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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 31, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,404 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Don Denkinger |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Paul Blair | Right Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Figueroa
Harlow strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Figueroa
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Flanagan
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Figueroa
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Figueroa
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Figueroa
May hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Figueroa
DeCinces strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a popup in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Flanagan
Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Blair reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dent vs. Flanagan
Dent strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Figueroa
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Figueroa
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Figueroa
Harlow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Flanagan
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blair. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Figueroa
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Singleton vs. Figueroa
Singleton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Figueroa
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Figueroa
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Figueroa
DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Flanagan
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Flanagan
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Figueroa
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Figueroa
There goes Dempsey. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Dempsey steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Figueroa
There's a wild pitch. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Figueroa
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harlow vs. Figueroa
There's a wild pitch. Dempsey scores. Belanger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harlow vs. Figueroa
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Figueroa
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Flanagan
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Figueroa
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Figueroa
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Figueroa
May hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Figueroa
Cliff Johnson now catching. Ed Figueroa now pitching.
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Figueroa
Dempsey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blair. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Figueroa
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harlow vs. Figueroa
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Flanagan
Blair hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Flanagan
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Figueroa
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Figueroa
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Figueroa
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Figueroa
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Figueroa
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeber vs. Flanagan
George Zeber pinch hits for Ed Figueroa.
Zeber hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Clay
Ken Clay now pitching.
DeCinces hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Clay
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Clay
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Rich Dauer now playing third base.
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1978 -- Baltimore at New York (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Harlow L, cf 4 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0
Smith B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 2 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 4 1 2 2 Figueroa E, p-p 0 0 0 0
Lopez C, rf 0 0 0 0 Zeber G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kelly P, lf 4 0 0 0 Clay K, p 0 0 0 0
May L, dh 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0
Dauer R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 4 1 1 0 Johnson C, dh-c 2 1 1 0
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Blair P, rf 2 0 1 2
Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
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34 3 7 2 30 2 3 2
Baltimore 000 210 000 -- 3
New York 020 000 000 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 9.0 3 2 2 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (L) 8.0 7 3 2 2 6
Clay K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Nettles G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, New York 4
2B -- Chambliss C, Blair P, Smith B, Johnson C, Dempsey R
HR -- Singleton K
SB -- Dempsey R
WP -- Figueroa E 2
T -- 2:23
A -- 21404
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