April 10, 1979 · 6:05 PM EST
W: Rich GossageL: Sammy StewartS: Dick Tidrow
Biggest lead NYY by 3 · BAL by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 102 | 57 | .642 | — |
2MI Brewers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 |
5DE Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.0 |
6CL Guardians | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 |
2B: Johnson, Dent
3B: Dent
HR: Nettles, Jackson
RBI: Munson, Chambliss, Nettles 2, Dent, Jackson 2
LOB: 15
| ABAl BumbryCF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLee MayDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KGKiko Garcia2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKPat KellyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCTerry CrowleyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LHLarry HarlowPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJohn LowensteinLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
2B: Bumbry, Singleton, Dempsey
HR: DeCinces
RBI: Bumbry, DeCinces, Dempsey, Kelly, Lowenstein 2
LOB: 13
The Yankees edged the Orioles 7-6 at Memorial Stadium.
Rich Gossage got the win, Sammy Stewart took the loss and Dick Tidrow earned the save. Graig Nettles went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Rick Dempsey went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
