The combined six-hit pitching of Scott McGregor and Don Stanhouse enabled the Orioles to post a 5-3 triumph over the Red Sox. McGregor retired 23 straight batters after yielding three hits, including a three-run homer by Jim Rice, in the first inning. He was relieved by Stanhouse with two outs in the ninth after giving up singles to Carl Yastrzemski and Carlton Fisk.

Stanhouse came on and picked Fisk off first base to end the game. The Orioles' got the decisive runs in the sixth inning on singles by Ken Singleton and Eddie Murray and a two-run double by Lee May. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   5 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .249      Harlow cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .238
Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Kelly lf              4   1   1   0     0   3   .256
Rice lf               4   1   1   3     0   0   .329        Mora ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .295        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Singleton rf          3   2   1   0     1   0   .292
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Murray 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .284
Duffy 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      May dh                4   0   2   2     0   0   .251
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   4   .268
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .257
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                          Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .295
                                                            Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
                                                            Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .209
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     0   4             Totals               35   5  12   4     3  10

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Orioles 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Evans 2
Doubles: Lynn (29), Murray (30), May (15)
Home Runs: Rice (38), Harlow (7)
GIDP: Dempsey (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(16-6)       6.1   9   5   4   2   9   1  29   3.19
Hassler                 1.1   3   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.89
Drago                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.39
Totals                  8    12   5   4   3  10   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(13-12)       8.2   6   3   3   0   4   1  32   3.47
Stanhouse SV(20)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.98
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   4   1  32

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Lynn doubled to right
[Burleson to third]; Rice homered [Burleson scored, Lynn
scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Evans flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow homered; Kelly was called out on strikes;
Singleton walked; Murray doubled to right [Singleton to third];
May reached on an error by Evans [Singleton scored (unearned)
(no RBI), May to first]; DeCinces struck out; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (third to first); Hobson struck
out; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia struck out;
Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Lynn
flied out to right; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly struck out; Singleton popped to first in foul
territory; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: May singled to left; DeCinces was called out on
strikes; Smith singled to shortstop [May to second]; Dempsey
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smith
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott flied out to right; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia struck out; Harlow grounded out (second to
first); Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson struck out; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rice grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled; Murray singled to shortstop
[Singleton to second]; May doubled to left [Singleton scored,
Murray scored]; DeCinces was called out on strikes; Smith was
walked intentionally; Dempsey struck out; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (second to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow singled to right [Harlow to second (error by
Evans)]; Kelly singled to right [Harlow out at home (right to
catcher), Kelly to second (on throw to home)]; Dennis
Eckersley grabbed Larry Harlow after the play at the plate and a
brawl started; HASSLER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING);
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelly to third];
Murray singled to center [Kelly scored]; May flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Scott flied
out to center; Hobson flied to right in foul territory; Duffy
singled to center; Burleson lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces struck out; Smith singled to shortstop;
Dempsey grounded out (third to first) [Smith to second];
Belanger was walked intentionally; Harlow singled to third
[Smith to third, Belanger to second]; MORA BATTED FOR KELLY;
DRAGO REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR MORA;
Crowley grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING LF); Lynn flied
out to right; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk singled [Yastrzemski to
second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Fisk was picked
off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 5.