Exploding in the eighth inning, the Orioles scored five runs on a homer by Al Bumbry and grand slam by Eddie Murray to end their five-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the White Sox. After Bumbry's homer, White Sox starter Steve Stone walked Larry Harlow with two out before giving way on the mound to Pablo Torrealba.

Carlos Lopez was safe on an error by Greg Pryor. Lerrin LaGrow replaced Torrealba and passed Lee May to load the bases, setting the stage for Murray's jackpot wallop. Ron Blomberg hit a two-run, pinch-homer for the White Sox in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  1  -   6  5  1
White Sox    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 12  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .227      Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Smith 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .226        Moore ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Harlow cf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .333      Molinaro dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .324        Nordhagen ph,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Lopez ph,rf         2   1   0   0     0   0   .231        Orta ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
May dh                3   1   0   0     2   2   .292      Bonds rf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .283
Murray 1b             3   1   1   4     1   1   .246      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .274      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .245      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .231
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Kessinger 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Garcia ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Nahorodny c           4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .308
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blomberg ph         1   1   1   2     0   0   .226
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   5   5     8   9             Totals               37   4  12   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 25,395
Left on Base: Orioles 8, White Sox 8
DP: Orioles 2, White Sox 0
Errors: DeCinces, Pryor 2
Doubles: Bumbry (2), Lamar Johnson (5)
Home Runs: Bumbry (1), Murray (3), Blomberg (3)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (3)
GIDP: Molinaro (1), Lemon (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(2-1)      8.1  11   4   4   2   2   1  36   5.97
T. Martinez             0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.30
Stanhouse SV(4)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   1  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   7.2   3   2   1   5   8   1  30   4.18
Torrealba L(1-2)        0     0   1   0   0   0   0   1   2.31
LaGrow                  1     2   3   2   3   1   1   9   5.40
Willoughby              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.68
Totals                  9     5   6   1*  8   9   2  41

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Smith grounded out (pitcher
to first); Harlow lined to first; Singleton flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to right; Molinaro singled to left
[Garr to third]; Bonds struck out; Lamar Johnson doubled to left
[Garr scored, Molinaro to third]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop
to first); Soderholm flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: May walked; Murray struck out; DeCinces was called
out on strikes; Dempsey singled to center [May to second];
Belanger popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kessinger flied out to center; Nahorodny flied
out to center; Pryor singled to left; Garr flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Smith flied out to center; Harlow flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro walked; Bonds forced Molinaro (shortstop
to second); Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Lemon flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to center; May struck out;
Murray walked; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm walked; Kessinger grounded out (second
to first) [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny singled to left
[Soderholm scored, Nahorodny out at second (catcher to first to
shortstop)]; Pryor flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger was called out
on strikes; Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to center; Molinaro grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second];
Bonds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Harlow flied out to
center; Singleton walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Lemon grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lamar Johnson
out at second]; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
struck out; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nahorodny struck out; Pryor singled to center; Garr grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly struck out; Bumbry
homered; Smith flied out to right; Harlow walked; TORREALBA
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); LOPEZ BATTED FOR SINGLETON; Lopez
reached on an error by Pryor [Harlow to second]; LAGROW REPLACED
TORREALBA (PITCHING); May walked [Harlow to third, Lopez to
second]; Murray homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)
[Harlow scored (unearned), Lopez scored (unearned), May scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; DeCinces popped to
catcher; 5 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARCIA
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Molinaro flied out to left; Bonds
singled to left; Lamar Johnson reached on an error by DeCinces
[Bonds to second]; Lemon flied out to center; Soderholm flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey walked; Garcia struck out; Bumbry popped to
shortstop; Smith singled to center [Dempsey to second]; Harlow
walked [Dempsey to third, Smith to second]; Lopez reached on an
error by Pryor [Dempsey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Smith to
third, Harlow to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING);
May grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Cruz singled to right;
Nahorodny forced Cruz (shortstop to second); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR
PRYOR; Blomberg homered [Nahorodny scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR GARR; Moore singled to
center; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR MOLINARO; STANHOUSE REPLACED T.
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); ORTA BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Orta grounded
out (third to first) [Moore to second]; Bonds struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 4.