Completing the three-game series sweep, the Red Sox breezed past the Orioles, 4-1, as Mike Torrez scattered nine hits and Rick Burleson hit a solo homer. Jim Rice opened the Red Sox scoring in the first inning when he tripled and scored on Ken Singleton's throwing error. The Bosox added a tally in the second on an RBI double by Fred Lynn. Burleson hit his round-tripper in the fifth. The final Sox marker came in the seventh on a triple by George Scott and a single by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  7  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Burleson ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .253
Dauer 3b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .262      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .266      Rice dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .323
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .292      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .289
Mora lf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .273      Lynn cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .316
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Scott 1b              1   1   1   0     2   0   .279
Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   2   .333      Evans rf              2   0   1   1     0   1   .291
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Hobson 3b             1   0   0   0     2   1   .261
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .349
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   9   1     3   9             Totals               27   4   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 33,526
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Red Sox 4
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Singleton, Fisk, Hobson
Doubles: Mora (4), Lynn (16)
Triples: Rice (8), Scott (2)
Home Runs: Mora (4), Burleson (4)
Stolen Bases: Evans (5)
Caught Stealing: Scott (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (3)
GIDP: Burleson (10)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(6-5)      8     7   4   3   4   5   1  32   4.62
Totals                  8     7   4   3   4   5   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(11-3)          9     9   1   1   3   9   1  40   3.88
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   9   1  40

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to right; Dauer was called out on
strikes; Murray walked; Singleton singled to right [Murray to
second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy flied
out to left; Rice tripled [Rice scored (error by Singleton)
(unearned)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora doubled; Smith grounded out (second to first)
[Mora to third]; Hendricks struck out; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled; Lynn doubled to left [Fisk scored];
Scott walked; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Lynn to third, Scott to second]; Hobson was walked
intentionally; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Scott out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
singled to center; Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [Dauer
to third (error by Fisk)]; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice flied
out to center; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: May was called out on strikes; Mora singled to
left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Mora to second];
Hendricks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded
out (second to first); Scott walked; Scott was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow
singled to center; Dauer singled to right [Harlow to third];
Murray walked [Dauer to second]; Singleton struck out; May
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans struck out; Hobson struck out; Burleson
homered; Remy singled [Remy out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora homered; Smith was called out on strikes;
Hendricks was called out on strikes; Belanger singled to center;
Harlow popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer popped to catcher in foul territory; Murray
grounded out (second to first); Singleton walked; May flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn flied out to center; Scott tripled to right;
Evans singled to center [Scott scored]; Evans stole second;
Hobson walked; Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora flied out to center; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); Hendricks singled to center; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Crowley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Rice grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Harlow popped to third in foul territory; Dauer
reached on an error by Hobson; Murray lined to left; Singleton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.