Two wild pitches brought home the winning run as the Orioles decisioned the Yankees, 3-2. The Yanks jumped into the lead in the second inning on Paul Blair's two-run double, but the Orioles tied the game in the fourth on a double by Billy Smith and homer by Ken Singleton.

In the fifth, Rick Dempsey reached first safely when third baseman Graig Nettles dropped his leadoff line drive for an error. Dempsey then stole second and came home on consecutive wild pitches by Ed Figueroa. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Smith 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .296      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Munson c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Singleton rf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .312        Figueroa p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Zeber ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283        Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
  Dauer 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .207      Johnson dh,c          2   1   1   0     1   0   .200
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Blair rf              2   0   1   2     1   0   .217
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .224

Totals               34   3   7   2     2   6             Totals               30   2   3   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 21,404
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 4
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Smith (9), Dempsey (4), Chambliss (7), Blair (3), Johnson (5)
Home Runs: Singleton (4)
Stolen Bases: Dempsey (1)
GIDP: Murray (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(6-4)         9     3   2   2   3   4   0  33   3.20
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   4   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(5-3)         8     7   3   2   2   6   1  33   2.87
Clay                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.43
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Figueroa 2 (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith grounded out (second to
first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph was
called out on strikes; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to left; Kelly flied out to
center; May flied out to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to catcher; Chambliss doubled to
left; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson walked; Blair doubled
to left [Chambliss scored, Johnson scored, Blair to third (on
throw to home)]; Dent struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger
flied out to center; Harlow popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson walked; Piniella forced
Munson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Murray flied out to center
[Smith to third]; Singleton homered [Smith scored]; Kelly flied
out to center; May singled to left; DeCinces popped to second; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles struck out; Johnson doubled to left; Blair walked; Dent
forced Blair (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey reached on an error by Nettles; Dempsey
stole second; Figueroa threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to third];
Belanger walked; Figueroa threw a wild pitch [Dempsey scored
(unearned), Belanger to second]; Harlow grounded out (second to
first) [Belanger to third]; Smith walked; Murray grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Kelly
flied out to left; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); FIGUEROA
REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; Dempsey doubled
to right; Belanger flied out to center [Dempsey to third];
Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson popped to shortstop; Blair popped to
shortstop; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Smith singled to right; Murray singled to right
[Smith to third]; Singleton struck out; Kelly struck out; May
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Randolph popped to catcher in
foul territory; ZEBER BATTED FOR FIGUEROA; Zeber flied out to
center; Jim Palmer ejected by HP umpire Steve Palermo; he was
not in the game; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: CLAY REPLACED ZEBER (PITCHING); DeCinces flied out
to right; Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Piniella
popped to second; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 2.