August 4, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Dave FordL: Jim KaatS: Tippy Martinez
RF2-4H-AB1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterLPLou Piniella
LF2-4H-AB2B · 2 RBIP3.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WWinning pitcherP1.2IP5 ER · 0 K · LP1.2IP0 ER · 3 K · SSaveBiggest lead BAL by 1 · NYY by 4 · 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RDRich Dauer3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJohn LowensteinLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BSBilly Smith2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCTerry Crowley1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PKPat KellyPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Bumbry, Smith, Dempsey
RBI: Bumbry 2, Singleton, Lowenstein, Smith
LOB: 13
2B: Jackson, Piniella, Spencer, Gulden, Dent
RBI: Gamble, Jackson, Piniella 2
SB: Randolph
CS: Nettles
LOB: 16
The Orioles edged the Yankees 5-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dave Ford got the win, Jim Kaat took the loss and Tippy Martinez earned the save. Ken Singleton went 2-for-4 for the Orioles, while Lou Piniella went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
