April 18, 1979 · 6:05 PM EST
C3-4H-ABTop hitterJSJim Spencer
DH1-2H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP7.2IP1 ER · 0 K · W
Dennis MartinezP7.2IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherP1.1IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead BAL by 1 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJohn LowensteinLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCTerry CrowleyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RBI: Roenicke
LOB: 13
| DMDennis MartinezL | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| TMTippy Martinez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
2B: Randolph
HR: Jackson, Spencer
RBI: Randolph, Jackson, Spencer
SB: Rivers, Randolph
LOB: 9
The Yankees beat the Orioles 3-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Tommy John got the win, Dennis Martinez took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Jim Spencer went 1-for-2 for the Yankees, while Rick Dempsey went 3-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
