Ending their six-game losing streak, the Orioles prevailed over the Yankees, 6-3, as Jim Palmer picked up his 217th career victory. After spotting the Yankees a 3-1 lead, the Orioles tied the game in the third inning on a two-run single by Ken Singleton and went ahead in the fifth when Singleton doubled and Lee May singled. Eddie Murray singled home two insurance runs in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     19, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  1  2    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   6  9  2
Yankees      1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf,cf       4   1   0   0     1   0   .196      Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .231
Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .378      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Singleton rf          2   2   2   2     2   0   .250      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .268
  Roenicke lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Murray 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .190      Chambliss dh          4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Crowley dh            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  May ph,dh           3   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Johnstone lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .220      Narron c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Harlow cf,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .211        Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .129        Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   6   9   6     6   1             Totals               33   3   8   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 21,201
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Yankees 7
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Bumbry, Dauer
Doubles: Dauer (1), Singleton (4), Dempsey (4)
Home Runs: DeCinces (2)
Stolen Bases: Singleton (1)
Caught Stealing: Kelly 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dempsey (1), Dent (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (2)
GIDP: Dauer (6), Jackson (1), Randolph (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(2-1)           9     8   3   2   2   0   0  37   3.09
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   0   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   2.1   3   3   3   4   1   1  13  12.46
Mirabella L(0-1)        4     5   3   3   2   0   0  18   2.53
Clay                    2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.45
Totals                  9     9   6   6   6   1   1  38

Wild Pitches: Mirabella (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first); Singleton walked; Singleton stole second;
Murray popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to shortstop; Randolph grounded out
(third to first) [Rivers to second]; Nettles flied out to right;
Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to left [Rivers scored,
Jackson to second]; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley flied out to right; DeCinces homered; Kelly
walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Garcia was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnstone singled to center; Narron singled to left
[Johnstone to second]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Johnstone to third, Narron to second]; Rivers singled
to pitcher [Johnstone stayed at third, Narron stayed at second];
Randolph reached on an error by Bumbry on a sacrifice fly
[Johnstone scored, Narron to third, Rivers to second]; Nettles
reached on an error by Dauer [Narron scored (unearned), Rivers
to third, Randolph to second]; Jackson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer doubled; Bumbry walked; Dempsey out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dauer to third, Bumbry to
second]; Singleton singled to right [Dauer scored, Bumbry
scored]; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; MIRABELLA REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR CROWLEY; May flied out to
center [Singleton to third]; DeCinces walked [Murray to second];
Kelly popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Chambliss singled
to right; Spencer grounded out (first to second to first)
[Chambliss to second]; Johnstone grounded out (second to first)
[Chambliss to third]; Narron flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Garcia flied out to right; Dauer flied out to left;
Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Randolph singled to left;
Nettles popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Singleton doubled to
right; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first) [Singleton to
third]; May singled to right [Singleton scored]; DeCinces popped
to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
center; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly grounded out (third to first); Garcia singled
to right; Dauer grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Narron
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
doubled to right; Singleton walked; Mirabella threw a wild pitch
[Dempsey to third, Singleton to second]; Murray singled to left
[Dempsey scored, Singleton scored]; CLAY REPLACED MIRABELLA
(PITCHING); Murray was picked off first (pitcher to first); May
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers walked; Randolph grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
6, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Kelly
singled to first; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARLOW
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); Jackson popped to third; Chambliss
popped to second; Spencer singled to right; Johnstone grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dempsey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); HARLOW CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Narron grounded out (second to pitcher); Dent
flied out to right; Rivers popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 3.