New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
August 10, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1979 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 0 1 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 2 0 0
Gamble lf 5 2 4 2
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 3
Nettles 3b 2 0 0 1
Spencer dh 2 0 0 0
  Piniella ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Gulden c 3 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Narron c 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 2 2 0
Ayala lf 4 1 2 3
  Bumbry ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Singleton rf 4 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Roenicke cf,lf 3 1 2 0
Murray 1b 4 2 2 2
May dh 4 0 1 1
Dauer 2b 4 1 1 0
Skaggs c 4 0 1 1
Martinez D. p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez T. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 7
New York 200 201 100692
Baltimore 220 000 31x8130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   6.2 9 6 6 3 5
  Davis  L (9-2) 1.1 4 2 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
4
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez D.   5.0 6 5 5 1 3
  Martinez T.  W (7-2) 4.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
6

  E–Brown (1), Gamble (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Jackson (13,off D Martinez); Chambliss (20,off T Martinez), Baltimore Murray (22,off Davis); Bumbry (23,off Davis).  HR–New York Gamble (9,1st inning off D Martinez 1 on, 1 out); Chambliss (15,4th inning off D Martinez 1 on, 1 out), Baltimore Ayala (5,1st inning off John 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Nettles (6,off T Martinez).  HBP–Chambliss (3,by T Martinez).  IBB–Singleton (11,by Davis).  SB–Randolph (24,2nd base off D Martinez/Skaggs).  WP–John 3 (9).  HBP–T Martinez (1,Chambliss).  IBB–Davis (6,Singleton).  U-HP–Dallas Parks, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:58.  A–44,646.
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