July 8, 1977 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Don GullettL: Rudy MayS: Sparky Lyle
Biggest lead NYY by 4 · BAL by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
2BA Orioles | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.5 |
4DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
5CL Guardians | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28.5 |
6MI Brewers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 33.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 54 | 107 | .335 | 45.5 |
2B: Randolph, Jackson, Piniella, Nettles
HR: Munson, Nettles
RBI: Munson 4, Nettles 3
LOB: 11
| ABAl BumbryCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LMLee May1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AMAndres MoraLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TSTom ShopayPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PKPat KellyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
HR: Murray
RBI: Singleton, May, Murray 3
LOB: 18
DM Dennis Martinez | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| RMRudy MayL | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 52 |
The Yankees beat the Orioles 7-5 at Memorial Stadium.
Don Gullett got the win, Rudy May took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Thurman Munson went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Eddie Murray went 1-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
