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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 4, 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 August 4, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 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 | August 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,189 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Carlos Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 4, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Guidry
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Guidry
Dauer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Guidry
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the 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 popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Flanagan
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Guidry
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Guidry
DeCinces 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Guidry
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 2
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lopez. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Guidry
Mora 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: ---
Dempsey vs. Guidry
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Guidry
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Flanagan
Dent hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Flanagan
There's a wild pitch. Dent moves to third. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dent scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Flanagan
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Guidry
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Guidry
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Guidry
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Guidry
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Guidry
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Guidry
May strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Guidry
Mora hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Mora reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Guidry
Dempsey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Flanagan
Dent hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Flanagan
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Guidry
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Guidry
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Guidry
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Guidry
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Guidry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Flanagan
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Flanagan
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Guidry
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Guidry
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Guidry
May hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Guidry
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Guidry
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Flanagan
Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Flanagan
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Bucky Dent.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Fred Stanley pinch runs for Cliff Johnson.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Guidry
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Guidry
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Stanley who tags Garcia trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Guidry
Dauer 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, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse now pitching.
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Stanhouse
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Stanhouse
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stanhouse
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Guidry
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Guidry
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Guidry
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stanhouse
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Larry Harlow now playing center field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Stanhouse
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Stanhouse
White hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Stanhouse
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanhouse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1978 -- Baltimore at New York (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Garcia K, ss 4 0 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 2 0
Dauer R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 2 0 0 1
Singleton K, rf 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 3 0 0 0
Harlow L, cf 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 1 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 2 0
DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 1 2 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0
May L, dh 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Mora A, lf 3 0 1 0 White R, dh 4 0 0 0
Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 2 1 1 0
Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 0 0 0 0
Lopez C, cf-rf 3 0 1 0 Stanley F, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Thomasson G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 31 1 7 1
Baltimore 000 000 200 -- 2
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 7.0 6 1 1 4 2
Stanhouse D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (L) 9.0 5 2 1 0 10
E -- Dent B
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Baltimore 3, New York 8
2B -- Jackson R, Mora A, Lopez C
HR -- DeCinces D
WP -- Flanagan M
T -- 2:19
A -- 28189
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