With two out in the ninth inning, Graig Nettles walked and scored from first base on a double by Roy White to bring the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. After the Yankees counted in the first on a pass to Willie Randolph, a stolen base, and a double by Lou Piniella, the Orioles took the lead with homers by Eddie Murray and Pat Kelly. The Yankees tied the score in the eighth when Mickey Rivers doubled and Thurman Munson singled. White's scoring double in the ninth broke the Yankees' three-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Randolph 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .260
Murray 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .281      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .297      Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Crowley dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  May ph,dh           1   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .265
Kelly lf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .263      White dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .253
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     1   8             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 26,727
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 6
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Piniella (22), Rivers (15), White (9)
Home Runs: Murray (22), Kelly (3)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (2)
GIDP: Dauer (5), White (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                7.2   5   2   2   1   3   0  29   3.64
Stanhouse               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.14
T. Martinez L(3-2)      0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   5.22
Totals                  8.2   7   3   3   2   3   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                8.1   6   2   2   1   7   2  30   3.14
Lyle W(8-2)             0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.35
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   8   2  33

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Dauer grounded out (third
to first); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
singled to left; Randolph stole second; Munson flied out to
left; Piniella doubled to left [Randolph scored]; Jackson flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Crowley singled to right
[Singleton to second]; DeCinces struck out; Kelly was called out
on strikes; Dempsey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to right; Nettles struck out;
White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia flied out to right; Harlow singled to left;
Dauer grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Harlow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to right; Rivers reached on an error
by Garcia; Randolph flied out to right; Munson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray homered; Singleton flied out to center;
Crowley grounded out (second to first); DeCinces struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson struck out;
Chambliss popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Dempsey was
called out on strikes; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); White
struck out; Dent popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Dauer struck out;
Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph singled to
right; Munson lined to third; Piniella forced Randolph
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees
1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to left; Crowley flied out to
left; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss popped to shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly homered; On a bunt Dempsey singled; Garcia
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dempsey to second];
Harlow lined into a double play (right to right to shortstop)
[Dempsey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to right; Dent popped to first in
foul territory; Rivers doubled to right; Randolph walked;
STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Munson singled to right
[Rivers scored, Randolph to third]; Piniella flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
singled to right; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Singleton
was called out on strikes; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver
ejected by 2B umpire Jerry Neudecker; MAY BATTED FOR
CROWLEY; May singled to center [Murray to second]; DeCinces
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to right;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles walked;
White doubled [Nettles scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Yankees 3.