIDP: L. May (9), Munson (13)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(11-9)          2.1   5   5   4   4   0   1  16   3.68
McGregor                4.1   8   7   7   4   1   1  23   5.18
T. Martinez             1.1   2   2   2   1   2   1   7   2.61
Totals                  8    15  14  13   9   3   3  46

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(9-10)          9     4   2   2   4   6   1  34   4.80
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: R. May (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Smith walked; Muser walked [Smith to second]; Kelly
flied out to left; Singleton walked [Smith to third, Muser to
second]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored]; L.
May made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Rivers singled [Randolph to
third]; Munson singled [Randolph scored, Rivers to third];
Chambliss walked [Munson to second]; Piniella forced Rivers
(third to catcher) [Munson to third, Chambliss to second];
Johnson made an out to shortstop; Garcia dropped a foul fly hit
by Nettles for an error; R. May threw a wild pitch [Munson
scored (unearned), Chambliss to third, Piniella to second];
Nettles walked; White made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to center; Criscione struck out;
Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Dent flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Smith struck out; Muser grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson homered; Chambliss singled to left; Piniella
flied out to right; Johnson walked [Chambliss to second];
Nettles singled to center [Chambliss scored, Johnson to third];
MCGREGOR REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); White forced Nettles
(shortstop to second) [Johnson scored]; Dent flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Murray walked; L. May grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: DAUER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); Randolph walked;
Rivers forced Randolph (shortstop to second); Munson grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces struck out; Criscione lined to third;
Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss walked; Piniella struck out; Johnson
flied out to center; Nettles homered [Chambliss scored]; White
singled; Dent flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Yankees 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer singled to right; Muser flied out to center;
Kelly was called out on strikes; Singleton singled to center
[Dauer to second]; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
singled to left; Munson singled to left [Rivers to third];
GUIDRY RAN FOR MUNSON; Chambliss singled to right [Rivers
scored, Guidry to third]; Piniella singled to center [Guidry
scored, Chambliss out at third (center to second)]; Johnson
flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 9.

ORIOLES 7TH: HEALY REPLACED GUIDRY (PLAYING C ); BLAIR REPLACED
PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); L. May grounded out (third to first);
DeCinces homered; Criscione flied out to left; Garcia singled;
Dauer lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees
9.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White
singled to center; Dent singled to center [White to second];
Randolph walked [White to third, Dent to second]; Rivers forced
White (first to catcher) [Dent to third, Randolph to second];
Healy walked [Dent scored, Randolph to third, Rivers to second];
T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Chambliss doubled to
left [Randolph scored, Rivers scored, Healy to third]; Blair
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees
12.

ORIOLES 8TH: Muser flied out to right; Kelly flied out to
center; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 12.

YANKEES 8TH: Johnson walked; Nettles struck out; White homered
[Johnson scored]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randolph was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 14.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray flied out to center; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 14.