New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
April 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1978 at Memorial 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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New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Rivers cf 6 1 2 1
Munson c 5 1 2 1
Jackson rf 5 1 2 2
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 3
Nettles 3b 2 1 1 0
Dent ss 5 1 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 4 1 2 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0
  Harlow ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 1 0
May dh 4 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 0
  Smith 2b 0 0 0 0
Lopez rf 3 0 1 0
  Singleton ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Dauer 2b,3b 2 0 0 1
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
New York 000 080 0008132
Baltimore 000 000 110273
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (2-0) 7.0 6 1 0 2 2
  Gossage   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
4
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  L (0-3) 4.1 7 5 5 1 0
  Kerrigan   4.2 6 3 3 5 2
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
2

  E–Randolph (1), Gossage (3), DeCinces 2 (4), Smith (1).  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 1.  PB–Munson (1).  2B–New York Chambliss (2,off Kerrigan), Baltimore May (4,off Guidry); Belanger (4,off Guidry); DeCinces (6,off Guidry).  IBB–Piniella (1,by Kerrigan); Nettles (1,by Kerrigan).  SF–Dauer (1,off Guidry).  HBP–DeCinces (1,by Gossage).  CS–Bumbry (2,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).  HBP–Gossage (1,DeCinces).  IBB–Kerrigan 2 (3,Piniella,Nettles).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:43.  A–18,053.
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