After earlier hitting a three-run homer, Ken Singleton delivered a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Twins. It was the Twins' ninth straight loss. Losing pitcher Mike Marshall walked Mark Belanger to open the 10th and a single by Rick Dauer and walk to Eddie Murray loaded the sacks before Singleton drove the ball to deep center field.

The Orioles had moved ahead, 4-3, in the seventh inning on a solo homer by Pat Kelly, but the Twins tied it in their half on a solo blast by Roy Smalley. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0    1  -   5  7  0
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   4 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .255      Rivera rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Dauer 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .263        Powell ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .263      Carew 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .345
Singleton rf          4   1   1   4     0   2   .293      Smalley ss            3   1   1   1     1   0   .271
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Ford cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .293
DeCinces 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Morales dh            4   0   2   0     0   1   .331
Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .295        Chiles ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Kelly lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Wynegar c             4   0   2   2     1   0   .253
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Kusick lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .201        Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randall 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .285
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   7   5     4   5             Totals               37   4  11   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 14,702
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Twins 9
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 0
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Murray (20), Harlow (16), Wynegar (14), Morales (10)
Home Runs: Singleton (10), Kelly (2), Smalley (10)
Stolen Bases: Randall (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (11), Wolfe (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (1)
GIDP: Carew (9), Cubbage (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                8    10   4   4   2   1   1  36   3.47
Stanhouse W(4-5)        2     1   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.92
Totals                 10    11   4   4   4   1   1  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                7     6   4   4   2   2   2  29   4.89
Marshall L(4-8)         3     1   1   1   2   3   0  12   2.75
Totals                 10     7   5   5   4   5   2  41

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


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

TWINS 1ST: Rivera singled to left; Carew singled to left [Rivera
to second]; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Rivera to third, Carew to second]; Ford singled to left [Rivera
scored, Carew to third]; Morales was called out on strikes;
Wynegar doubled to left [Carew scored, Ford scored]; Kusick
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton struck out; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crowley popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Randall singled to left; Wolfe out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Randall to second]; Rivera grounded out
(third to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: On a bunt Kelly grounded out (third to first);
Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley popped to second; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morales doubled to right; Wynegar walked;
Kusick walked [Morales to third, Wynegar to second]; Randall
forced Kusick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow flied out to center; Dauer grounded out
(catcher to first); Murray doubled to left; Singleton flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Crowley
walked; Kelly flied out to right; Dempsey walked [Crowley to
second]; Dempsey was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Carew [Crowley to third, Dempsey to second]; Belanger flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley popped to shortstop; Ford singled to left;
Morales flied out to right [Ford to second]; Wynegar flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow doubled to center; Dauer singled to left
[Harlow to third]; Murray popped to third in foul territory;
Singleton homered [Harlow scored, Dauer scored]; DeCinces
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crowley popped to third in
foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick flied out to right; Randall singled to center;
Randall stole second; Wolfe popped to first; Rivera grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly homered; Dempsey grounded out (second to
first); Belanger grounded out (third to first); Harlow singled
to center; Dauer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew flied out to center; Smalley homered; Ford
popped to second; Morales singled to right; Wynegar forced
Morales (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Murray
grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton struck out; DeCinces
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
grounded out (second to first); Wolfe flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Crowley was called out on strikes; Kelly grounded
out (pitcher to first); Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); STANHOUSE
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell
walked; Carew grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Powell out at second]; Smalley walked; Ford forced
Smalley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 4.

ORIOLES 10TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Belanger
walked; Harlow struck out; Dauer singled to left [Belanger to
second]; Murray walked [Belanger to third, Dauer to second];
Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored, Dauer
to third]; DeCinces flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 10TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); CHILES BATTED
FOR MORALES; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
singled to center; WILFONG RAN FOR WYNEGAR; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR
KUSICK; Cubbage grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Wilfong out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Twins 4.