Eddie Murray drove in two runs to tie the score with a double in the seventh inning and counted the go-ahead run on a single by Lee May as the Orioles came from behind to defeat the Yankees, 8-6. Benny Ayala hit a two-run homer for the Orioles and drove in another run with a single, but the Yankees had two-run blows by Oscar Gamble and Chris Chambliss to take a 6-4 lead.

In the Orioles' rally, Ken Singleton and Gary Roenicke hit singles and both scored on Murray's two-out double. May's hit then put the Orioles ahead and they added an insurance run in the eighth on a single by Mark Belanger, double by Al Bumbry and an error by Yankee center fielder Bobb Brown on Bumbry's two-bagger. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 8, New York Yankees 6

Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      2  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   6  9  2
Orioles      2  2  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   8 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Belanger ss           4   2   2   0     1   2   .178
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Ayala lf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .288
Randolph 2b           4   2   0   0     1   0   .275        Bumbry ph,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Gamble lf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .337      Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     1   2   .299
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .292      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Chambliss 1b          3   1   2   3     0   0   .281      Roenicke cf,lf        3   1   2   0     1   1   .274
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .250      Murray 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .292
Spencer dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .270      May dh                4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
  Piniella ph,dh      2   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Gulden c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Skaggs c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .226
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .178      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Narron c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .171        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     2   6             Totals               36   8  13   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 44,646
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 8
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Brown, Gamble
Doubles: Jackson (13), Chambliss (20), Murray (22), Bumbry (23)
Home Runs: Gamble (9), Chambliss (15), Ayala (5)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (6)
GIDP: DeCinces (8)
Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (3,by T. Martinez)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6.2   9   6   6   3   5   1  32   2.89
Davis L(9-2)            1.1   4   2   1   1   0   0   8   2.62
Totals                  8    13   8   7   4   5   1  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             5     6   5   5   1   3   2  22   3.71
T. Martinez W(7-2)      4     3   1   1   1   3   0  17   2.65
Totals                  9     9   6   6   2   6   2  39

Hit by Pitch: T. Martinez (1)
Wild Pitches: John 3 (9)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Greg Kosc


YANKEES 1ST: Brown singled to center; Randolph forced Brown
(second to shortstop); Randolph stole second; Gamble homered
[Randolph scored]; Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to center; Ayala homered [Belanger
scored]; Singleton struck out; DeCinces grounded out (second to
first); Roenicke struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
flied out to center; Gulden grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to third; May flied out to center;
Dauer singled to center [Murray to second]; Skaggs singled to
center [Murray scored, Dauer to third]; Belanger struck out;
Ayala singled to third [Dauer scored, Skaggs to second];
Singleton forced Ayala (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent struck out; Brown was called out on strikes;
Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; John threw a wild pitch [DeCinces
to second]; Roenicke walked; Murray flied out to right [DeCinces
to third]; John threw a wild pitch [Roenicke to second]; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble singled to center; Jackson forced Gamble
(shortstop to second); Chambliss homered [Jackson scored];
Nettles walked; Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Nettles
to second]; Gulden lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
walked; Ayala grounded out (third to first) [Belanger to
second]; John threw a wild pitch [Belanger to third]; Singleton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent was called out on strikes; Brown grounded out
(first to pitcher); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Roenicke
singled to right; Murray grounded out (third to first) [Roenicke
to second]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble singled to right; Jackson doubled to left
[Gamble to third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
Chambliss was hit by a pitch; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Gamble scored]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR SPENCER; Piniella
singled to shortstop [Jackson to third, Chambliss to second];
Gulden was called out on strikes; Dent forced Chambliss (third
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dauer
grounded out (second to first); Skaggs grounded out (shortstop
to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown struck out; Randolph walked; Gamble singled
to right [Randolph to second]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss doubled to left [Randolph scored, Gamble to
third]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Ayala flied out to right; Singleton singled to
center; DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke singled to left
[Singleton to third (error by Gamble), Roenicke to second];
DAVIS REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Murray doubled to right
[Singleton scored, Roenicke scored]; May singled to right
[Murray scored]; Dauer grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to left; WHITE BATTED FOR
GULDEN; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: NARRON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); Skaggs grounded
out (third to first); Belanger singled to left; BUMBRY BATTED
FOR AYALA; Bumbry doubled to center [Belanger scored (error by
Brown) (unearned)]; Singleton was walked intentionally; DeCinces
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
6, Orioles 8.

YANKEES 9TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); RANDLE BATTED FOR BROWN; Randle
grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right;
Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 6, Orioles 8.

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