Posting his first victory of the season, Ron Guidry fired a three-hitter as the Yankees copped a 5-1 decision over the Orioles. The score was 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Reggie Jackson cracked the deadlock with a solo home run. The Yankees locked up the contest in the eighth on a two-run double by Roy White and a sacrifice fly by Thurman Munson. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  3  x  -   5  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Rivers cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .227
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   3   .250      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .189
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      White dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .308
Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .171      Munson c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .244
DeCinces 3b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .200      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
May dh                3   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Nettles 3b            1   0   0   1     1   0   .294
Roenicke lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .455      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Dempsey c             2   0   0   1     0   0   .345      Beniquez lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Dent ss               2   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2  10             Totals               27   5   8   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 20,135
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 3
DP: Orioles 3, Yankees 0
Doubles: Singleton (3), May (1), Dent (2), White (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (2)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (1), Nettles (1), Munson (2)
GIDP: Munson (1), Randolph (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(1-2)         7.1   8   5   5   3   3   1  30   7.20
Stanhouse               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.71
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   3   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(1-1)           9     3   1   1   2  10   0  32   3.32
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2  10   0  32

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jerry Loeber, 2B - Tom O'Connor, 3B - Merrill Hadry


ORIOLES 1ST: Debut for umpire Tom O'Connor; Bumbry struck
out; Garcia was called out on strikes; Singleton struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Randolph forced Rivers
(first to shortstop); White singled to center [Randolph to
third]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to
center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Nettles walked;
Chambliss forced Nettles (first to shortstop); Beniquez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Roenicke struck out; Dempsey flied out to left;
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers walked;
Randolph grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Garcia
grounded out (third to first); Singleton doubled; Murray struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (third to first); Munson singled
to left; Jackson singled to center [Munson to third]; Jackson
stole second; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to left [Munson
scored]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces walked; May doubled to left [DeCinces to
third]; Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Dempsey out on a
sacrifice fly to first in foul territory [DeCinces scored];
Smith struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Dent walked; Rivers
lined into a double play (right to first) [Dent out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
struck out; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied out to center; White grounded out
(pitcher to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray struck out; DeCinces grounded out (third to
first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson homered; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); Chambliss struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke singled to left; Dempsey forced Roenicke
(shortstop unassisted); Smith struck out; Bumbry forced Dempsey
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent doubled to right; Rivers popped to shortstop;
Randolph singled to left [Dent to third]; White doubled to right
[Dent scored, Randolph scored, White to third (on throw to
home)]; STANHOUSE REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Munson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [White scored]; Jackson flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Garcia struck out (catcher to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; DeCinces forced
Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 5.