Hitting in his 14th straight game, Mickey Rivers drove in the tie-breaking run as the Yankees defeated the Orioles, 4-1. The score was 1-1 in the eighth when Gary Thomasson singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on Rivers' single. The Yanks added another pair in the ninth on a home run by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Monday, August    14, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  2  -   4 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Randolph 2b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
  Doyle ph,2b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      May dh                4   1   2   0     0   2   .243
Piniella dh           4   1   2   0     0   0   .313      DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .264
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .257      Harlow cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .267
Thomasson lf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .234      Belanger ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .203
Dent ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   3     1   3             Totals               31   1   7   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 30,397
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 7
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Kelly
Home Runs: Nettles (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (4), Harlow (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (3)
GIDP: Nettles (14), Harlow (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  6.1   6   1   1   1   3   0  25   3.72
Gossage W(8-9)          2.2   1   0   0   1   4   0  10   1.91
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(14-11)         9    11   4   3   1   3   1  37   2.62
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   3   1  37

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Kelly popped to third in foul territory; Dempsey
flied out to right; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: May singled to third; DeCinces flied out to left;
Harlow grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson flied out to left; Thomasson grounded out
(second to first); Dent made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer flied out to right; Belanger singled; Kelly
flied out to center; Dempsey singled [Belanger to second];
Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to right; Randolph struck out;
Munson made an out to first; Chambliss reached on an error by
Kelly [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chambliss to second];
Piniella lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); May struck
out; DeCinces singled; Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); Thomasson singled to center; Dent singled to
center [Thomasson to second]; Rivers grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to left; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Kelly flied out to center; Willie Randolph
and Yankees Coach Gene Michael ejected by 1B umpire Steve
Palermo arguing a checked swing call during Randolph's at
bat; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: DOYLE BATTED FOR RANDOLPH; Doyle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson was called out on strikes;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Dempsey struck
out; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

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

ORIOLES 7TH: May singled to left; DeCinces singled to left [May
to second]; Harlow out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[May to third, DeCinces to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Dauer hit a sacrifice fly to left [May scored];
Belanger walked; Kelly flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Thomasson singled; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Thomasson to second]; Rivers singled to left
[Thomasson scored, Rivers out at second (left to third to
second)]; Doyle singled to center; Munson forced Doyle
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Singleton
lined to left; 23 minute delay due to light failure at 10:39
with 3-2 count on Eddie Murray; Murray was called out on
strikes; Eddie Murray called out on first pitch after 23
minute delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (catcher to first); Piniella
singled; Nettles homered [Piniella scored]; Jackson struck out;
Thomasson walked; Dent singled to shortstop [Thomasson to
second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: May struck out; DeCinces struck out; Harlow singled
to left; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Orioles 1.