Baltimore Orioles vs California Angels
June 5, 1978 Box Score

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

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Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 0 0 0
Smith 2b 5 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 1 3 1
Singleton rf 4 0 0 0
  Lopez rf 0 1 0 0
May dh 5 2 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
  Dauer 3b 0 1 0 0
Mora lf 5 1 2 0
Dempsey c 4 0 2 2
Garcia ss 3 0 0 1
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Landreaux rf 5 0 1 1
  Hampton c 0 0 0 0
Grich 2b 5 0 1 0
Bostock cf 5 0 2 0
Rudi lf 5 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Jackson 1b,3b 2 1 0 0
Lansford 3b,ss 3 1 3 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
  Fairly ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Mulliniks ss 2 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphrey c 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Hartzell p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 1
Baltimore 000 200 000 4692
California 001 000 001 0283
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   7.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Stanhouse  W (1-4) 3.0 2 1 0 2 0
Totals
10.0
8
2
1
3
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Aase   5.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Hartzell   4.0 1 0 0 1 2
  LaRoche  L (3-2) 0.2 1 4 1 3 1
  Griffin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
6
3
6
8

  E–Harlow (3), Smith (4), Grich (4), Lansford (5), Aase (3).  DP–Baltimore 1, California 1.  2B–Baltimore Smith (10,off Aase); Dempsey (6,off Aase).  3B–California Landreaux (2,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Murray (8,10th inning off LaRoche 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Garcia (1,off Aase); Dempsey (5,off LaRoche).  HBP–Lopez (1,by LaRoche).  SB–Murray (1,2nd base off Aase/Downing); Lansford (8,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey).  CS–Baylor (2,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey).  HBP–LaRoche (1,Lopez).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:18.  A–13,231.
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