Although tagged for three homers, Luis Tiant yielded only four other hits and brought his record to 7-0 by pitching the Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Orioles. After Rick Dempsey homered in the third inning and Eddie Murray in the fourth, the Red Sox pulled even each time with circuit clouts by Butch Hobson and Carlton Fisk off Scott McGregor. The Red Sox then took the lead in the fifth with a double by Dwight Evans and single by Hobson before putting the game away with three runs in the sixth.

With one out, Fisk walked and Fred Lynn doubled, leading to the exit of McGregor. Joe Kerrigan, in relief, passed George Scott intentionally and also walked Evans to force in Fisk. Rick Burleson followed with a single off the heel of second baseman Billy Smith's glove, driving in two runs. The Red Sox added a pair in the seventh, leaving the Orioles with only a harmless gesture when Doug DeCinces hit a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  2
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  1  3    2  0  x  -   8 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Burleson ss           5   0   2   2     0   2   .253
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Remy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .269      Rice dh               4   1   0   0     1   1   .324
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .293      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Kelly lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .300      Fisk c                3   2   2   1     1   0   .289
Crowley dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Lynn cf               4   2   1   0     0   0   .316
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .235      Scott 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .273
Dempsey c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .215      Evans rf              3   1   2   1     1   1   .290
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Hobson 3b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .262
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   6             Totals               34   8  10   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 32,213
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Singleton, Belanger
Doubles: Belanger (9), Fisk (22), Evans (11), Lynn (15)
Home Runs: Dempsey (4), Murray (15), DeCinces (7), Hobson (15), Fisk (8)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (5)
GIDP: DeCinces (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(8-5)         5.1   7   5   5   1   3   2  24   3.59
Kerrigan                2.2   3   3   3   4   2   0  15   5.86
Totals                  8    10   8   8   5   5   2  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(7-0)            9     7   3   3   2   6   3  35   2.84
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   3  35

Wild Pitches: Kerrigan (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Smith popped to catcher
in foul territory; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton struck out; Kelly walked; Crowley flied
out to right; Kelly stole second; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk
doubled to right; Lynn flied out to left; Scott lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey homered; Belanger grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harlow flied out to center; Smith popped to first; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson homered; Burleson struck
out; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray homered; Singleton singled to right; Kelly
walked [Singleton to second]; Crowley singled to right
[Singleton to third, Kelly to second]; DeCinces grounded into a
double play (third to catcher to first) [Kelly to third, Crowley
to second, Singleton out at home]; Dempsey flied out to center;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Fisk homered; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger doubled to left; Harlow flied out to right
[Belanger to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first);
Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Evans doubled
to center; Hobson singled to center [Evans scored]; Burleson
singled to left [Hobson to second]; Remy forced Burleson
(shortstop to second) [Hobson to third]; Rice flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton struck out; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); Crowley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
walked; Lynn doubled to right [Fisk to third]; KERRIGAN REPLACED
MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Scott was walked intentionally; Evans
walked [Fisk scored, Lynn to third, Scott to second]; Hobson
struck out; Burleson singled to second [Lynn scored, Scott
scored, Evans to second]; Remy flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Dempsey singled to left;
Belanger flied out to center; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice walked; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second];
Fisk flied out to left; Lynn forced Yastrzemski (second to
shortstop) [Rice scored (error by Belanger), Lynn to second];
Kerrigan threw a wild pitch [Lynn to third]; Scott singled to
center [Lynn scored]; Evans singled to right [Scott to third,
Evans to second (error by Singleton)]; Hobson popped to first; 2
R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: Smith flied out to right; Murray flied out to
right; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy grounded
out (second to first); Rice made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 8.

ORIOLES 9TH: Kelly flied out to center; Crowley grounded out
(first unassisted); DeCinces homered; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox
8.

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