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Tuesday April 25, 1978
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After Jim Spencer hit his 100th career homer in the ninth inning, the Yankees survived a rally by the Orioles to gain a 4-3 victory. Trailing, 4-1, the Orioles got two runs on singles by Lee May and Doug DeCinces, a double by Billy Smith and Rick Dempsey's sacrifice fly.

But reliever Sparky Lyle retired Carlos Lopez on an infield out and pinch-hitter Rich Dauer on a fly to center to end the game. Jim Beattie, making his first major league start, got credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   4 11  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   1   0   0     0   2   .266      Bumbry lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .210
Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .317        Dauer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .361
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Singleton rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .343
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .220      May dh                4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .293
Spencer dh            4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Smith 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .231
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Dempsey c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Roenicke ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lopez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  11   4     1   5             Totals               33   3   8   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,159
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Orioles 7
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 0
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Rivers (2), Singleton (3), Smith (1)
Home Runs: Spencer (3)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1), Harlow (2)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie W(1-0)          6.1   5   1   1   3   3   0  26   1.42
Lyle SV(2)              2.2   3   2   2   0   1   0  11   2.13
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   0  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(2-1)           9    11   4   2   1   5   1  39   1.04
Totals                  9    11   4   2   1   5   1  39

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Debut game for Jim
Beattie; Rivers singled to center; Munson struck out;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Harlow flied out to center;
Singleton doubled [Bumbry scored]; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
walked; White flied out to center; Spencer singled to right
[Nettles to third]; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Smith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph struck out (catcher to first); Rivers
flied out to left; Munson singled to left [Munson out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); Harlow singled to third; Harlow stole second; Singleton
walked; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
left; Chambliss stole second; Nettles singled to right
[Chambliss scored]; White flied out to right; Spencer grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); DeCinces walked;
DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Smith lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
1.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph reached on an
error by DeCinces; Rivers doubled to right [Randolph scored
(unearned)]; Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson
singled to second [Rivers to third]; Chambliss singled to left
[Rivers scored (unearned), Jackson to third]; Nettles flied out
to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey lined to first; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Dent singled to left; Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow grounded out (catcher unassisted); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled to center; Dempsey singled to center [Smith to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING);
ROENICKE BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Roenicke flied out to left; Bumbry
lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED ROENICKE (PLAYING SS); Chambliss
flied out to center; Nettles struck out; White grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Spencer homered; Dent singled to center; Randolph
flied out to right; Rivers flied out to left; Munson flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: May singled to center; DeCinces singled to left
[May to third]; Smith doubled to left [May scored, DeCinces to
third]; Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to right [DeCinces scored,
Smith to third]; LOPEZ BATTED FOR GARCIA; Lopez grounded out
(third to first); DAUER BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Dauer flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 3.



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