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TEX  8
@CLE  3
 KCR  5
@DET  3
 DET  4
KCR  3
 MIL  5
BOS  3
 MIN  4
CAL  1
 BAL  1
@NYY  0
 SEA  1
OAK  0
 CHW  8
@TOR  5
 CHC  4
STL  2
 SDP  6
@CIN  4
 HOU  4
ATL  1
 LAD 11
SFG  3
 MON 10
NYM  6
 PIT  6
PHI  3
 PIT  5
PHI  1
Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 51,151

 Friday, August 3, 1979, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:22
Orioles
1
73-34
Won 5
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  2  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
W: Scott McGregor (7-3), L: Luis Tiant (7-6), S: Tippy Martinez (2)
 Yankees
0
58-49
Lost 1
4th, 15 GB

Batting Stats

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .705              4   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .164  .477              1   1   SB
K Singleton RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .958              5   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .829              5   0   
J Lowenstein LF               4   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .923              1   0   HR
D DeCinces 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .759              2   0   SB
P Kelly DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .917              0   0   
R Dauer 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .683              1   2   
R Dempsey C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .704              7   1   

S McGregor P                                                                  1   1
  T Martinez P                                                                0   0
Totals                       29   1   2   0    4   3                         27   5
Batting Events
HR: J Lowenstein (11, off L Tiant; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Lowenstein 4; A Bumbry.
RBI: J Lowenstein (32).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Dempsey-M Belanger.
Baserunning Events
SB: M Belanger (5, 2nd base off L Tiant/J Narron); D DeCinces (4, 2nd base off L Tiant/J Narron).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .751              2   1   
B Brown CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .598              3   0   SB
R Jackson RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .928              2   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .309  .784              6   0   CS
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .714              2   1   
R White DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .183  .514              0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .903              6   1   2B
J Narron C                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .588              4   0   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .974              0   0   
  B Gulden C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
B Dent SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .583              1   1   

L Tiant P                                                                     1   1
  R Gossage P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0    1   7                         27   5
Batting Events
2B: J Spencer (11, off S McGregor).
TB: J Spencer 2; R White; W Randolph; B Brown; L Piniella; B Dent.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Brown (2, 2nd base off S McGregor/R Dempsey).
CS: L Piniella (1, 2nd base by T Martinez/R Dempsey).

Pitching Stats

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McGregor, W (7-3)            8     6   0   0    1   6   0   3.31   31     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 6     75    -     1.48   0.51
T Martinez, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.66    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.67   0.34
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   7   0          33     -       ·  ·      5·14· 0· 6          1-0
S McGregor faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (7-6)               8     2   1   1    4   3   1   3.79   30     -       ·  ·      4·17· 0· 2     73    -     1.00   0.31
R Gossage                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     2   1   1    4   3   1          33     -       ·  ·      7·17· 0· 2           -
Balks: S McGregor (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 51,151.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Baltimore Orioles                         New York Yankees                             
1. Al Bumbry                    CF       1. Willie Randolph              2B
2. Mark Belanger                SS       2. Bobby Brown                  CF
3. Ken Singleton                RF       3. Reggie Jackson               RF
4. Eddie Murray                 1B       4. Lou Piniella                 LF
5. John Lowenstein              LF       5. Graig Nettles                3B
6. Doug DeCinces                3B       6. Roy White                    DH
7. Pat Kelly                    DH       7. Jim Spencer                  1B
8. Rich Dauer                   2B       8. Jerry Narron                  C
9. Rick Dempsey                  C       9. Bucky Dent                   SS

   Scott McGregor                P          Luis Tiant                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 0 1-- OO 29% 95% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles T. Martinez Double Play: Strikeout, Piniella Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 2 1-3 O 14% 83% 0-1 NYY R. Jackson S. McGregor Popfly: 3B
b9 0 --- -13% 66% 0-1 NYY L. Piniella S. McGregor Single to CF
t2 1 --- R 11% 58% 0-0 BAL J. Lowenstein L. Tiant Home Run
b8 1 12- O 10% 69% 0-1 NYY B. Brown S. McGregor Flyball: CF; Dent to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 BAL A. Bumbry L. Tiant Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 BAL M. Belanger L. Tiant Popfly: 2B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 BAL K. Singleton L. Tiant Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph S. McGregor Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 NYY B. Brown S. McGregor Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 NYY R. Jackson S. McGregor Walk
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 NYY L. Piniella S. McGregor Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 BAL E. Murray L. Tiant Popfly: 3B
t2 1 --- R 11% 58% 0-0 BAL J. Lowenstein L. Tiant Home Run
t2 1 --- 2% 60% 1-0 BAL D. DeCinces L. Tiant Walk
t2 1 1-- O -3% 58% 1-0 BAL P. Kelly L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t2 2 1-- 1% 59% 1-0 BAL R. Dauer L. Tiant DeCinces Steals 2B
t2 2 -2- 1% 60% 1-0 BAL R. Dauer L. Tiant Walk
t2 2 12- O -4% 56% 1-0 BAL R. Dempsey L. Tiant Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 3% 58% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles S. McGregor Groundout: 2B-P
b2 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 NYY R. White S. McGregor Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- -2% 58% 0-1 NYY J. Spencer S. McGregor Double to RF
b2 2 -2- -0% 57% 0-1 NYY J. Narron S. McGregor Balk; Spencer to 3B
b2 2 --3 O 4% 61% 0-1 NYY J. Narron S. McGregor Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 BAL A. Bumbry L. Tiant Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1 --- O -2% 57% 1-0 BAL M. Belanger L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 BAL K. Singleton L. Tiant Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 NYY B. Dent S. McGregor Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 NYY W. Randolph S. McGregor Popfly: 2B
b3 2 --- -2% 59% 0-1 NYY B. Brown S. McGregor Single to SS
b3 2 1-- -1% 58% 0-1 NYY R. Jackson S. McGregor Brown Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- O 4% 62% 0-1 NYY R. Jackson S. McGregor Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 BAL E. Murray L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 BAL J. Lowenstein L. Tiant Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 BAL D. DeCinces L. Tiant Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 NYY L. Piniella S. McGregor Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 2% 62% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles S. McGregor Popfly: 3B
b4 2 --- O 1% 64% 0-1 NYY R. White S. McGregor Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -2% 61% 1-0 BAL P. Kelly L. Tiant Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 BAL R. Dauer L. Tiant Foul Flyball: C
t5 2 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 BAL R. Dempsey L. Tiant Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 NYY J. Spencer S. McGregor Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 NYY J. Narron S. McGregor Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 NYY B. Dent S. McGregor Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- 4% 70% 1-0 BAL A. Bumbry L. Tiant Single to C
t6 0 1-- 6% 75% 1-0 BAL M. Belanger L. Tiant Walk; Bumbry to 2B
t6 0 12- O -2% 73% 1-0 BAL K. Singleton L. Tiant Flyball: RF; Bumbry to 3B
t6 1 1-3 2% 75% 1-0 BAL E. Murray L. Tiant Belanger Steals 2B
t6 1 -23 O -8% 67% 1-0 BAL E. Murray L. Tiant Strikeout
t6 2 -23 O -6% 60% 1-0 BAL J. Lowenstein L. Tiant Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4% 64% 0-1 NYY W. Randolph S. McGregor Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 67% 0-1 NYY B. Brown S. McGregor Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O 2% 69% 0-1 NYY R. Jackson S. McGregor Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -3% 67% 1-0 BAL D. DeCinces L. Tiant Popfly: 3B
t7 1 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 BAL P. Kelly L. Tiant Strikeout
t7 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 BAL R. Dauer L. Tiant Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 5% 68% 0-1 NYY L. Piniella S. McGregor Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- O 4% 72% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles S. McGregor Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2 --- -3% 69% 0-1 NYY R. White S. McGregor Single to LF
b7 2 1-- O 5% 74% 0-1 NYY J. Spencer S. McGregor Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- 4% 78% 1-0 BAL R. Dempsey L. Tiant Walk
t8 0 1-- O -3% 75% 1-0 BAL A. Bumbry L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t8 1 1-- O -3% 72% 1-0 BAL M. Belanger L. Tiant Strikeout
t8 2 1-- O -2% 69% 1-0 BAL K. Singleton L. Tiant Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Jerry Narron (C) batting 8th
b8 0 --- O 6% 75% 0-1 NYY O. Gamble S. McGregor Strikeout
b8 1 --- -7% 69% 0-1 NYY B. Dent S. McGregor Single to LF
b8 1 1-- -9% 59% 0-1 NYY W. Randolph S. McGregor Single to LF; Dent to 2B
b8 1 12- O 10% 69% 0-1 NYY B. Brown S. McGregor Flyball: CF; Dent to 3B
b8 2 1-3 O 14% 83% 0-1 NYY R. Jackson S. McGregor Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
Rich Gossage replaces Luis Tiant pitching; Brad Gulden replaces Oscar Gamble (PH) playing C batting 8th
t9 0 --- O -2% 82% 1-0 BAL E. Murray R. Gossage Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 81% 1-0 BAL J. Lowenstein R. Gossage Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2 --- O -1% 80% 1-0 BAL D. DeCinces R. Gossage Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- -13% 66% 0-1 NYY L. Piniella S. McGregor Single to CF
Tippy Martinez replaces Scott McGregor pitching
b9 0 1-- OO 29% 95% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles T. Martinez Double Play: Strikeout, Piniella Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b9 2 --- O 5% 100% 0-1 NYY R. White T. Martinez Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

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