August 6, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Ron GuidryL: Tippy Martinez
DH2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterBMBobby Murcer
LF2-5H-ABHR · 5 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP4 ER · 9 K · WP1.1IP1 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BAL by 4 · 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BABenny AyalaLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJohn LowensteinLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2B: Bumbry, May, Ayala
HR: Singleton, May
RBI: Singleton 2, May, Dauer
CS: Bumbry, DeCinces
LOB: 9
DM Dennis Martinez | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 52 |
| TMTippy MartinezL | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 67 |
2B: Randolph, Brown
HR: Murcer
RBI: Murcer 5
SB: Randolph
CS: Jackson
LOB: 12
The Yankees edged the Orioles 5-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Ron Guidry got the win and Tippy Martinez took the loss. Bobby Murcer went 2-for-5 for the Yankees, while Lee May went 2-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
