A pair of two-run homers by Jim Rice were the big blows as the Red Sox downed the Orioles, 9-6, to snap the Birds' three-game winning streak. Rice's first circuit clout came in the third inning following a single by Jack Brohamer. His second swat came in the seventh after Rick Burleson walked. Fred Lynn contributed a two-run double in a four-run sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 6
Game Played on Monday, May       1, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  2  -   6  8  1
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  0  4    2  0  x  -   9  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf,cf          4   1   1   2     1   0   .231      Burleson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .193
Smith 2b              4   2   2   1     1   1   .279      Remy 2b               2   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Harlow cf             1   1   0   0     2   1   .356      Rice lf               4   2   3   4     0   0   .323
  Roenicke ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   0     1   0   .288
  Kelly ph,lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Fisk c                2   1   0   0     2   0   .270
Singleton rf          3   0   2   1     2   0   .364      Lynn cf               3   1   1   2     1   1   .311
May dh                5   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Murray 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .205        Duffy 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .275      Carbo rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     2   2   .250      Brohamer dh           4   1   1   0     0   1   .455
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   4    11   8             Totals               28   9   9   8     6   3

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 18,710
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Red Sox 4
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Murray, Hobson
Doubles: Lynn (4), Hobson (4), Yastrzemski (3)
Home Runs: Bumbry (2), Rice 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (4), Remy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (2)
GIDP: Bumbry (4), May (3), Kelly (3), Burleson (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(1-2)           5.1   6   7   4   3   2   1  24   3.93
Stoddard                1     3   2   2   2   1   1   8   8.76
Kerrigan                1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   6.92
Totals                  8     9   9   6   6   3   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(3-1)           6     5   4   4   6   5   0  28   5.45
Burgmeier               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.25
Stanley SV(1)           3     3   2   2   4   3   1  15   3.48
Totals                  9     8   6   6  11   8   1  44

Wild Pitches: Briles (1), Stoddard (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy lined
to second; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton popped to second; May flied out to
center; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory;
Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Hobson popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces singled to center; Dempsey was called out
on strikes; Belanger flied out to left; Bumbry forced DeCinces
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo reached on an error by Murray [Carbo to
first]; Brohamer singled to center [Carbo to second]; Burleson
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brohamer to second,
Carbo to third]; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo
scored (unearned)]; Rice homered (unearned) [Brohamer scored
(unearned)]; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith struck out; Harlow walked; Singleton singled
to center [Harlow to third]; May reached on an error by Hobson
[May to first, Singleton to second, Harlow scored (no RBI)];
Murray grounded out (second to first) [May to second, Singleton
to third]; DeCinces flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk lined to third; Lynn struck out; Hobson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Bumbry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo singled to center [Carbo out at second
(center to second)]; Brohamer struck out; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox
3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith singled to center; Harlow walked [Smith to
second]; Singleton walked [Smith to third, Harlow to second];
May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harlow to third, Smith scored, Singleton out at second]; Murray
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to right; Rice singled to left [Remy
to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Remy
to third]; Fisk walked while Remy advanced to home on a wild
pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn doubled to right [Fisk
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; STODDARD REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Stoddard threw a wild pitch [Lynn to third]; Hobson
doubled to left [Lynn scored]; Carbo struck out; Brohamer flied
out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); DeCinces
walked; Dempsey singled to left [DeCinces to second]; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to center [Dempsey to
second, DeCinces to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Bumbry walked (walk was charged to Torrez) [DeCinces
scored, Dempsey to third, Crowley to second]; Smith walked
[Dempsey scored, Crowley to third, Bumbry to second]; ROENICKE
BATTED FOR HARLOW; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); KELLY
BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Kelly grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [Smith to second, Bumbry to third, Crowley
out at home]; Singleton walked; May was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GARCIA
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Burleson walked; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Burleson to second]; Rice homered [Burleson scored];
Yastrzemski doubled to left; KERRIGAN REPLACED STODDARD
(PITCHING); Fisk walked (walk was charged to Stoddard); Lynn
flied out to center; Duffy forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces
was called out on strikes; Dempsey walked; Garcia grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo walked; Brohamer forced Carbo (shortstop
unassisted); Burleson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry homered; Smith singled; Kelly walked [Smith
to second]; Singleton singled to center [Smith scored, Kelly to
second]; May flied out to left; Murray flied out to center;
DeCinces walked [Kelly to third, Singleton to second]; Dempsey
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red
Sox 9.