A double by Billy Smith proved the key blow as the Orioles scored twice after two were out in the eighth inning to edge the Twins, 2-1, in a duel between Mike Flanagan and Geoff Zahn. Al Bumbry beat out a bunt and raced home with the Orioles' first run on Smith's double.

Smith took third when Twins' shortstop Roy Smalley overthrew the plate on the relay from the outfield and scored on an infield hit by Gary Roenicke. The Twins got their run in the ninth when Rod Carew walked and Dan Ford doubled. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Friday, May       5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .228      Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .225
Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .351      Smith 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .236
Ford cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .301      Roenicke lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .194
Morales dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .381      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Kusick lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Lopez rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Garcia ss             3   0   2   0     0   1   .300
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     3   4             Totals               30   2   6   2     1   6

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  3,897
Left on Base: Twins 3, Orioles 5
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Smalley 2
Doubles: Ford (8), Garcia (1), Murray (2), Smith (3)
Caught Stealing: Norwood (3)
GIDP: Kusick (5), Wolfe (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(2-1)             8     6   2   1   1   6   0  31   2.78
Totals                  8     6   2   1   1   6   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(2-3)         9     4   1   1   3   4   0  31   3.99
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled; On a bunt Carew singled [Norwood to
second]; Ford forced Norwood (shortstop to third) [Carew to
second]; Morales grounded out (catcher to first) [Ford to
second, Carew to third]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to right; Smith struck out;
Roenicke lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar
flied out to right; Wolfe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (third to first); May flied out
to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall was called out on strikes; Norwood walked;
Carew was called out on strikes; Norwood was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez lined to pitcher; Dempsey flied out to
center; Garcia doubled to center; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Roenicke
grounded out (second to first); Murray doubled to left; May was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Wynegar made
an out to second; Wolfe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces lined to center; Lopez walked; Dempsey
flied out to center; Garcia singled to center [Lopez to third];
Bumbry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith lined to first; Roenicke flied out to center;
Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 7TH: Ford struck out; Morales walked; Kusick grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: May struck out; DeCinces struck out; Lopez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley singled to left; Wynegar popped to third in
foul territory; Wolfe grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia struck out;
Bumbry singled to pitcher; Smith doubled to left [Smith to third
(error by Smalley), Bumbry scored]; Roenicke singled [Roenicke
to second (error by Smalley), Smith scored (unearned)]; Murray
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 9TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Ford doubled to
center [Carew scored]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 2.