A three-run homer by Pat Kelly and a pair of RBIs by Eddie Murray on two singles carried the Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the Yankees in a game marked by the first power failures in the history of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Circuit breakers in two separate light towers malfunctioned in the second inning and once in each half of fourth, causing a total delay of one hour, 16 minutes.

Lee May started the Orioles' scoring with a homer in the second inning. After Larry Harlow singled and Mark Belanger was hit by a pitch, Kelly whacked his round-tripper to make it 4-0. Murray then accounted for the Orioles' winning margin with run-scoring singles in fifth and seventh innings. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 Orioles 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 x - 6 10 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Kelly lf 2 1 1 3 1 1 .262 Randolph 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .268 Anderson ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Munson c 3 2 2 0 1 0 .308 Dempsey c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .258 Piniella rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .313 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Johnstone rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Lopez ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .288 Murray 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .286 Johnson dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .173 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Jackson ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 1 .274 May dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .240 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Harlow cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 White lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Dauer 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 Dent ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .263 Belanger ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 .199 Doyle pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez 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 Totals 35 4 11 3 3 4 Totals 33 6 10 6 3 5 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 32,153 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Orioles 9 DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Munson Doubles: Piniella 2 (24), Dent (8), Dempsey (13) Home Runs: May (19), Kelly (4) Stolen Bases: Randolph (22) Caught Stealing: Rivers (5) Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (4), Belanger (5) GIDP: Johnson (6) Hit by Pitch: Belanger (4,by Beattie) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie L(2-7) 2 3 4 4 1 3 2 11 4.39 Lindblad 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 4.20 Lyle 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 15 3.34 Totals 8 10 6 6 3 5 2 39 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(15-10) 5.1 5 4 4 3 2 0 23 3.83 Kerrigan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.34 T. Martinez 3.1 5 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.95 Stanhouse SV(17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.10 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 4 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Beattie (5) Wild Pitches: Beattie (5) Balks: Flanagan (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Kelly walked; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelly to second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss reached on a fielder's choice [Piniella out at third (shortstop to third)]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 23 minute delay due to light failure behind home plate at 7:59; May homered; Harlow singled; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Harlow to second]; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Harlow to third]; Belanger was hit by a pitch; Kelly homered [Harlow scored, Belanger scored]; Dempsey was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles lined to second; White grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 3RD: LINDBLAD REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Singleton flied out to right; Murray made an out to first; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 4. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Munson singled to center [Randolph to third]; Flanagan balked [Randolph scored, Munson to second]; 32 minute delay due to light failure at 8:56; Piniella doubled to left [Munson scored]; Chambliss struck out; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: May struck out; Harlow flied out to left; Dauer walked; 19 minute delay due to light failure at 9:37 with count 3-1 to Dauer; Belanger singled to right [Dauer to second]; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 4. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (third to first); Dent doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to third; Singleton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Murray singled [Dempsey scored]; DeCinces made an out to shortstop; May lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 5. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips; Munson walked [Randolph to second]; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Lou Piniella ejected by 1B umpire Dave Phillips; Chambliss singled [Randolph scored, Munson scored]; KERRIGAN REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); JACKSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Jackson singled to left [Chambliss to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Nettles lined to second; White forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTONE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger singled; ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 5. YANKEES 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dent singled to left; Rivers singled [Dent to second]; Dent was picked off second (catcher to second); Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Singleton flied out to right; Murray singled [Dempsey scored, Murray to second (on throw to home)]; DeCinces flied out to center; May was walked intentionally; Harlow made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 6. YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to left; Johnstone flied out to left; Chambliss struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer singled to left; Belanger reached on an error by Munson on a sacrifice bunt [Dauer to second]; On a bunt Anderson forced Dauer (pitcher to third) [Belanger to second]; Dempsey flied out to left; LOPEZ BATTED FOR SINGLETON; Lopez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 6. YANKEES 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles flied out to right; White singled; Dent singled [White to second]; DOYLE RAN FOR DENT; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 6.

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