Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
May 5, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood rf 3 0 1 0
Carew 1b 3 1 1 0
Ford cf 4 0 1 1
Morales dh 3 0 0 0
Kusick lf 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 1 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0
Smith 2b 4 1 1 1
Roenicke lf 4 0 1 1
Murray 1b 4 0 1 0
May dh 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
Lopez rf 2 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Garcia ss 3 0 2 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Minnesota 000 000 001142
Baltimore 000 000 02x260
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (2-1) 8.0 6 2 1 1 6
Totals
8.0
6
2
1
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  W (2-3) 9.0 4 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
4

  E–Smalley 2 (9).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Minnesota Ford (8,off Flanagan), Baltimore Garcia (1,off Zahn); Murray (2,off Zahn); Smith (3,off Zahn).  CS–Norwood (3,2nd base by Flanagan/Dempsey).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–1:57.  A–3,897.
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