Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
August 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, New York Yankees 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0
Singleton rf 2 1 1 1
Murray 1b 4 1 1 1
DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0
May dh 4 0 0 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 1 0
  Ayala lf 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 4 0 1 0
Garcia ss 2 0 1 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
White dh 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 1
Nettles 3b 2 1 1 2
Brown cf 3 0 1 0
Gulden c 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 2 0 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Baltimore 002 000 000271
New York 000 300 00x380
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  L (14-7) 8.0 8 3 3 2 9
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (15-6) 9.0 7 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5

  E–Flanagan (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Baltimore DeCinces (17,off John), New York Chambliss 2 (19,off Flanagan 2).  HR–Baltimore Singleton (27,3rd inning off John 0 on, 1 out); Murray (15,3rd inning off John 0 on, 1 out), New York Nettles (14,4th inning off Flanagan 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Garcia (4,off John).  SB–Jackson (7,2nd base off Flanagan/Dempsey).  CS–Brown (1,2nd base by Flanagan/Dempsey).  WP–Flanagan 2 (4).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:20.  A–54,478.
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