Hitting in his 14th straight game, Mickey Rivers drove in the tie-breaking run as the Yankees defeated the Orioles, 4-1. The score was 1-1 in the eighth when Gary Thomasson singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored on Rivers' single. The Yanks added another pair in the ninth on a home run by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Monday, August 14, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 11 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .260 Kelly lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Randolph 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Doyle ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 May dh 4 1 2 0 0 2 .243 Piniella dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 DeCinces 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .264 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .257 Harlow cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .267 Thomasson lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .234 Belanger ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .203 Dent ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 11 3 1 3 Totals 31 1 7 1 2 7 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 30,397 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 7 DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Kelly Home Runs: Nettles (18) Sacrifice Hits: Dent (4), Harlow (2) Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (3) GIDP: Nettles (14), Harlow (7) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 6.1 6 1 1 1 3 0 25 3.72 Gossage W(8-9) 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 1.91 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 7 0 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(14-11) 9 11 4 3 1 3 1 37 2.62 Totals 9 11 4 3 1 3 1 37 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph singled to center; Randolph was picked off first (pitcher to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Kelly popped to third in foul territory; Dempsey flied out to right; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Piniella singled to right; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May singled to third; DeCinces flied out to left; Harlow grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 3RD: Jackson flied out to left; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Dent made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer flied out to right; Belanger singled; Kelly flied out to center; Dempsey singled [Belanger to second]; Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to right; Randolph struck out; Munson made an out to first; Chambliss reached on an error by Kelly [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chambliss to second]; Piniella lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); May struck out; DeCinces singled; Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Thomasson singled to center; Dent singled to center [Thomasson to second]; Rivers grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to left; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Kelly flied out to center; Willie Randolph and Yankees Coach Gene Michael ejected by 1B umpire Steve Palermo arguing a checked swing call during Randolph's at bat; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. YANKEES 6TH: DOYLE BATTED FOR RANDOLPH; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson was called out on strikes; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Dempsey struck out; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: May singled to left; DeCinces singled to left [May to second]; Harlow out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [May to third, DeCinces to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Dauer hit a sacrifice fly to left [May scored]; Belanger walked; Kelly flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 1. YANKEES 8TH: Thomasson singled; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomasson to second]; Rivers singled to left [Thomasson scored, Rivers out at second (left to third to second)]; Doyle singled to center; Munson forced Doyle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Singleton lined to left; 23 minute delay due to light failure at 10:39 with 3-2 count on Eddie Murray; Murray was called out on strikes; Eddie Murray called out on first pitch after 23 minute delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 1. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (catcher to first); Piniella singled; Nettles homered [Piniella scored]; Jackson struck out; Thomasson walked; Dent singled to shortstop [Thomasson to second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: May struck out; DeCinces struck out; Harlow singled to left; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 1.

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