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. Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumWhite 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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