New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
August 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 2 0 0 0
Munson c 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson dh 3 1 1 0
Johnstone rf 2 0 0 0
Thomasson lf 1 0 0 1
Dent ss 2 0 1 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 2 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 3 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
Singleton rf 2 1 2 1
Murray 1b 2 0 1 0
May dh 2 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 1 0 0 0
Kelly lf 2 0 0 0
Garcia ss 2 0 1 0
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 1 4 1
New York 000 200–250
Baltimore 100 00x–141
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (6-4) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
5.0
4
1
1
1
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (8-10) 6.0 5 2 1 3 2
Totals
6.0
5
2
1
3
2
  E–Garcia (12).  2B–New York Nettles (14,off D Martinez).  HR–Baltimore Singleton (16,1st inning off Hunter 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Rivers (17,2nd base off D Martinez/Dempsey).  WP–Hunter (1).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:27.  A–29,539.
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