Tommy John became the league's first 15-game winner as the Yankees edged the Orioles, 3-2, snapping the Birds' six-game winning streak. The Yanks trailed, 2-0, in the fourth, when Reggie Jackson singled, advanced to second on an errant pickoff throw by Mike Flanagan and scored on a double by Chris Chambliss. Graig Nettles than unloaded his 14th homer of the season, but his first since June 23. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Dauer 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      White dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Singleton rf          2   1   1   1     2   0   .302      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .296
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .247      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   1     0   1   .280
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   4   .279      Nettles 3b            2   1   1   2     1   0   .253
Roenicke lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Brown cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .245
  Ayala lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Gulden c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Dent ss               2   0   1   0     1   1   .242
Garcia ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .254      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     3   5             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 54,478
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Flanagan
Doubles: DeCinces (17), Chambliss 2 (19)
Home Runs: Singleton (27), Murray (15), Nettles (14)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (7)
Caught Stealing: Brown (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (4)
GIDP: Murray (15)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(14-7)        8     8   3   3   2   9   1  32   3.67
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   9   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(15-6)            9     7   2   2   3   5   2  35   2.71
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   2  35

Wild Pitches: Flanagan 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray
grounded out (first unassisted) [Dauer to third, Singleton to
second]; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May struck out; Roenicke singled to left; Dempsey
singled to left [Roenicke to second]; Garcia out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Roenicke to third, Dempsey to second];
Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss
singled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted)
[Chambliss to second]; Brown struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
homered; Murray homered; DeCinces doubled to left; DeCinces was
picked off second (pitcher to second to third); May struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gulden grounded out (first unassisted); Dent struck
out; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to
left; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to left; Piniella flied out to
center; Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second [Jackson
to third (error by Flanagan)]; Chambliss doubled [Jackson
scored]; Nettles homered [Chambliss scored]; Brown singled to
second; Brown was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Gulden struck out; Dent walked; Randolph singled to
left [Dent to second]; Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Dent to
third, Randolph out at second (catcher to second)]; White struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to right; DeCinces walked; May
struck out; Roenicke forced DeCinces (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: AYALA REPLACED ROENICKE (PLAYING LF); Piniella
struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss doubled
to left; Nettles walked; Brown forced Chambliss (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey lined to shortstop; Garcia singled to left;
Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia to second];
Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Gulden struck out; Dent singled to left; Flanagan
threw a wild pitch [Dent to second]; Randolph flied out to
right; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton walked; Murray grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Singleton out at second];
DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson flied out to
left; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: May struck out; Ayala flied out to right; Dempsey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.