August 5, 1979 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Tommy JohnL: Mike Flanagan
RF1-2H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGNGraig Nettles
3B1-2H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 5 K · WP8.0IP3 ER · 9 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BAL by 2 · NYY by 1 · 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BABenny AyalaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2B: DeCinces
HR: Singleton, Murray
RBI: Singleton, Murray
LOB: 11
2B: Chambliss 2
HR: Nettles
RBI: Chambliss, Nettles 2
SB: Jackson
CS: Brown
LOB: 7
The Yankees edged the Orioles 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Tommy John got the win and Mike Flanagan took the loss. Graig Nettles went 1-for-2 for the Yankees, while Ken Singleton went 1-for-2 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
