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Twins 15 @ Orioles 9
Memorial Stadium
May 7, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 7, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 15 to 9.

Game Summary

DateMay 7, 1978 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 15 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 15
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 9 H: 16 E: 4 LOB: 7
Runs: 9
Hits: 16
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherMac Scarce  
Losing PitcherJim Palmer  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateMay 7, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherGary Serum  
Home Starting PitcherJim Palmer  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance8,923 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry McCoy
1B: Steve Palermo
2B: Don Denkinger
3B: Dave Phillips

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Norwood  Left Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Mike Cubbage  Third Baseman 
Dan Ford  Center Fielder 
Butch Wynegar  Catcher 
Glenn Adams  DH 
Hosken Powell  Right Fielder 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Bumbry  Left Fielder 
Billy Smith  Second Baseman 
Larry Harlow  Center Fielder 
Ken Singleton  Right Fielder 
Eddie Murray  First Baseman 
Terry Crowley  DH 
Doug DeCinces  Third Baseman 
Rick Dempsey  Catcher 
Mark Belanger  Shortstop 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

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Twins 15 @ Orioles 9
Memorial Stadium
May 7, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/7/1978 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Norwood W, lf         5  4  3  0   Bumbry A, lf          4  2  2  1   
Smalley R, ss         1  3  1  1   Smith B, 2b           5  0  1  1   
Carew R, 1b           3  2  2  3   Harlow L, cf          2  0  0  1   
Cubbage M, 3b         5  3  4  4   Lopez C, ph-cf        3  1  2  1   
Ford D, cf            4  1  1  0   Singleton K, rf       5  1  1  1   
Wynegar B, c          5  0  4  3   Murray E, 1b          5  1  4  0   
Adams G, dh           1  1  0  0   Crowley T, dh         2  0  0  1   
Kusick C, ph          3  0  0  0   May L, ph             3  1  2  2   
Chiles R, ph          1  0  0  0   DeCinces D, 3b        5  1  1  1   
Powell H, rf          6  0  1  1   Dempsey R, c          3  1  1  0   
Randall B, 2b         5  1  2  1   Belanger M, ss        4  1  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 15 18 13                        41  9 16  9

Minnesota        423 100 311 -- 15
Baltimore        021 020 121 --  9

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Serum G               4.1  8  5  5  0  1
Scarce M (W)          4.1  8  4  4  2  2
Johnson D             0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L)          1.2  3  6  4  5  2
Kerrigan J            1.0  3  3  3  1  0
Martinez T            5.1 10  5  5  4  1
Flinn J               1.0  2  1  1  0  0

E -- Dempsey R, Smith B, Belanger M, Powell H, Flinn J
DP -- Minnesota 2, Baltimore 3
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Baltimore 7
2B -- Norwood W 2, Murray E, Ford D, Bumbry A, Cubbage M, Smalley R, Belanger M
3B -- Cubbage M, Bumbry A
HR -- Singleton K, May L, DeCinces D
SB -- Norwood W 3
SH -- Cubbage M, Ford D
SF -- Wynegar B, Carew R
WP -- Palmer J, Kerrigan J
Balk -- Serum G
T -- 3:16
A -- 8923

    

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