Opening a three-game series, the Orioles rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and posted a 5-2 victory to pull within 4½ lengths of the Yankees in the East Division race. Ruppert Jones homered off Jim Palmer in the seventh to put the Yankees ahead, 2-1, but Eddie Murray touched off an Orioles' rally in the eighth with a homer off Ron Guidry to tie the score.

Benny Ayala followed with a single, knocking out Guidry. After Rich Gossage relieved, Doug DeCinces doubled, Ayala stopping at third. John Lowenstein then batted for Gary Roenicke and singled to drive in both runners. The Orioles added an insurance run in the ninth on singles by Lenn Sakata and Ken Singleton around a sacrifice. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, August    8, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  1  -   5 10  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Dempsey c             5   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Murcer lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .287
Singleton rf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Gamble dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .216
Murray 1b             5   2   4   1     0   0   .298      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .299
Ayala dh              4   1   2   1     1   0   .317      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
DeCinces 3b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .233        Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Roenicke lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .314
  Lowenstein ph,lf    1   0   1   2     0   0   .310      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Jones cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .227
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Sakata 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .185      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     4   5             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 54,130
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 8
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Jones
Doubles: Murray (23), Ayala (7), DeCinces (15), Soderholm (11), Cerone (24)
Home Runs: Murray (19), Jones (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Bumbry (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(12-8)          7.2   6   2   2   1   3   1  30   3.45
T. Martinez             0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.06
Stoddard SV(17)         1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   2.33
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(12-7)          7.2   5   3   3   4   4   1  32   3.70
Gossage                 1.1   5   2   2   0   1   0   9   2.61
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
singled; Gamble was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (third to first); Ayala walked;
DeCinces flied out to right; Roenicke walked [Ayala to second];
Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer flied out to right; Soderholm doubled to
left; Cerone grounded out (third to first); Jones flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

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

YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled; Randolph walked [Dent to second];
Murcer singled to center [Dent scored, Randolph to second];
Gamble flied out to center; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Spencer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
singled to left; Ayala flied out to center; DeCinces walked
[Murray to second]; Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone
grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia struck out; Sakata struck out; Bumbry popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(third to first); Murray doubled; Ayala doubled to center
[Murray scored]; DeCinces walked; Roenicke flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
struck out; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Garcia flied out to left; Sakata flied out to
right; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone
flied out to right; Jones homered; Dent grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey struck out; Singleton flied out to right;
Murray homered; Ayala singled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY
(PITCHING); DeCinces doubled to left [Ayala to third];
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Lowenstein singled to center
[Ayala scored, DeCinces scored, Lowenstein to second (error by
Jones)]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BELANGER
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Randolph flied out to right;
Murcer flied out to center; Gamble singled to center; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Jackson walked [Gamble to
second]; STODDARD REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED
FOR SPENCER; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sakata singled
to right; Bumbry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Sakata to second]; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Singleton
singled to left [Sakata scored]; Murray singled to right
[Singleton to third]; Ayala grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Soderholm struck out; Cerone doubled to left; Jones
walked; BROWN BATTED FOR DENT; Brown struck out; Randolph
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
5, Yankees 2.