The Yankees rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to edge the Orioles, 5-4. With the Yanks trailing, 4-3, Ruppert Jones drilled a leadoff double and scored on a single by Bob Watson. After a walk to Reggie Jackson and a flyout, Bobby Murcer delivered a single to score Watson with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     22, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  4  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  2  -   5 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   1   1     1   2   .256      Randolph 2b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .220
Garcia 2b,ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .105      Jones cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .280
Singleton dh          4   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Watson 1b             4   1   3   2     1   0   .391
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     2   0   .204
Lowenstein rf         1   0   1   0     1   0   .385      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Ayala ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .167        Gamble ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .412
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Soderholm dh          1   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Roenicke lf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .207        Murcer ph,dh        3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Dempsey c             4   1   0   0     0   0   .231      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .182
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Cerone c              3   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  May ph              1   0   1   3     0   0   .194        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Dauer 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   4   4     7   5             Totals               35   5  12   5     7   1

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 16,812
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 12
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Doubles: May (2), Jones (4)
Home Runs: Bumbry (3)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (4)
GIDP: Dempsey (2), Piniella (2), Murcer (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                3.1   4   1   1   3   0   0  16   2.70
Ford                    2.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  12   3.31
T. Martinez             0.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   3   9.64
D. Martinez             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3  10.13
Stoddard L(0-1)         1     4   2   2   1   0   0   8   3.12
Totals                  8.1  12   5   5   7   1   0  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 5     2   1   1   5   4   1  21   5.59
Underwood W(1-1)        4     2   3   3   2   1   0  16   2.60
Totals                  9     4   4   4   7   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: Ford 3 (4), Stoddard (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry homered; Garcia walked; Singleton struck
out; Murray grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Garcia to
second]; Lowenstein walked; DeCinces struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Jones singled to second [Randolph
to second]; Watson flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
left; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke walked; Dempsey grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Roenicke out at second];
Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Soderholm flied out to right; Nettles walked;
Cerone forced Nettles (third to second); Dent singled to right
[Cerone to third]; Randolph singled to center [Cerone scored,
Dent to second]; Jones flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry struck out; Garcia flied out to right;
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Watson singled to center; Jackson flied out to
center; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
singled to right; DeCinces flied out to left [Lowenstein to
second]; Roenicke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Soderholm walked; Nettles flied out to left; FORD
REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Cerone grounded out (third to
first) [Soderholm to second]; Ford threw a wild pitch [Soderholm
to third]; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
flied out to center; Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Garcia
walked; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph singled to left; Ford threw a wild pitch
[Randolph to second]; Jones popped to shortstop; Watson singled
to center [Randolph scored]; Ford threw a wild pitch [Watson to
second]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Watson to
third]; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Murray flied
out to center; AYALA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Ayala walked;
DeCinces singled to left [Ayala to second]; Roenicke walked
[Ayala to third, DeCinces to second]; Dempsey forced Ayala
(third to catcher) [DeCinces to third, Roenicke to second]; MAY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; May doubled to right [DeCinces scored,
Roenicke scored, Dempsey scored]; Bumbry flied out to left; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARCIA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DAUER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 2B); MURCER
BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Murcer lined to center; Nettles singled to
right; Cerone grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to second];
Dent singled to center [Nettles scored]; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); Willie Randolph called for interference
for running inside base line; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
4, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Garcia flied out to right; Singleton flied out to
center; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Jones struck
out; Watson walked; Jackson walked [Watson to second]; D.
MARTINEZ REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; Gamble walked [Watson to third, Jackson to second];
Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ayala popped to
catcher in foul territory; DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory; STODDARD
REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR CERONE;
Spencer singled to left; Stoddard threw a wild pitch [Spencer to
second]; Dent flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees
3.

ORIOLES 9TH: OATES REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING C ); Dempsey flied
out to left; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Jones doubled to right; Watson singled to right
[Jones scored]; Jackson walked [Watson to second]; Gamble flied
out to center; Murcer singled to right [Watson scored, Jackson
to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 5.