A three-run homer by Pat Kelly and a pair of RBIs by Eddie Murray on two singles carried the Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the Yankees in a game marked by the first power failures in the history of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Circuit breakers in two separate light towers malfunctioned in the second inning and once in each half of fourth, causing a total delay of one hour, 16 minutes.

Lee May started the Orioles' scoring with a homer in the second inning. After Larry Harlow singled and Mark Belanger was hit by a pitch, Kelly whacked his round-tripper to make it 4-0. Murray then accounted for the Orioles' winning margin with run-scoring singles in fifth and seventh innings. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Orioles      0  4  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   6 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Kelly lf              2   1   1   3     1   1   .262
Randolph 2b           3   2   0   0     2   0   .268        Anderson ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Munson c              3   2   2   0     1   0   .308      Dempsey c             5   2   2   0     0   1   .258
Piniella rf           3   0   2   1     0   0   .313      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .293
  Johnstone rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .202        Lopez ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   2     0   2   .288      Murray 1b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .286
Johnson dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .173      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Jackson ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   1   .274      May dh                3   1   1   1     1   1   .240
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Harlow cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Dent ss               4   0   3   0     0   0   .263      Belanger ss           2   1   2   0     0   0   .199
  Doyle pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Martinez 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

Totals               35   4  11   3     3   4             Totals               33   6  10   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 32,153
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Orioles 9
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Munson
Doubles: Piniella 2 (24), Dent (8), Dempsey (13)
Home Runs: May (19), Kelly (4)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (22)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (4), Belanger (5)
GIDP: Johnson (6)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (4,by Beattie)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(2-7)          2     3   4   4   1   3   2  11   4.39
Lindblad                3     3   1   1   1   2   0  13   4.20
Lyle                    3     4   1   1   1   0   0  15   3.34
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   5   2  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(15-10)       5.1   5   4   4   3   2   0  23   3.83
Kerrigan                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.34
T. Martinez             3.1   5   0   0   0   2   0  13   4.95
Stanhouse SV(17)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.10
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Beattie (5)
Wild Pitches: Beattie (5)
Balks: Flanagan (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Kelly walked; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kelly to second]; Singleton was called out on strikes;
Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss reached on a
fielder's choice [Piniella out at third (shortstop to third)];
Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 23
minute delay due to light failure behind home plate at 7:59;
May homered; Harlow singled; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
second to first) [Harlow to second]; Beattie threw a wild pitch
[Harlow to third]; Belanger was hit by a pitch; Kelly homered
[Harlow scored, Belanger scored]; Dempsey was called out on
strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles lined to second; White grounded out (third
to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: LINDBLAD REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Singleton
flied out to right; Murray made an out to first; DeCinces flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph walked;
Randolph stole second; Munson singled to center [Randolph to
third]; Flanagan balked [Randolph scored, Munson to second];
32 minute delay due to light failure at 8:56; Piniella
doubled to left [Munson scored]; Chambliss struck out; Johnson
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: May struck out; Harlow flied out to left; Dauer
walked; 19 minute delay due to light failure at 9:37 with
count 3-1 to Dauer; Belanger singled to right [Dauer to
second]; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Dent doubled to left; Rivers
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to third; Singleton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Murray
singled [Dempsey scored]; DeCinces made an out to shortstop; May
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver
ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips; Munson walked [Randolph
to second]; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to
third, Munson to second]; Lou Piniella ejected by 1B umpire
Dave Phillips; Chambliss singled [Randolph scored, Munson
scored]; KERRIGAN REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); JACKSON BATTED
FOR JOHNSON; Jackson singled to left [Chambliss to second]; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Nettles lined to second;
White forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTONE
REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger singled; ANDERSON
BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dent singled
to left; Rivers singled [Dent to second]; Dent was picked off
second (catcher to second); Rivers was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Singleton flied out to
right; Murray singled [Dempsey scored, Murray to second (on
throw to home)]; DeCinces flied out to center; May was walked
intentionally; Harlow made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to left; Johnstone flied out to
left; Chambliss struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer singled to left; Belanger reached on an error
by Munson on a sacrifice bunt [Dauer to second]; On a bunt
Anderson forced Dauer (pitcher to third) [Belanger to second];
Dempsey flied out to left; LOPEZ BATTED FOR SINGLETON; Lopez
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 6.

YANKEES 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles flied
out to right; White singled; Dent singled [White to second];
DOYLE RAN FOR DENT; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory;
STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Randolph flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 6.