The Yankees extended their winning streak to seven games with a 6-2 victory over the Orioles. Trailing, 2-0, going into the sixth inning, the Yankees rallied for three runs. A single by Cliff Johnson and double by Bucky Dent produced one tally. Dent reached third when pitcher Scott McGregor missed the cutoff throw from the outfield and scored on a double by Mickey Rivers.

After advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt, Rivers scored the go-ahead run when third baseman Doug DeCinces kicked away a pickoff throw. Lou Piniella led off the seventh with a home run and the Yanks added a pair of tallies in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Jim Spencer and single by Dent. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    31, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  2  -   6  8  1
Orioles      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .258      Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .269        Dauer ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Kelly lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .282        Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .040
Piniella lf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .313      Singleton rf          5   0   2   0     0   2   .298
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .288      DeCinces 3b           4   1   0   0     0   1   .273
Johnson dh            3   1   1   0     0   0   .179      May dh                4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
  Spencer ph,dh       0   0   0   1     0   0   .223      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Dent ss               4   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Smith 2b              2   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mora ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                          Garcia ss,2b          4   0   3   1     0   1   .312
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   8   5     3   4             Totals               38   2  11   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 15,579
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Orioles 11
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Dent, DeCinces, McGregor
Doubles: Dent (9), Rivers (16)
Triples: Garcia (4)
Home Runs: Piniella (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (1)
GIDP: Piniella (12)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (5,by McGregor), Smith (1,by Tidrow)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(6-9)           6.2   7   2   0   1   6   0  29   3.61
Lyle SV(8)              2.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  11   3.25
Totals                  9    11   2   0   1   8   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(12-12)       8.1   7   6   5   1   4   1  33   3.48
Stanhouse               0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.09
Totals                  9     8   6   5   3   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (4), McGregor (1)
Wild Pitches: Tidrow 2 (5), Stanhouse (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


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

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

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces reached on an error by Dent; May grounded
out (second to first) [DeCinces to second]; Dempsey struck out;
Smith singled to center [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; Garcia
tripled [Smith scored (unearned)]; Harlow grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
made an out to shortstop; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly lined to first; Singleton was called out on
strikes; Murray walked; DeCinces lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: May singled to center; Dempsey lined into a double
play (third to third to first) [May out at first]; Smith was hit
by a pitch; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson singled to right; Piniella grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Nettles was hit by a pitch; Chambliss struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow struck out; Kelly flied out to left;
Singleton singled to left; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Singleton
to second]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Singleton to third];
Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnson singled to third; Dent doubled to left
[Johnson scored]; Dent was picked off second but was safe on an
error by McGregor [Dent to third]; Rivers doubled to right [Dent
scored]; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Rivers to third]; Rivers was picked off third but was safe on
an error by DeCinces [Rivers scored (unearned)]; Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella homered; Nettles flied out to center;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Smith flied out to left; Garcia singled; Harlow
flied out to center; Kelly singled to center [Garcia to second];
LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent lined to third; Rivers popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Randolph walked; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
struck out; May singled to third; Dempsey singled to left [May
to second]; MORA BATTED FOR SMITH; Mora forced Dempsey (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED MORA (PLAYING SS); GARCIA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jackson grounded out (second to first);
Piniella singled to center; Nettles singled to center [Piniella
to third, Nettles to second (on throw to 3b)]; STANHOUSE
REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Chambliss was walked
intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored, Nettles to third]; Dent
singled to center [Nettles scored, Chambliss to second];
Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to third, Dent to
second]; Rivers was walked intentionally; Randolph flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Garcia singled
to center; DAUER BATTED FOR HARLOW; Dauer singled to left
[Garcia to second]; ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson forced
Dauer (shortstop to second) [Garcia to third]; Singleton flied
out to right; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Orioles 2.