Gorman Thomas clouted a two-run homer and Cecil Cooper doubled across two more runs, enabling the Brewers to gain a 9-2 victory and salvage a split of a doubleheader with the Orioles. Lee May drove in four runs in the Orioles' 7-5 first-game victory with a pair of homers and a single.

Thomas' second-game round-tripper came in the fourth inning after Larry Hisle reached first on a walk. Cooper's double followed singles by Hisle and Dick Davis. Hisle and Davis hit back-to-back homers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     16, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  9  1
Orioles      3  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 12  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor ss            5   0   2   1     0   1   .355      Bumbry lf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .250
Money 3b              4   0   0   1     0   3   .313      Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .344      Singleton rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Hisle dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .258        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .211      Murray 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .286
Davis rf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .400      May dh                4   2   3   4     0   0   .355
Thomas cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .250      Harlow cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .389
Sakata 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .313      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .280
  Bando ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lezcano ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .211        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   4     3  11             Totals               34   7  12   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:06
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Orioles 6
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Molitor, Murray
Doubles: Davis (1), Bumbry (1), Dempsey (1)
Home Runs: Cooper (4), May 2 (2), Harlow (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (1)
GIDP: Bumbry (2)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (1,by Briles)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(2-1)             5.1   9   7   6   1   2   3  26   4.63
Castro                  2.2   3   0   0   1   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                  8    12   7   6   2   2   3  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(1-1)           7     4   1   1   2   9   1  27   2.77
Stoddard                1.1   4   4   2   0   1   0   9   6.75
Stanhouse SV(2)         0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   3   3  11   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Briles (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Money was
called out on strikes; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Smith grounded out (second
to first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded out (second to
first) [Bumbry scored]; Murray walked; May homered [Murray
scored]; Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Hisle walked; Oglivie walked [Hisle to second];
Davis flied out to center [Hisle to third]; Thomas lined into a
double play (third to second) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Dempsey popped
to first; Garcia lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Sakata flied out to center; Martinez struck out;
Molitor singled to left; Money made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton singled to
left [Bumbry to third, Singleton to second (on throw to home)];
Murray was called out on strikes; May singled to third [Bumbry
scored, Singleton to third]; Harlow grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper homered; Hisle lined to shortstop; Oglivie
flied out to right; Davis doubled to left; Thomas was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey was called
out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
struck out; Molitor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith flied out to right;
Singleton singled to left; Murray made an out to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Money was called out on strikes; Cooper singled;
Hisle struck out; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: May homered; Harlow homered; DeCinces flied out to
left; Dempsey singled to center; CASTRO REPLACED HAAS
(PITCHING); Garcia singled to left [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry
forced Garcia (shortstop unassisted) [Dempsey scored (error by
Molitor) (unearned), Bumbry to second]; Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Davis was hit by a pitch; Thomas struck out; Sakata
was called out on strikes; BANDO BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Bando
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING C ); Singleton
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Murray grounded out (catcher
unassisted); May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); STODDARD
REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Molitor grounded out (pitcher to
first); Money struck out; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow grounded out (third to first); DeCinces
singled to center; Dempsey doubled to right [DeCinces to third];
Garcia walked; Bumbry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 7.

BREWERS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
singled to center; Davis singled to left [Oglivie to third];
Thomas singled to left [Oglivie scored, Davis to second]; Sakata
reached on an error by Murray [Davis scored (no RBI), Thomas to
second]; LEZCANO BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Lezcano singled to
right [Thomas to third, Sakata to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED
STODDARD (PITCHING); Molitor singled to right [Thomas scored
(unearned), Sakata to third, Lezcano to second]; Money hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Sakata scored (unearned)]; Cooper walked
[Lezcano to third, Molitor to second]; Hisle struck out; 4 R (2
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 7.