With the crowd cheering him on with cries of "Reggie, Reggie, Reggie," Jackson drilled a home run deep into the right field stands to lead off the ninth inning and enable the Yankees to edge the Orioles, 4-3. The game had been tied since the seventh when Yankee reliever Sparky Lyle replaced starter Ron Guidry and walked Gary Roenicke with the bases loaded. Earlier in the contest, Jackson set up a Yankee run with a stolen base following a walk. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  9  0
Yankees      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Belanger ss           4   1   3   0     1   1   .265      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Roenicke lf           3   0   1   2     1   0   .313      Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .306
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Jackson rf            2   2   1   1     2   0   .237
May dh                4   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Chambliss 1b          2   1   1   1     1   1   .265
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Lopez rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      White lf              3   0   2   1     0   0   .235
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Spencer dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Dauer 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .059      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     3   4             Totals               28   4   8   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,628
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 3
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 0
Doubles: Belanger (2)
Triples: Randolph (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (2)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1)
Caught Stealing: White (2), Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Roenicke (1)
GIDP: Nettles (2), Dent (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             8     7   3   3   3   2   0  30   7.32
T. Martinez L(0-1)      0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   7.36
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   2   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  6.2   7   3   3   2   4   0  29   2.38
Lyle W(1-0)             2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Belanger doubled to left
[Bumbry to third]; Roenicke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bumbry
scored, Belanger to third (on throw to home)]; Murray struck
out; May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph tripled to right; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); Munson singled to right [Randolph scored];
Jackson walked [Munson to second]; Chambliss walked [Munson to
third, Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces made an out to third; Lopez struck out;
Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Spencer made
an out to first; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(first unassisted); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke flied out to left; Murray flied out to
center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Chambliss
singled to center [Jackson scored, Chambliss to second (on throw
to home)]; Nettles flied out to center; White singled to right
[Chambliss scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Spencer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez
flied out to center; Dempsey singled to center; Dauer flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Belanger singled
to right; Roenicke singled to right [Belanger to second]; Murray
flied out to center [Belanger to third]; May singled to center
[Belanger scored, Roenicke to third]; DeCinces forced May (third
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to shortstop; Jackson forced Munson
(shortstop to second); Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Lopez flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dauer walked; Bumbry singled to center
[Dauer to second]; Belanger walked [Dauer to third, Bumbry to
second]; LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Roenicke walked [Dauer
scored, Bumbry to third, Belanger to second]; Murray forced
Roenicke (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to right; White singled to
center; Spencer singled to right [White to second]; Dent
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: May singled to left; DeCinces made an out to
catcher; Lopez forced May (third to second); Dempsey flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer flied out to left; Bumbry flied out to left;
Belanger singled to second; Roenicke forced Belanger (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
Jackson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 4.