A two-run homer by Lee May highlighted the Orioles' 8-5 victory over the Twins. May blasted his 16th round-tripper of the campaign in a three-run fifth, scoring behind Ken Singleton, who had singled. Doug DeCinces doubled after May's blast and scored on a single by Rick Dempsey.

Larry Harlow led off the game with a single, advanced to third on a double by Rich Dauer and scored on a sacrifice fly by Singleton. The Orioles' two runs in the third frame came on a single by Dauer, triple by Eddie Murray and double by DeCinces. Dauer singled home the Orioles' seventh run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      1  0  2    0  3  0    0  1  1  -   8 12  1
Twins        0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   1   1   0     1   0   .249      Powell rf             3   0   1   2     1   0   .239
Dauer 2b              6   1   3   1     0   1   .272      Smalley ss            2   0   1   2     1   0   .272
Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .266      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Singleton rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .292        Kusick 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
May dh                5   1   1   2     0   1   .237      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
DeCinces 3b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .266      Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Mora lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Adams dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
  Lopez rf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Chiles lf             3   2   2   1     0   0   .283
Dempsey c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .264      Wilfong 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
  Skaggs c            1   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             4   1   0   0     0   0   .286        Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   1     1   0   .000        Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  12   8     6   4             Totals               32   5   8   5     2   1

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 30,896
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Twins 4
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 0
Errors: Skaggs, Cubbage
Doubles: Dauer (13), DeCinces 2 (20), Skaggs (1), Chiles (7), Wynegar (15)
Triples: Murray (2)
Home Runs: May (16)
Stolen Bases: Dempsey (5), DeCinces (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (2), Chiles (4)
GIDP: Smalley (11)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(12-8)          7     7   4   4   2   1   0  29   2.59
Stanhouse SV(13)        2     1   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.98
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   1   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum L(4-4)            4.2   9   6   6   3   1   1  26   3.91
Sutton                  3.1   2   1   1   0   2   0  14   4.50
Harrison                0.1   1   1   1   3   0   0   5   7.50
Holly                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    12   8   8   6   4   1  47

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to left; Dauer doubled to left
[Harlow to third]; Murray walked; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Harlow scored, Dauer to third]; May flied out to
center; DeCinces forced Murray (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Powell to second]; Carew grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Powell to third]; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora grounded out (third to first); Dempsey walked;
Dempsey stole second; Garcia flied out to center; Harlow flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); Adams popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to left; Murray tripled to right
[Dauer scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); May
struck out; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored]; Mora
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Chiles doubled to right; On a bunt Wilfong singled
[Chiles to third]; Powell forced Wilfong (shortstop to second)
[Chiles scored]; Smalley grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Garcia
grounded out (third to first); Harlow walked; Dauer forced
Harlow (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage flied
out to center; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
singled to right; May homered [Singleton scored]; DeCinces
doubled to left; Mora grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
singled to left [DeCinces scored]; SUTTON REPLACED SERUM
(PITCHING); Garcia grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Adams singled
to center; Chiles singled to right [Adams to second]; Wilfong
singled to right [Adams to third, Chiles to second]; SKAGGS
REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING C ); Powell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Adams scored, Chiles to third, Wilfong to
second]; Rick Dempsey cut his nose on the screen chasing
Hosken Powell's foul pop; Smalley singled to center [Chiles
scored, Wilfong scored]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: On a bunt Harlow grounded out (third to first);
Dauer lined to shortstop; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: KUSICK REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); May flied out to center;
DeCinces reached on an error by Cubbage; DeCinces stole second;
Mora was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Adams flied out to right; Chiles flied out to left;
Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Twins 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Skaggs doubled to left; Garcia reached on a
fielder's choice [Skaggs to third]; Harlow reached on a
fielder's choice [Skaggs out at home (second to catcher), Garcia
to second]; Dauer singled to left [Garcia scored, Harlow to
second]; Murray struck out; Singleton flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); LOPEZ
REPLACED MORA (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING
LF); Powell walked; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; STANHOUSE
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Kusick popped to second; Cubbage
flied out to center; Ford forced Smalley (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: HARRISON REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); May grounded
out (shortstop to first); DeCinces walked; Lopez singled to
center [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs walked [DeCinces to third,
Lopez to second]; Anderson walked [DeCinces scored, Lopez to
third, Skaggs to second]; HOLLY REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING);
Harlow popped to third; Dauer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 8, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar doubled to right; Adams reached on an error
by Skaggs [Wynegar to third]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Wynegar scored]; Wilfong lined into a double play (third to
third to first) [Adams out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 8, Twins 5.