August 3, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
LF1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterJSJim Spencer
1B1-3H-AB2BP8.0IP0 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP8.0IP1 ER · 3 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SSaveBiggest lead BAL by 1
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJohn LowensteinLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PKPat KellyDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
HR: Lowenstein
RBI: Lowenstein
SB: Belanger, DeCinces
LOB: 12
2B: Spencer
SB: Brown
CS: Piniella
LOB: 9
The Orioles edged the Yankees 1-0 at Yankee Stadium I.
Scott McGregor got the win, Luis Tiant took the loss and Tippy Martinez earned the save. John Lowenstein went 1-for-4 for the Orioles, while Jim Spencer went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
