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Twins 8 @ Orioles 7
Memorial Stadium
May 6, 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 6, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 6, 1978 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 8 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 7 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Greg Thayer  
Losing Pitcher—Don Stanhouse  
Save—Tom Johnson  
Game Winning RBI—Rod Carew 

Game Info

DateMay 6, 1978 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherRoger Erickson  
Home Starting PitcherDennis Martinez  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance26,870 
Time of Game3 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dave Phillips
1B: Larry McCoy
2B: Steve Palermo
3B: Don Denkinger

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

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

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Bumbry  Left Fielder 
Billy Smith  Second Baseman 
Eddie Murray  First Baseman 
Ken Singleton  Right Fielder 
Larry Harlow  Center Fielder 
Lee May  DH 
Doug DeCinces  Third Baseman 
Kiko Garcia  Shortstop 
Dave Skaggs  Catcher 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

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Twins 8 @ Orioles 7
Memorial Stadium
May 6, 1978

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         Game of 5/6/1978 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Powell H, rf          5  1  1  1   Bumbry A, lf          4  1  1  0   
Smalley R, ss         4  1  1  0   Smith B, 2b           4  2  2  3   
Carew R, 1b           5  1  4  3   Murray E, 1b          5  0  2  0   
Cubbage M, 3b         5  0  1  1   Belanger M, pr        0  0  0  0   
Ford D, cf            5  2  2  0   Singleton K, rf       3  0  1  1   
Adams G, dh           4  1  1  0   Lopez C, rf           0  0  0  0   
Chiles R, lf          3  1  0  0   Crowley T, ph         1  0  1  2   
Norwood W, lf         0  0  0  0   Harlow L, cf          3  0  0  0   
Wynegar B, c          3  0  1  2   May L, dh             5  0  0  0   
Wilfong R, pr-2b      0  1  0  0   DeCinces D, 3b        4  1  2  0   
Randall B, 2b         3  0  0  0   Garcia K, ss          4  1  1  0   
Morales J, ph         1  0  0  0   Skaggs D, c           3  1  2  1   
Borgmann G, c         0  0  0  0   Kelly P, ph           1  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  8 11  7                        37  7 12  7

Minnesota        000 100 007 --  8
Baltimore        005 000 002 --  7

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson R*           2.0  5  5  5  2  1
Scarce M              0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Thayer G (W)          5.2  4  0  0  1  6
Johnson T (S)         1.0  2  2  1  1  2

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Martinez D+           8.0  8  3  3  1  4
Stanhouse D (L)       0.1  1  4  3  2  1
Martinez T#           0.0  2  1  1  0  0
Flinn J               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Garcia K 2, Cubbage M
DP -- Minnesota 3, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Baltimore 8
2B -- Smalley R, Smith B
3B -- Carew R
SB -- Ford D
CS -- Murray E
Balk -- Thayer G
T -- 3:13
A -- 26870

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