After Jim Spencer hit his 100th career homer in the ninth inning, the Yankees survived a rally by the Orioles to gain a 4-3 victory. Trailing, 4-1, the Orioles got two runs on singles by Lee May and Doug DeCinces, a double by Billy Smith and Rick Dempsey's sacrifice fly.

But reliever Sparky Lyle retired Carlos Lopez on an infield out and pinch-hitter Rich Dauer on a fly to center to end the game. Jim Beattie, making his first major league start, got credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0 Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 1 0 0 0 2 .266 Bumbry lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .210 Rivers cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .317 Dauer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Harlow cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .361 Jackson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Singleton rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .343 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .279 Murray 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .220 May dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .293 Spencer dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Smith 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Dent ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .231 Dempsey c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .240 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Roenicke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Garcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Lopez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 4 11 4 1 5 Totals 33 3 8 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 14,159 Left on Base: Yankees 8, Orioles 7 DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 0 Errors: DeCinces Doubles: Rivers (2), Singleton (3), Smith (1) Home Runs: Spencer (3) Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1), Harlow (2) Caught Stealing: DeCinces (1) Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie W(1-0) 6.1 5 1 1 3 3 0 26 1.42 Lyle SV(2) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 11 2.13 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 0 37 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(2-1) 9 11 4 2 1 5 1 39 1.04 Totals 9 11 4 2 1 5 1 39 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Debut game for Jim Beattie; Rivers singled to center; Munson struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Harlow flied out to center; Singleton doubled [Bumbry scored]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; White flied out to center; Spencer singled to right [Nettles to third]; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph struck out (catcher to first); Rivers flied out to left; Munson singled to left [Munson out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Harlow singled to third; Harlow stole second; Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to left; Chambliss stole second; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss scored]; White flied out to right; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); DeCinces walked; DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph reached on an error by DeCinces; Rivers doubled to right [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled to second [Rivers to third]; Chambliss singled to left [Rivers scored (unearned), Jackson to third]; Nettles flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey lined to first; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Dent singled to left; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow grounded out (catcher unassisted); Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to center; Dempsey singled to center [Smith to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); ROENICKE BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Roenicke flied out to left; Bumbry lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. YANKEES 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED ROENICKE (PLAYING SS); Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles struck out; White grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 1. YANKEES 9TH: Spencer homered; Dent singled to center; Randolph flied out to right; Rivers flied out to left; Munson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: May singled to center; DeCinces singled to left [May to third]; Smith doubled to left [May scored, DeCinces to third]; Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to right [DeCinces scored, Smith to third]; LOPEZ BATTED FOR GARCIA; Lopez grounded out (third to first); DAUER BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Dauer flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

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