Posting the 42nd shutout of his career, Catfish Hunter hurled the Yankees to a 3-0 triumph over the Orioles. The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning. An infield hit by Mickey Rivers, single by Jay Johnstone and walk to Thurman Munson loaded the bases. Chris Chambliss then singled to right, scoring Rivers and Johnstone. A single by Johnstone, walk to Munson and single by Graig Nettles produced another tally in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    6, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .242      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Johnstone rf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .206
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Munson c              2   0   1   0     2   0   .304
Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   2     0   0   .285
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .266
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Jackson dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .276
May dh                3   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Thomasson lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Kelly lf,cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Belanger ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   6             Totals               27   3   6   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 40,765
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Yankees 3
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Belanger
Doubles: Murray 2 (26), Munson (21)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (3), Munson (3)
GIDP: Dempsey (8), Nettles (13)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(13-10)         8     6   3   3   3   1   0  30   2.71
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   1   0  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(5-4)           9     5   0   0   1   6   0  32   4.47
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  32

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith struck out; Murray doubled
to right; Singleton walked; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Johnstone singled to left
[Rivers to second]; Munson walked [Rivers to third, Johnstone to
second]; Chambliss singled to right [Rivers scored, Johnstone
scored, Munson to second]; Nettles grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Munson to third, Chambliss out
at second]; Jackson walked; Thomasson made an out to first; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to center; Kelly struck out; Dempsey
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Dent flied
out to center; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Harlow flied
out to left; Smith lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Johnstone flied out to right; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray doubled to left; Singleton popped to third;
DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murray to third];
May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to right; Jackson flied out to
right; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly flied out to left; Dempsey popped to catcher
in foul territory; Belanger singled to right; Harlow singled to
right [Belanger to third]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Doyle reached on an error by Belanger; Doyle was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Dent flied out to
center; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnstone singled to right; Munson walked
[Johnstone to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Johnstone to third, Munson to second]; Nettles singled to
center [Johnstone scored, Munson to third]; Jackson struck out
while Munson was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to
third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: May singled to left; Kelly forced May (first to
shortstop); Dempsey grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley flied out to
center; Harlow was called out on strikes; Larry Harlow
ejected by HP umpire Greg Kosc; Smith flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KELLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GARCIA REPLACED HARLOW (PLAYING SS);
Rivers flied out to left; Johnstone grounded out (second to
first); Munson doubled [Munson out at third (left to shortstop
to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray flied out to center; Singleton flied out to
center; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 3.