April 17, 1979 · 3:33 AM EST
W: Ron GuidryL: Mike Flanagan
RF1-4H-AB2BTop hitterRJReggie Jackson
RF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 10 K · WP7.1IP5 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BAOrioles | 102 | 57 | .642 | — |
2MI Brewers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 |
| 4NYYankees | 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 |
| ABAl BumbryCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LMLee MayDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BSBilly Smith2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
2B: Singleton, May
RBI: Dempsey
LOB: 8
2B: White, Dent
HR: Jackson
RBI: White 2, Munson, Jackson, Nettles
SB: Jackson
LOB: 9
The Yankees beat the Orioles 5-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Ron Guidry got the win and Mike Flanagan took the loss. Reggie Jackson went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Ken Singleton went 1-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
