Two wild pitches brought home the winning run as the Orioles decisioned the Yankees, 3-2. The Yanks jumped into the lead in the second inning on Paul Blair's two-run double, but the Orioles tied the game in the fourth on a double by Billy Smith and homer by Ken Singleton.

In the fifth, Rick Dempsey reached first safely when third baseman Graig Nettles dropped his leadoff line drive for an error. Dempsey then stole second and came home on consecutive wild pitches by Ed Figueroa. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Smith 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .296 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Munson c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .283 Singleton rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .312 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Zeber ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Dauer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Dempsey c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .207 Johnson dh,c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Blair rf 2 0 1 2 1 0 .217 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Totals 34 3 7 2 2 6 Totals 30 2 3 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 21,404 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 4 DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1 Errors: Nettles Doubles: Smith (9), Dempsey (4), Chambliss (7), Blair (3), Johnson (5) Home Runs: Singleton (4) Stolen Bases: Dempsey (1) GIDP: Murray (8) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(6-4) 9 3 2 2 3 4 0 33 3.20 Totals 9 3 2 2 3 4 0 33 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(5-3) 8 7 3 2 2 6 1 33 2.87 Clay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.43 Totals 9 7 3 2 2 6 1 36 Wild Pitches: Figueroa 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Don Denkinger ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph was called out on strikes; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to left; Kelly flied out to center; May flied out to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to catcher; Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson walked; Blair doubled to left [Chambliss scored, Johnson scored, Blair to third (on throw to home)]; Dent struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to center; Harlow popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson walked; Piniella forced Munson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Murray flied out to center [Smith to third]; Singleton homered [Smith scored]; Kelly flied out to center; May singled to left; DeCinces popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles struck out; Johnson doubled to left; Blair walked; Dent forced Blair (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey reached on an error by Nettles; Dempsey stole second; Figueroa threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to third]; Belanger walked; Figueroa threw a wild pitch [Dempsey scored (unearned), Belanger to second]; Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Belanger to third]; Smith walked; Murray grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Kelly flied out to left; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 7TH: JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); FIGUEROA REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; Dempsey doubled to right; Belanger flied out to center [Dempsey to third]; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Johnson popped to shortstop; Blair popped to shortstop; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Smith singled to right; Murray singled to right [Smith to third]; Singleton struck out; Kelly struck out; May popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory; ZEBER BATTED FOR FIGUEROA; Zeber flied out to center; Jim Palmer ejected by HP umpire Steve Palermo; he was not in the game; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 9TH: CLAY REPLACED ZEBER (PITCHING); DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Piniella popped to second; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 2.

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