Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
May 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 1, Minnesota Twins 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 5 1 3 0
Smith 2b 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 0 1 1
Singleton rf 3 0 2 0
May dh 4 0 1 0
Mora lf 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Skaggs c 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood cf 5 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 2 3 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 3 2 2
Adams dh 3 0 1 0
  Morales ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Chiles lf 2 1 0 0
  Rivera ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Powell rf 4 1 2 5
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 7
Baltimore 001 000 000180
Minnesota 000 204 02x8101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (3-4) 5.2 6 6 6 3 3
  Martinez   2.1 4 2 2 0 4
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
3
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (1-3) 6.0 5 1 1 4 4
  Johnson  SV (3) 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
7

  E–Carew (3).  DP–Baltimore 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Baltimore May (5,off Goltz); Harlow 2 (8,off T Johnson 2), Minnesota Norwood (10,off T Martinez).  3B–Minnesota Carew (4,off Palmer).  HR–Minnesota Wynegar (2,4th inning off Palmer 1 on, 1 out); Powell (1,6th inning off Palmer 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Belanger (3,off Goltz).  SB–Carew (5,2nd base off Palmer/Skaggs).  CS–Norwood (4,Home by T Martinez/Skaggs).  WP–Palmer (3).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:34.  A–4,893.
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