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Friday September 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Righthander Sammy Stewart, called up from Rochester (International), set the major league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a rookie's debut, fanning seven in a row, to feature the Orioles' sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox. Jim Palmer gained his 17th victory, with help from Stanhouse, as the Orioles won the opener, 3-0. Larry Harlow hit a two-run homer.

Stewart, pitching in the nightcap, whiffed Jorge Orta, Chet Lemon and Thad Bosley in the second inning, fanned Mike Colbern, Kevin Bell and Claudell Washington in the third and made Greg Pryor his seventh victim before Mike Squires ended the rookie's string by flying out. Stewart faltered in the sixth, when the White Sox scored twice, and Joe Kerrigan relieved to finish the 9-3 victory. Lee May and Eddie Murray homered for the Orioles.

The former record for most consecutive strikeouts by a rookie in his first game was six by Karl Spooner with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and Pete Richert with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Orioles      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Harlow cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .238
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Kelly lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Squires 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .304        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .040
Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .275        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Lemon rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .286      Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Bosley cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Crowley dh            3   0   1   1     0   1   .243
Nahorodny c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith 2b              2   1   2   0     1   0   .250
                                                          Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .307
                                                            Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     3   3             Totals               28   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Orioles 4
DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Soderholm (14), Squires (5), Smith (11), Kelly (10)
Home Runs: Harlow (6)
Caught Stealing: Washington (4), Kelly (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Nahorodny (4), Garcia (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(10-11)          8     8   3   3   2   5   1  31   4.44
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   5   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(17-12)         7     7   0   0   3   2   0  30   2.52
Stanhouse SV(19)        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   3   0  35

Wild Pitches: Stone (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc


WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington flied out to right; Kessinger grounded
out (pitcher to first); Squires grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly flied
out to right; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson made an out to first; Orta grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lemon singled to left; Soderholm
forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to
center; Crowley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Bosley singled; Nahorodny out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bosley to second]; Washington
singled to pitcher [Bosley to third]; Washington was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kessinger flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Smith
doubled; Garcia struck out; Harlow homered [Smith scored]; On a
bunt Kelly singled; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires lined to shortstop; Lamar Johnson singled
to center; Orta flied out to center; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray singled
to right; Stone threw a wild pitch [Murray to second]; DeCinces
struck out; Crowley singled to right [Murray scored]; Dempsey
forced Crowley (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm doubled to right; Bosley flied out to
right [Soderholm to third]; Nahorodny grounded out (third to
first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith singled to right; Garcia flied out to right;
Harlow singled to right [Smith out at third (right to third)];
Kelly doubled to right [Harlow to third]; Singleton flied out to
center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Squires walked;
Lamar Johnson flied out to center [Squires to second]; Orta
walked; Lemon walked [Squires to third, Orta to second];
Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray struck out; DeCinces walked; Crowley flied
out to center; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bosley grounded out (first to pitcher); Nahorodny
flied out to center; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Smith walked; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; Harlow lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Kessinger
singled to right; Squires doubled to left [Kessinger to third];
STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson hit into a
double play (second to first) [Kessinger out at home (first to
third)]; Jim Palmer left with stiff neck; Orta grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
flied out to left; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Lemon struck out; Soderholm
popped to third; Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.



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