Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
May 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1977 at Yankee Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf,lf 5 0 1 2
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
Singleton rf 6 0 1 0
  Harlow pr,cf 0 1 0 0
May 1b 6 0 3 0
Murray dh 5 0 1 1
Kelly lf,rf 6 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 2 0
Smith 2b 5 1 3 1
Dempsey c 4 1 1 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 13 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 6 0 1 1
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
  Blair ph,cf 2 0 2 0
White lf 6 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 6 0 1 0
Piniella dh 5 0 1 1
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 3 0
Healy c 3 1 1 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 1
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 12 3
Baltimore 000 000 200 0114131
New York 110 000 000 0103120
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   10.1 11 3 3 5 3
  Martinez  W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
12
3
3
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   10.0 9 3 3 5 4
  Lyle  L (2-2) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
13
4
4
5
4

  E–Garcia (1).  DP–Baltimore 3, New York 2.  2B–Baltimore Bumbry (8,off Torrez), New York Healy (1,off Grimsley); Nettles 2 (5,off Grimsley 2).  SH–Dent (5,off Grimsley).  IBB–Piniella (1,by Grimsley).  IBB–Grimsley (1,Piniella).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–3:12.  A–19,968.
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