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Thursday April 12, 1979
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A three-hitter by Tommy John and a five-run outburst in the second inning, including back-to-back homers by Graig Nettles and Chris Chambliss, gave the Yankees a 5-0 victory over the Orioles. A leadoff single by Reggie Jackson and homer by Nettles produced the first two runs. Chambliss then hit a home run to make it 3-0.

A double by Cliff Johnson, walk to Willie Randolph, errant pickoff throw and single by Thurman Munson accounted for the final two tallies. John continued his stingy hurling, having given up only one run in his first 16 innings this season. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Randolph 2b           2   1   0   0     3   1   .190      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .158
Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .083      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .375      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .200      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .389
Johnson dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Garcia lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Stanley ss            3   0   2   0     0   1   .667      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   4     3   9             Totals               28   0   3   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 18,367
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 3
DP: Yankees 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Dempsey, Stoddard
Doubles: Johnson (3), Belanger (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (2), Chambliss (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (1)
GIDP: Belanger (1), Dauer (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(2-0)             9     3   0   0   2   4   0  30   0.56
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   4   0  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(1-1)         1.2   4   5   4   2   1   2  11   8.22
Stoddard                5.1   2   0   0   1   5   0  19   0.00
T. Martinez             2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     8   5   4   3   9   2  38

Umpires: HP - Bob Roesner, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Jim O'Connor, 3B - Wayne Keister


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers was called out on strikes; Randolph walked;
Randolph stole second [Randolph to third (error by Dempsey)];
Munson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Belanger
doubled to right; Singleton walked; Murray flied out to center;
DeCinces singled to shortstop [Belanger to third, Singleton to
second]; May forced DeCinces (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Nettles homered [Jackson
scored]; Chambliss homered; Johnson doubled to left; Stanley out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Johnson to third];
Rivers popped to third; Randolph walked; STODDARD REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Randolph was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Stoddard [Johnson scored, Randolph to third];
Munson singled to left [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Piniella
forced Munson (pitcher to second); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia grounded out
(second to first); Dauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Belanger grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bumbry out at
second]; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Johnson struck out; Stanley singled to right;
Rivers forced Stanley (first to shortstop); Randolph struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to right; Piniella struck out;
Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
popped to first in foul territory; Singleton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley struck out; Rivers struck out; Randolph
walked; Randolph stole second; Munson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray struck out; DeCinces popped to second; May
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 8TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Piniella
struck out; Jackson struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey walked; Garcia flied out to right; Dauer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss struck out (catcher to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Stanley singled to center; Rivers
singled to shortstop [Stanley to second]; Randolph forced Rivers
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 0.



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