An eight-run fifth inning carried the Yankees to an 8-2 rout of the Orioles. The Bronx Bombers stroked seven consecutive singles in their big frame. Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and Thurman Munson each drove in a run and Reggie Jackson drove in two. With two out and the bases loaded, Chris Chambliss lined a double to the right field fence.

Winning pitcher Ron Guidry was forced to leave the game after swallowing his chewing tobacco while jumping for Rich Dauer's Baltimore chop. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Monday, April 24, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 2 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 7 3 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0 1 0 .288 Bumbry cf,lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Rivers cf 6 1 2 1 0 1 .310 Belanger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Munson c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .278 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Jackson rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .230 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Piniella lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Harlow ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Murray 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .255 Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .263 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Nettles 3b 2 1 1 0 3 0 .213 DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Dent ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .208 Smith 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Singleton ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .344 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Dauer 2b,3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .091 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 8 13 8 6 2 Totals 32 2 7 1 4 2 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 18,053 Left on Base: Yankees 12, Orioles 9 DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Randolph, Gossage, DeCinces 2, Smith Doubles: Chambliss (2), May (4), Belanger (4), DeCinces (6) Caught Stealing: Bumbry (2) Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (1) GIDP: Piniella (2), Bumbry (3) Hit by Pitch: DeCinces (1,by Gossage) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(2-0) 7 6 1 0 2 2 0 28 1.82 Gossage 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 10 2.93 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 2 0 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(0-3) 4.1 7 5 5 1 0 0 20 13.50 Kerrigan 4.2 6 3 3 5 2 0 27 6.75 Totals 9 13 8 8 6 2 0 47 Passed Balls: Munson (1) Hit by Pitch: Gossage (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Rivers flied out to center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to center; Roenicke made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Piniella grounded out (second to first); Johnson walked; Chambliss forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May doubled to left; DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Lopez singled to shortstop [May to third]; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles flied out to center; Dent flied out to right; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to center; Munson forced Rivers (pitcher to shortstop); Jackson singled to pitcher [Munson to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Murray singled to left; May flied out to center; DeCinces singled to left [Murray to second]; Lopez forced DeCinces (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to center; Nettles singled to center [Chambliss to third]; Dent singled to right [Chambliss scored, Nettles to second]; Randolph singled to center [Nettles to third, Dent to second]; Rivers singled to left [Nettles scored, Dent to third, Randolph to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Munson singled to right [Dent scored, Randolph to third, Rivers to second]; Jackson singled to left [Randolph scored, Rivers scored, Munson to third, Jackson to second (on throw to home)]; Piniella was walked intentionally; Johnson struck out; Chambliss doubled to right [Munson scored, Jackson scored, Piniella scored]; Nettles was walked intentionally; Dent flied out to right; 8 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to right; Dauer grounded out (second to first); Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to second; Rivers struck out; Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; Jackson made an out to first; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger doubled to left; Roenicke flied out to center; Murray struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0. YANKEES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles walked; Dent reached on an error by DeCinces [Nettles to second]; Randolph walked [Nettles to third, Dent to second]; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces doubled to left; Munson allowed a passed ball [DeCinces to third]; Lopez struck out; Dempsey walked; Dauer hit a sacrifice fly to left [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 1. YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella singled to left; Johnson reached on an error by DeCinces [Piniella to second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Belanger singled to left; HARLOW BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Harlow flied out to left; Murray walked [Belanger to second]; May forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Belanger scored (error by Randolph), May to second]; DeCinces was hit by a pitch; SINGLETON BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Singleton walked [May to third, DeCinces to second]; Dempsey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 2. YANKEES 9TH: SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Nettles walked; Dent flied out to left; Randolph forced Nettles (third to second) [Randolph to second (error by Smith)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR DAUER; Kelly reached on an error by Gossage; Bumbry grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 2.

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