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May 15, 1978

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Orioles 6 8 1
Twins 6 6 2
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Orioles 6 8 1
Twins 9 7 2

Willie Norwood Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .200 .328
At Bats 4 103
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 12
RBI’s 0 8

John Flinn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 15, 1978
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Home Run
John Flinn
Dave Skaggs
Eddie Murray
Billy Smith
Doug DeCinces
Mark Belanger
Pat Kelly
Larry Harlow
Carlos Lopez
Willie Norwood
Rob Wilfong
Rich Chiles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 6 8 1 14
Minnesota Twins 9 7 2 8
Winning Pitcher Mike Marshall
Losing Pitcher John Flinn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Norwood
Attendance 3,847
Time of Game 3 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Norwood hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Wilfong is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chiles moves to second.
Bottom 10 Chiles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Carlos Lopez now playing right field. Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out.
Top 10 May hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Murray strikes out.
Top 10 Singleton hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Morales strikes out. Skaggs drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out.
Bottom 9 Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 John Flinn now pitching. Carew is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Norwood moves to second.
Bottom 9 Norwood takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Harlow takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mike Marshall now pitching. There goes Belanger. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Belanger steals second.
Top 9 Belanger is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 DeCinces hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 May hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Chiles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murray hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Singleton strikes out.
Top 8 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Harlow is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cubbage takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skaggs strikes out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Norwood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Powell strikes out.
Top 6 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 6 May takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Singleton moves to second.
Top 6 Greg Thayer now pitching. Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Singleton takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Harlow takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Chiles strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew scores. Morales moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams. Nelson Briles now pitching. Morales hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Carew moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Tippy Martinez now pitching. Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norwood scores. Smalley moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Norwood moves to second.
Bottom 5 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilfong takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to second.
Top 5 DeCinces takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cubbage tags and scores. Adams tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 Wynegar takes first base on ball four. Cubbage moves to third. Adams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adams takes first base on ball four. Cubbage moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Singleton takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Smith hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Erickson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Erickson. Harlow moves to third.
Top 4 Harlow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Skaggs hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Norwood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wilfong hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 DeCinces takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out.
Top 3 May hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Cubbage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Singleton takes first base on ball four. Skaggs moves to third. Harlow moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores.
Top 2 Harlow takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to third. Skaggs moves to second.
Top 2 Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to home to get DeCinces. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Smalley. DeCinces moves to third. Belanger moves to second.
Top 2 DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Erickson fires to first and picks off Kelly.
Top 1 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray scores.
Top 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. Singleton scores. Murray moves to second.
Top 1 Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harlow scores. Singleton moves to third.
Top 1 Singleton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Harlow moves to third.
Top 1 Harlow hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Norwood. Harlow reaches second base with a double.