An intentional base on balls backfired as the Twins picked up a 9-6 triumph over the Orioles in the 10th inning. With the score tied, 6-6, and a runner on second with two out, Oriole reliever John Flinn issued an intentional walk to Rob Wilfong in order to pitch to Willie Norwood. Norwood spoiled the strategy by belting a three-run homer.

The Twins had carried a 6-4 margin into the ninth chukker but the Birds tied it with one out when Pat Kelly drew a walk and Doug DeCinces homered into the bullpen for the first hit off rookie reliever Greg Thayer, who had come on in the sixth stanza. Newly-acquired Twin reliever Mike Marshall got credit for the win. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 6

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 8 1 Twins 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 - 9 7 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 3 1 2 0 3 1 .296 Norwood cf 5 2 1 3 1 1 .260 Smith 2b 4 0 0 1 1 1 .213 Smalley ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Singleton rf 2 1 0 0 4 1 .315 Carew 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .378 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Cubbage 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .337 Murray 1b 6 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Adams dh 1 1 1 2 1 0 .188 May dh 5 0 0 1 1 0 .267 Morales ph,dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .355 Kelly lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .296 Wynegar c 3 0 1 1 2 0 .257 DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 2 2 0 .248 Chiles lf 3 1 0 1 1 2 .238 Belanger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Powell rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .191 Skaggs c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Wilfong 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .182 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 8 6 12 6 Totals 35 9 7 9 10 5 Time of Game: 3:28 Attendance: 3,847 Left on Base: Orioles 14, Twins 8 DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0 Errors: Belanger, Smalley, Erickson Doubles: Harlow (6) Home Runs: DeCinces (3), Adams (1), Norwood (2) Stolen Bases: Belanger (2) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1), Chiles (1) GIDP: Chiles (2) Hit by Pitch: Belanger (2,by Thayer) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez 4.1 4 6 3 4 1 1 21 4.70 T. Martinez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.44 Briles 3.2 2 0 0 3 3 0 16 3.27 Flinn L(1-1) 1.1 1 3 3 3 1 1 8 7.71 Totals 9.2 7 9 6 10 5 2 46 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson 5.1 7 4 4 8 0 0 30 5.43 Thayer 3 1 2 2 3 4 1 14 3.19 Marshall W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 10 8 6 6 12 6 1 50 Hit by Pitch: Thayer (2) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow doubled to center; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harlow to third]; Singleton walked; Murray singled to center [Harlow scored, Singleton to third]; May grounded out (third to first) [Singleton scored, Murray to second]; Kelly singled to center [Murray scored]; Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to center; Belanger singled to shortstop [DeCinces to third (error by Smalley), Belanger to second]; Skaggs reached on a fielder's choice [DeCinces out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Harlow walked [Belanger to third, Skaggs to second]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Belanger scored]; Singleton walked [Skaggs to third, Harlow to second]; Murray flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to center; Adams homered [Cubbage scored]; Wynegar walked; Chiles grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; Powell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 2. ORIOLES 3RD: May popped to shortstop; Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); DeCinces walked; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Norwood was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs flied out to right; Harlow singled to left; Harlow was picked off first but was safe on an error by Erickson [Harlow to third]; Smith popped to shortstop; Singleton walked; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to right; Cubbage forced Carew (pitcher to shortstop); Adams walked [Cubbage to second]; Wynegar walked [Cubbage to third, Adams to second]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cubbage scored, Adams to third]; Powell flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 3. ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly flied out to left; DeCinces walked; Belanger singled to left [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Wilfong walked; Norwood forced Wilfong (first to shortstop); Smalley reached on an error by Belanger [Norwood to second, Smalley to first]; Carew singled to center [Norwood scored (unearned), Smalley to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cubbage flied out to left; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; BRILES REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Morales singled to right [Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to third]; Wynegar singled to right [Carew scored (unearned), Morales to third]; Chiles struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. ORIOLES 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harlow walked; Smith forced Harlow (second to shortstop); Singleton walked [Smith to second]; THAYER REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Murray flied out to left; May walked [Smith to third, Singleton to second]; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Powell struck out; Wilfong flied out to left; Norwood popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger popped to first; Skaggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Carew flied out to center; Cubbage walked; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Smith walked; Singleton struck out; Murray popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles was called out on strikes; Powell walked; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 6. ORIOLES 9TH: May popped to shortstop; Kelly walked; DeCinces homered [Kelly scored]; Belanger was hit by a pitch; MARSHALL REPLACED THAYER (PITCHING); Belanger stole second; Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Harlow walked; Smith was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 6. TWINS 9TH: Norwood walked; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Norwood to second]; FLINN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Carew was walked intentionally; Cubbage flied out to center; Morales struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 6. ORIOLES 10TH: Singleton lined to shortstop; Murray struck out; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 6. TWINS 10TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles walked; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chiles to second]; Wilfong was walked intentionally; Norwood homered [Chiles scored, Wilfong scored]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 9.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".