The Orioles got a 3-0 victory over the Yankees in a game called after six innings because of wet grounds. The Yankees scored five runs in the top of seventh, but rain poured down at the start of the Orioles' half. After a wait of 38 minutes, umpire Don Denkinger ruled the field unplayable, causing the game to revert to the last full inning.

The first Bird run came in the sixth inning on a double by Rick Dempsey, walk to Eddie Murray and throwing error by Chris Chambliss. Doug DeCinces then hit an RBI double and the Orioles scored another on a sacrifice fly by Terry Crowley. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Kelly lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Munson dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Singleton rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Piniella lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Murray 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .287 Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Crowley dh 3 1 0 1 0 1 .273 Nettles 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .257 DeCinces 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Jackson rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Smith 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Heath c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Harlow cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .231 Dent ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Belanger ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .201 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 19 0 3 0 1 3 Totals 22 3 6 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 31,591 Left on Base: Yankees 2, Orioles 5 DP: Yankees 2, Orioles 1 Errors: Chambliss Doubles: DeCinces 2 (25), Murray (27), Dempsey (14) Sacrifice Flies: Harlow (2) GIDP: Randolph (8), Kelly (7) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(11-8) 6 6 3 1 3 3 0 26 3.23 Totals 6 6 3 1 3 3 0 26 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(12-10) 6 3 0 0 1 3 0 20 3.42 Totals 6 3 0 0 1 3 0 20 Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled; Rivers was picked off first (pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella struck out; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley made an out to third; DeCinces doubled to left; Smith flied out to left; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 3RD: Jackson struck out; Heath was called out on strikes; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; Kelly flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to left; Randolph grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; Murray doubled; Crowley was called out on strikes; DeCinces made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles singled to right; Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Smith singled; Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Smith to second]; Belanger singled to center [Smith to third]; Kelly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 6TH: Heath grounded out (catcher to first); Dent walked; Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dempsey to third]; Murray walked; Crowley reached on an error by Chambliss [Dempsey scored (RBI), Murray to second, Crowley to first]; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored (unearned), Crowley to third]; Smith walked; Harlow sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Crowley scored (unearned), DeCinces out at third (center to first to third)]; rain delay at 4:13; game called at 4:49; the Yankees protested that no effort was made to make the field playable; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

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