The Orioles got a 3-0 victory over the Yankees in a game called after six innings because of wet grounds. The Yankees scored five runs in the top of seventh, but rain poured down at the start of the Orioles' half. After a wait of 38 minutes, umpire Don Denkinger ruled the field unplayable, causing the game to revert to the last full inning.

The first Bird run came in the sixth inning on a double by Rick Dempsey, walk to Eddie Murray and throwing error by Chris Chambliss. Doug DeCinces then hit an RBI double and the Orioles scored another on a sacrifice fly by Terry Crowley. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Kelly lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Munson dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Piniella lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Murray 1b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .287
Chambliss 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Crowley dh            3   1   0   1     0   1   .273
Nettles 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .257      DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .261
Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Smith 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Heath c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Harlow cf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .231
Dent ss               1   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Belanger ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               19   0   3   0     1   3             Totals               22   3   6   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 31,591
Left on Base: Yankees 2, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Chambliss
Doubles: DeCinces 2 (25), Murray (27), Dempsey (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Harlow (2)
GIDP: Randolph (8), Kelly (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(11-8)        6     6   3   1   3   3   0  26   3.23
Totals                  6     6   3   1   3   3   0  26

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(12-10)       6     3   0   0   1   3   0  20   3.42
Totals                  6     3   0   0   1   3   0  20

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled; Rivers was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first);
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella struck out; Chambliss flied out to center;
Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley made an out to third; DeCinces doubled to
left; Smith flied out to left; Harlow grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson struck out; Heath was called out on
strikes; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; Kelly
flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to left; Randolph grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; Murray doubled; Crowley was
called out on strikes; DeCinces made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled to right;
Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Smith singled; Harlow grounded out
(second to first) [Smith to second]; Belanger singled to center
[Smith to third]; Kelly grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Heath grounded out (catcher to first); Dent walked;
Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Randolph flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dempsey to third]; Murray walked; Crowley
reached on an error by Chambliss [Dempsey scored (RBI), Murray
to second, Crowley to first]; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray
scored (unearned), Crowley to third]; Smith walked; Harlow
sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Crowley scored
(unearned), DeCinces out at third (center to first to
third)]; rain delay at 4:13; game called at 4:49; the Yankees
protested that no effort was made to make the field
playable; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.