With the crowd cheering him on with cries of "Reggie, Reggie, Reggie," Jackson drilled a home run deep into the right field stands to lead off the ninth inning and enable the Yankees to edge the Orioles, 4-3. The game had been tied since the seventh when Yankee reliever Sparky Lyle replaced starter Ron Guidry and walked Gary Roenicke with the bases loaded. Earlier in the contest, Jackson set up a Yankee run with a stolen base following a walk. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 18, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 9 0 Yankees 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .244 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Belanger ss 4 1 3 0 1 1 .265 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Roenicke lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .313 Munson c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .306 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Jackson rf 2 2 1 1 2 0 .237 May dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .326 Chambliss 1b 2 1 1 1 1 1 .265 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Lopez rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 White lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .235 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Spencer dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Dauer 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .059 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 3 4 Totals 28 4 8 4 3 2 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 15,628 Left on Base: Orioles 9, Yankees 3 DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 0 Doubles: Belanger (2) Triples: Randolph (1) Home Runs: Jackson (2) Stolen Bases: Jackson (1) Caught Stealing: White (2), Jackson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Roenicke (1) GIDP: Nettles (2), Dent (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez 8 7 3 3 3 2 0 30 7.32 T. Martinez L(0-1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7.36 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 2 1 31 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry 6.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 29 2.38 Lyle W(1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 9 3 3 3 4 0 39 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Belanger doubled to left [Bumbry to third]; Roenicke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bumbry scored, Belanger to third (on throw to home)]; Murray struck out; May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph tripled to right; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson singled to right [Randolph scored]; Jackson walked [Munson to second]; Chambliss walked [Munson to third, Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces made an out to third; Lopez struck out; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Spencer made an out to first; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke flied out to left; Murray flied out to center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Chambliss singled to center [Jackson scored, Chambliss to second (on throw to home)]; Nettles flied out to center; White singled to right [Chambliss scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spencer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez flied out to center; Dempsey singled to center; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Belanger singled to right; Roenicke singled to right [Belanger to second]; Murray flied out to center [Belanger to third]; May singled to center [Belanger scored, Roenicke to third]; DeCinces forced May (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to shortstop; Jackson forced Munson (shortstop to second); Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Lopez flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer walked; Bumbry singled to center [Dauer to second]; Belanger walked [Dauer to third, Bumbry to second]; LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Roenicke walked [Dauer scored, Bumbry to third, Belanger to second]; Murray forced Roenicke (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to right; White singled to center; Spencer singled to right [White to second]; Dent grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 8TH: May singled to left; DeCinces made an out to catcher; Lopez forced May (third to second); Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 3. ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer flied out to left; Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger singled to second; Roenicke forced Belanger (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 9TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Jackson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

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