August 10, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Tippy MartinezL: Ron Davis
LF4-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterBABenny Ayala
LF2-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP4.0IP1 ER · 3 K · WP1.1IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 2 · BAL by 2 · 3 lead changes
| 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 |
2B: Jackson, Chambliss
HR: Gamble, Chambliss
RBI: Gamble 2, Chambliss 3, Nettles
SB: Randolph
LOB: 14
| MBMark BelangerSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BABenny AyalaLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABAl BumbryCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2B: Murray, Bumbry
HR: Ayala
RBI: Ayala 3, Murray 2, May, Skaggs
LOB: 19
DM Dennis Martinez | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
| TMTippy MartinezW | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 57 |
The Orioles beat the Yankees 8-6 at Memorial Stadium.
Tippy Martinez got the win and Ron Davis took the loss. Benny Ayala went 2-for-4 for the Orioles, while Oscar Gamble went 4-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
