Breaking a tie with three runs in the seventh inning, the Orioles gained a 5-2 victory over the Yankees, who went down to their seventh straight defeat. The Orioles, winning for the eighth time in their last 10 games, opened the decisive stanza with singles by Mark Belanger and Ken Singleton.

After Bobby Grich drove Roy White to the wall in left field with a line drive, Belanger advancing to third after the catch, the Yankees brought in Dick Tidrow to relieve Rudy May. Tommy Davis grounded to Ed Brinkman, whose throw home was wide as Belanger scored the tie-breaking run. Singleton took third and Davis reached second on the error. Lee May then singled, plating a pair of insurance tallies. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      5, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   5  9  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   2   1   0     2   0   .292      Bonds cf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .241
Grich 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .238      Williams rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .252
Davis dh              5   1   2   0     0   1   .266      White lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
May 1b                5   0   2   3     0   0   .248      Munson c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .328
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Baylor lf             1   0   0   1     2   0   .271      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Dempsey dh            4   0   2   0     0   1   .346
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .231      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   4     4   4             Totals               30   2   8   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 26,351
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 4, Yankees 1
Errors: Belanger, Munson, Brinkman
Doubles: White (10), Bonds (9)
Stolen Bases: Grich (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (10), White (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (2)
GIDP: May (15), Williams 2 (2), Brinkman (2)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (1,by Grimsley)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(5-9)         9     8   2   2   2   2   0  34   3.97
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(7-5)              6.1   7   4   3   3   3   0  29   3.19
Tidrow                  2.2   2   1   0   1   1   0  11   3.44
Totals                  9     9   5   3   4   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Grimsley (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton flied out to center; Grich singled to
center; Davis singled to right [Grich to third]; May made an out
to shortstop; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds walked; Williams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; White grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair was called out on strikes; Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nettles was hit by a pitch; Dempsey singled
to right [Nettles to third]; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Singleton walked; Grich
singled to left [Singleton to second]; Davis singled to pitcher
[Singleton to third, Grich to second]; May singled to shortstop
[Singleton scored, Grich to third, Davis to second]; Baylor hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored]; Blair forced May
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Bonds singled
to third; Williams grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Duncan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White doubled to left; Munson singled to shortstop
[White to third (error by Belanger)]; Chambliss lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Munson out at first]; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton walked; Grich forced Singleton (third to
second); Davis struck out; Grich stole second [Grich to third
(error by Munson)]; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dempsey singled to left; Brinkman grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dempsey out at
second]; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor walked; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Baylor to second]; Robinson made an out to first;
Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Bonds doubled to left; Williams walked; White out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bonds to third, Williams
to second]; Munson singled to left [Bonds scored, Williams
scored]; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to second]; Nettles
made an out to second; Dempsey flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to left; Singleton singled to left
[Belanger to second]; Grich flied out to left [Belanger to
third]; TIDROW REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Davis reached on an
error by Brinkman [Belanger scored (no RBI), Singleton to third,
Davis to second]; May singled to left [Singleton scored
(unearned), Davis scored (unearned), May to second]; Baylor was
walked intentionally; Blair struck out; Robinson grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
popped to first in foul territory; Bonds popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Belanger
flied out to center; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to center; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled; Davis made an out to second; May
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 9TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Chambliss flied
out to left; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Dempsey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Yankees 2.