Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
July 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1978 at Metropolitan 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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Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 5 1 1 0
Dauer 2b 6 1 3 1
Murray 1b 4 1 1 1
Singleton rf 4 1 1 1
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
May dh 5 1 1 2
DeCinces 3b 4 2 2 1
Mora lf 4 0 0 0
  Lopez rf 1 0 1 0
Dempsey c 2 0 1 1
  Skaggs c 1 0 1 0
Garcia ss 4 1 0 0
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 1
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 12 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 3 0 1 2
Smalley ss 2 0 1 2
Carew 1b 3 0 0 0
  Kusick 1b 1 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 1 1 0
Adams dh 4 1 1 0
Chiles lf 3 2 2 1
Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 0
Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Holly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Baltimore 102 030 0118121
Minnesota 001 030 001581
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (12-8) 7.0 7 4 4 2 1
  Stanhouse  SV (13) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Serum  L (4-4) 4.2 9 6 6 3 1
  Sutton   3.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Harrison   0.1 1 1 1 3 0
  Holly   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
6
4

  E–Skaggs (1), Cubbage (7).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Dauer (13,off Serum); DeCinces 2 (20,off Serum 2); Skaggs (1,off Sutton), Minnesota Chiles (7,off Palmer); Wynegar (15,off Stanhouse).  3B–Baltimore Murray (2,off Serum).  HR–Baltimore May (16,5th inning off Serum 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Singleton (2,off Serum); Chiles (4,off Stanhouse).  SH–Smalley (12,off Palmer).  SB–Dempsey (5,2nd base off Serum/Wynegar); DeCinces (4,2nd base off Sutton/Wynegar).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:47.  A–30,896.
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