New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
August 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 2 0 0
Munson c 3 2 2 0
Piniella rf 3 0 2 1
  Johnstone rf 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 2
Johnson dh 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Dent ss 4 0 3 0
  Doyle pr 0 0 0 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Kelly lf 2 1 1 3
  Anderson ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Dempsey c 5 2 2 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 0 2 2
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
May dh 3 1 1 1
Harlow cf 4 1 1 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 1 0
Belanger ss 2 1 2 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
New York 000 202 0004111
Baltimore 040 010 10x6100
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  L (2-7) 2.0 3 4 4 1 3
  Lindblad   3.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Lyle   3.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
3
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  W (15-10) 5.1 5 4 4 3 2
  Kerrigan   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Martinez   3.1 5 0 0 0 2
  Stanhouse  SV (17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4

  E–Munson (8).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Piniella 2 (24,off Flanagan 2); Dent (8,off Flanagan), Baltimore Dempsey (13,off Lyle).  HR–Baltimore May (19,2nd inning off Beattie 0 on, 1 out); Kelly (4,2nd inning off Beattie 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Singleton (4,off Lindblad); Belanger (5,off Lyle).  HBP–Belanger (4,by Beattie).  IBB–May (3,by Lyle).  SB–Randolph (22,2nd base off Flanagan/Dempsey).  CS–Rivers (5,2nd base by T Martinez/Dempsey).  WP–Beattie (5).  BK–Flanagan (1).  HBP–Beattie (5,Belanger).  IBB–Lyle (8,May).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:53.  A–32,153.
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