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Tuesday May 2, 1978
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Limiting the Red Sox to their fewest amount of runs in Fenway Park this season, Dennis Martinez pitched the Orioles to a 3-1 victory on a four-hitter. The first Orioles' run came home on Mark Belanger's sacrifice fly in the sixth, but the Red Sox tied the game in the bottom of the frame on a walk to Carl Yastrzemski and singles by Butch Hobson and Bernie Carbo.

Eddie Murray's solo homer in the seventh inning snapped the tie and the Birds added an insurance marker in the eighth on a double by Larry Harlow and single by Lee May. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0  -   3  8  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .232      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .184
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Murray 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .205      Rice lf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .333
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .362      Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   0   0     2   0   .280
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Harlow cf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .388      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
May dh                4   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .293
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Carbo rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Belanger ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .258      Brohamer dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .357
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     4   1             Totals               30   1   4   1     7   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 19,930
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 9
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Harlow (5), Bumbry (3)
Home Runs: Murray (4)
Stolen Bases: Harlow (4), DeCinces (1)
Caught Stealing: May (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (2)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(3-1)      9     4   1   1   7   5   0  37   4.87
Totals                  9     4   1   1   7   5   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley L(0-2)           8.1   8   3   2   4   1   1  37   5.91
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.93
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4   1   1  39

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith walked; Murray
flied out to left; Singleton walked [Smith to second]; Harlow
singled to left [Singleton to second, Smith to third]; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to second; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Belanger
popped to shortstop; Skaggs walked; Bumbry walked [Skaggs to
second]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to second; Lynn grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hobson walked; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray lined to shortstop; Singleton singled to
center; Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to
second]; May singled to second [Singleton to third]; DeCinces
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer walked; Burleson grounded out (third to
first) [Brohamer to second]; Remy grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Brohamer to third]; Rice walked; Yastrzemski walked
[Rice to second]; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Skaggs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson struck
out; Carbo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith flied out to center; Murray grounded out
(first to pitcher); Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson
walked; Remy was called out on strikes; Rice was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow singled to right; Harlow stole second; May
popped to catcher in foul territory; DeCinces reached on an
error by Hobson [Harlow to third]; DeCinces stole second;
Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to center [DeCinces to third,
Harlow scored (unearned)]; Skaggs grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk was called out on strikes;
Lynn flied out to left; Hobson singled to right [Yastrzemski to
third]; Carbo singled to left [Hobson to second, Yastrzemski
scored]; Brohamer flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Smith flied
out to right; Murray homered; Singleton flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Burleson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Remy walked; Rice singled to
center [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow doubled to right; May singled to left
[Harlow scored]; May was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); DeCinces was called out on strikes; Belanger flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk flied out to left; Lynn popped to third;
Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Skaggs flied out to center; Bumbry doubled to left;
BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Smith flied out to center
[Bumbry to third]; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Burleson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 1.



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