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. Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumTwins 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. |
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