A home-run barrage by the Orioles upended the Twins, 8-6, ending Minnesota's eight-game winning streak. Ken Singleton slammed a solo blast in the first inning and added a two-run round-tripper in the third. Rich Dauer belted a bases-empty blow in the fifth and Doug DeCinces clouted a two-run smash in the sixth off reliever Johnny Sutton.

Bird hurler Mike Flanagan held the Twins hitless until Dan Ford doubled with one out in the sixth inning. He was chased in the eighth after run-scoring singles by Rod Carew and Jose Morales. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      13, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  2  -   6  8  2
Orioles      1  0  3    1  1  2    0  0  x  -   8 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .268      Harlow cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Carew 1b              3   3   2   1     2   1   .352      Dauer 2b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .259
Ford cf               5   1   3   2     0   0   .294      Singleton rf          4   2   2   3     0   0   .285
Morales dh            3   0   0   1     0   0   .331        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Chiles ph,dh        1   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Rivera rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Mora lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Powell ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smalley ss            2   0   0   1     1   0   .270      DeCinces 3b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .246
Wolfe 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Dempsey c             3   0   3   0     0   0   .255
  Cubbage ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wynegar ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .197        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     5   3             Totals               34   8  12   7     0   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  8,119
Left on Base: Twins 7, Orioles 2
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Rivera, Wolfe
Doubles: Ford 2 (19), Norwood (18), Harlow (14), Mora (7), Dempsey (10)
Home Runs: Singleton 2 (9), Dauer (5), DeCinces (11)
Stolen Bases: Carew (16)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (3), Dempsey (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(8-6)            4.1   9   6   5   0   3   3  20   2.76
Sutton                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   7   5.40
Holly                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Harrison                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   9.64
Totals                  8    12   8   7   0   5   4  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(13-6)        7     4   4   3   5   1   0  30   3.55
Stanhouse               1.2   4   2   2   0   2   0   9   3.40
T. Martinez SV(3)       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.10
Totals                  9     8   6   5   5   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Dempsey (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to right; Carew walked; Ford forced
Carew (shortstop unassisted); Morales grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer lined
to shortstop; Singleton homered; Murray flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Wolfe walked; Randall grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: May made an out to first; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces singled; DeCinces was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Norwood flied
out to right; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to third; Dempsey was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Harlow doubled to right; Dauer
singled to right [Harlow scored, Dauer to third (error by
Rivera)]; Singleton homered [Dauer scored]; Murray grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 4.

TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to left; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivera flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: May was called out on strikes; Mora lined to right;
On a bunt DeCinces singled; On a bunt Dempsey singled to third
[DeCinces scored (error by Wolfe) (unearned), Dempsey to
second]; Belanger was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 5.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley walked; Wolfe forced Smalley (shortstop to
second); Randall forced Wolfe (second to shortstop); Borgmann
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow struck out; Dauer homered; SUTTON REPLACED
GOLTZ (PITCHING); Singleton grounded out (second to first);
Murray flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 6.

TWINS 6TH: Norwood flied out to center; Carew walked; Ford
doubled to left [Carew to third]; Morales grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carew scored, Ford to third]; Rivera grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: May lined to center; Mora doubled to left; DeCinces
homered [Mora scored]; Dempsey doubled to right; Belanger flied
out to right; HOLLY REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Harlow lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe made
an out to second; Randall walked; Borgmann grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

TWINS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Norwood
doubled to left; Carew singled to left [Norwood scored]; Ford
singled to left [Carew to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED FLANAGAN
(PITCHING); CHILES BATTED FOR MORALES; Chiles singled to left
[Carew scored, Ford to second]; Dempsey allowed a passed ball
[Ford to third]; POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell was called out
on strikes; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored
(unearned)]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage flied out to
center; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
HARRISON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); May grounded out (second to
first); Mora was called out on strikes; DeCinces flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 8.

TWINS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); WYNEGAR BATTED
FOR RANDALL; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); ADAMS
BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Adams struck out; Norwood singled to
center; Carew singled to right [Norwood to third]; Carew stole
second; Ford doubled to right [Norwood scored, Carew scored]; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); KUSICK BATTED FOR
CHILES; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 8.