Yankees @ Orioles
August 31, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 8 1
Orioles 2 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 8 1
Orioles 2 11 2

Eddie Murray Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .250 .354
At Bats 3 504
Hits 0 142
• Singles 0 85
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 1 58
RBI’s 0 77

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 2 7
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Memorial Stadium - August 31, 1978
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Eddie Murray
Mike Anderson
Kiko Garcia

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 8 1 5
Baltimore Orioles 2 11 2 11
Winning Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Losing Pitcher Scott McGregor
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 15,579
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike Anderson pinch hits for Pat Kelly. Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Garcia moves to third.
Bottom 9 Rich Dauer pinch hits for Larry Harlow. Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second.
Bottom 9 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rivers is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Chambliss moves to third. Dent moves to second.
Top 9 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 9 Jim Spencer pinch hits for Cliff Johnson. Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. Nettles tags and moves to third.
Top 9 Don Stanhouse now pitching. Chambliss is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Top 9 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Kiko Garcia now playing second base. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Andres Mora pinch hits for Billy Smith. Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 DeCinces strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Munson strikes out.
Top 8 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Singleton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second.
Bottom 7 Harlow hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson strikes out.
Top 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dempsey fires to third and DeCinces drops the ball. That's an error on DeCinces. Rivers scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Randolph bunts towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 6 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Dent scores.
Top 6 McGregor spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McGregor. Dent moves to third.
Top 6 Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Dent reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Murray strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Singleton moves to third.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Singleton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Harlow strikes out.
Top 5 Chambliss strikes out.
Top 5 Nettles is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Dempsey hits a line drive towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to first to double up May.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeCinces hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murray takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Singleton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 2 Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivers, who is chasing the ball. Garcia reaches third base with a triple. Smith goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Dempsey strikes out.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeCinces moves to second.
Bottom 2 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent.
Top 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.