An eight-run fifth inning carried the Yankees to an 8-2 rout of the Orioles. The Bronx Bombers stroked seven consecutive singles in their big frame. Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and Thurman Munson each drove in a run and Reggie Jackson drove in two. With two out and the bases loaded, Chris Chambliss lined a double to the right field fence.

Winning pitcher Ron Guidry was forced to leave the game after swallowing his chewing tobacco while jumping for Rich Dauer's Baltimore chop. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Monday, April     24, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  8  0    0  0  0  -   8 13  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   2   0     1   0   .288      Bumbry cf,lf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Rivers cf             6   1   2   1     0   1   .310      Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Munson c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .278        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Jackson rf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .230      Roenicke lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .333        Harlow ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Murray 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .255
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   3     0   0   .263      May dh                4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Nettles 3b            2   1   1   0     3   0   .213      DeCinces 3b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Dent ss               5   1   1   1     0   0   .208        Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lopez rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Singleton ph,rf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .344
                                                          Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
                                                          Dauer 2b,3b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .091
                                                            Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  13   8     6   2             Totals               32   2   7   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18,053
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Orioles 9
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Randolph, Gossage, DeCinces 2, Smith
Doubles: Chambliss (2), May (4), Belanger (4), DeCinces (6)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (1)
GIDP: Piniella (2), Bumbry (3)
Hit by Pitch: DeCinces (1,by Gossage)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(2-0)           7     6   1   0   2   2   0  28   1.82
Gossage                 2     1   1   1   2   0   0  10   2.93
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   2   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(0-3)         4.1   7   5   5   1   0   0  20  13.50
Kerrigan                4.2   6   3   3   5   2   0  27   6.75
Totals                  9    13   8   8   6   2   0  47

Passed Balls: Munson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Gossage (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
flied out to center; Roenicke made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Johnson walked; Chambliss forced Johnson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May
doubled to left; DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Lopez
singled to shortstop [May to third]; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles flied out to center; Dent flied out to
right; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to center; Munson forced Rivers
(pitcher to shortstop); Jackson singled to pitcher [Munson to
second]; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Murray
singled to left; May flied out to center; DeCinces singled to
left [Murray to second]; Lopez forced DeCinces (second
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
singled to center; Nettles singled to center [Chambliss to
third]; Dent singled to right [Chambliss scored, Nettles to
second]; Randolph singled to center [Nettles to third, Dent to
second]; Rivers singled to left [Nettles scored, Dent to third,
Randolph to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING);
Munson singled to right [Dent scored, Randolph to third, Rivers
to second]; Jackson singled to left [Randolph scored, Rivers
scored, Munson to third, Jackson to second (on throw to home)];
Piniella was walked intentionally; Johnson struck out; Chambliss
doubled to right [Munson scored, Jackson scored, Piniella
scored]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Dent flied out to
right; 8 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to right; Dauer grounded out
(second to first); Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to second; Rivers struck out;
Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; Jackson made an out
to first; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger doubled to left; Roenicke flied out to
center; Murray struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles walked;
Dent reached on an error by DeCinces [Nettles to second];
Randolph walked [Nettles to third, Dent to second]; Rivers flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces doubled to left; Munson allowed a passed
ball [DeCinces to third]; Lopez struck out; Dempsey walked;
Dauer hit a sacrifice fly to left [DeCinces scored (unearned)];
Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella singled to left;
Johnson reached on an error by DeCinces [Piniella to second];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Belanger
singled to left; HARLOW BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Harlow flied out to
left; Murray walked [Belanger to second]; May forced Murray
(shortstop to second) [Belanger scored (error by Randolph), May
to second]; DeCinces was hit by a pitch; SINGLETON BATTED FOR
LOPEZ; Singleton walked [May to third, DeCinces to second];
Dempsey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARLOW
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Nettles walked; Dent flied out to left;
Randolph forced Nettles (third to second) [Randolph to second
(error by Smith)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR DAUER; Kelly reached on an error
by Gossage; Bumbry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kelly out at second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Crowley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Orioles 2.