With two out in the ninth inning, Graig Nettles walked and scored from first base on a double by Roy White to bring the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. After the Yankees counted in the first on a pass to Willie Randolph, a stolen base, and a double by Lou Piniella, the Orioles took the lead with homers by Eddie Murray and Pat Kelly. The Yankees tied the score in the eighth when Mickey Rivers doubled and Thurman Munson singled. White's scoring double in the ninth broke the Yankees' three-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 7 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Randolph 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .260 Murray 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .281 Munson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .303 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 Piniella lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .307 Crowley dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 May ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Nettles 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .265 Kelly lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .263 White dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .253 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garcia ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 7 2 1 8 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 26,727 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 6 DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 2 Errors: Garcia Doubles: Piniella (22), Rivers (15), White (9) Home Runs: Murray (22), Kelly (3) Stolen Bases: Randolph (20) Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (2) GIDP: Dauer (5), White (6) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor 7.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 29 3.64 Stanhouse 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.14 T. Martinez L(3-2) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 5.22 Totals 8.2 7 3 3 2 3 0 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa 8.1 6 2 2 1 7 2 30 3.14 Lyle W(8-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.35 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 8 2 33 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Dauer grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second; Munson flied out to left; Piniella doubled to left [Randolph scored]; Jackson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Crowley singled to right [Singleton to second]; DeCinces struck out; Kelly was called out on strikes; Dempsey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to right; Nettles struck out; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia flied out to right; Harlow singled to left; Dauer grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harlow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to right; Rivers reached on an error by Garcia; Randolph flied out to right; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray homered; Singleton flied out to center; Crowley grounded out (second to first); DeCinces struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Chambliss popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Dempsey was called out on strikes; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); White struck out; Dent popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Dauer struck out; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph singled to right; Munson lined to third; Piniella forced Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to left; Crowley flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss popped to shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly homered; On a bunt Dempsey singled; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dempsey to second]; Harlow lined into a double play (right to right to shortstop) [Dempsey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to right; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers doubled to right; Randolph walked; STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Munson singled to right [Rivers scored, Randolph to third]; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray singled to right; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Singleton was called out on strikes; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 2B umpire Jerry Neudecker; MAY BATTED FOR CROWLEY; May singled to center [Murray to second]; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles walked; White doubled [Nettles scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

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