The Baltimore Orioles couldn't keep up with the New York Yankees, 6 to 2, on August 31, 1978.

Final

Yankees

77-54

6

Orioles

72-60

2

NYY

BAL

1

0

2

0

2

3

0

4

0

5

0

6

3

0

7

1

0

8

0

9

2

0

R

6

2

H

8

11

E

1

2

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 2nd

NYY

BAL

Single by Billy Smith; Douglas DeCinces scored.

0

1

Triple by Kiko Garcia; Billy Smith scored.

0

2

Top 6th

NYY

BAL

Double by Bucky Dent; Cliff Johnson scored.

1

2

Double by Mickey Rivers; Bucky Dent scored.

2

Pickoff attempt; Error by Douglas DeCinces; Mickey Rivers scored.

3

2

Top 7th

NYY

BAL

Home run by Lou Piniella.

4

2

Top 9th

NYY

BAL

Sacrifice fly by Jim Spencer; Lou Piniella scored.

5

2

Single by Bucky Dent; Graig Nettles scored.

6

2

Yankees

Orioles

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Mickey Rivers CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	2
Willie Randolph 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Thurman Munson C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Reggie Jackson RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
Lou Piniella LF	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	5
Graig Nettles 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Chambliss 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Cliff Johnson DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Spencer PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bucky Dent SS	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	3
Totals	32	6	8	5	1	3	4	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	BB	SO
Dick Tidrow (W)	6.2	7	2	1	6
Sparky Lyle (S)	2.1	4	0	0	2
Totals	9.0	11	2	1	8

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Larry Harlow CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rich Dauer PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Pat Kelly LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Mike Anderson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Singleton RF	5	0	2	0	0	2	2
Eddie Murray 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
Douglas DeCinces 3B	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lee May DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	2
Rick Dempsey C	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Billy Smith 2B	2	1	1	1	0	0	1
Andres Mora PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Belanger SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kiko Garcia SS,2B	4	0	3	1	0	1	5
Totals	38	2	11	2	1	8	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Scott McGregor (L)	8.1	7	6	5	1	4	1
Don Stanhouse	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Totals	9.0	8	6	5	3	4	1

Explore

More Orioles Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Henderson

RBI

20

Henderson

AVG

.328

Cowser

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Rodriguez

K

35

Burnes

ERA

2.55

Burnes

Team Rankings

HR

38

1st

R

138

6th

SO

230

13th

ERA

3.90

15th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	16	9	.640
Yankees	17	10	.630
Red Sox	14	13	.519	3.0
Blue Jays	13	14	.481	4.0
Rays	13	14	.481	4.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	OAK	@	BAL	4:05 PM
Sun 4/28	OAK	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Mon 4/29	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Tue 4/30	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Wed 5/1	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM

Last Game

Orioles

16-9

2

Final

3

Athletics

11-16

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0