Jim Palmer got credit for his 18th victory as the Orioles garnered a 4-1 decision over the Red Sox. Trailing, 1-0, going into the seventh inning against lefty Bobby Sprowl, who was making his major league debut, the Orioles tied the score when Lee May hit a home run.

Andres Mora then reached second when his grounder went through the legs of third baseman Butch Hobson for an error. A groundout by Rick Dempsey moved Mora to third. Pinch-runner Mike Dimmel replaced Mora and scored on a single by Carlos Lopez. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley doubled home a pair of insurance runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



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


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Rice lf               3   0   0   0     1   3   .327      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .294        Harlow pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .238
Brohamer 2b,3b        2   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .258      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .268
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      May dh                3   1   1   1     1   0   .252
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .224
  Remy pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Dimmel pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Sprowl p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .247
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
                                                          Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                          Lopez cf,rf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .250
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   6             Totals               32   4   6   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 15,644
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Orioles 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Burleson, Hobson 2, Lopez
Doubles: Evans (24), Crowley (2)
Home Runs: May (22)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (5)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sprowl L(0-1)           7     5   4   3   3   5   1  31   3.86
Drago                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.34
Totals                  8     6   4   3   3   7   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(18-12)         8     5   1   1   1   4   0  30   2.48
Stanhouse SV(21)        1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.94
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  34

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Debut game for
Bobby Sprowl; Lynn singled to right; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia singled to left; Garcia stole second; Dauer
made an out to second; Singleton grounded out (second to first)
[Garcia to third]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Brohamer flied out to left;
Evans doubled to right [Fisk scored, Evans to third (on throw to
home)]; Scott lined to first; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; May walked; Mora struck out;
Dempsey made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to center; Lynn flied out to
center; Rice struck out while Burleson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez struck out; Garcia flied out to right; Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
reached on an error by Hobson [Murray to first]; DeCinces
singled to second [Murray to second]; May flied out to right;
Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Scott flied out to right;
Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey made an out to third; Lopez made an out to
first; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to left; Lynn flied out to
right; Rice walked; Yastrzemski forced Rice (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer walked; Singleton lined to shortstop [Dauer
to third (error by Burleson)]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to
first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk reached on an error by Lopez [Fisk to second];
Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fisk to
third]; Evans struck out; Scott popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: May homered; Mora reached on an error by Hobson
[Mora to second]; DIMMEL RAN FOR MORA; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dimmel to third]; Lopez singled to right
[Dimmel scored (unearned)]; Garcia struck out; Dauer flied out
to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); DIMMEL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hobson singled to left; REMY RAN
FOR HOBSON; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to
second]; Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: BROHAMER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); REMY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Singleton walked; HARLOW RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Murray singled to left [Harlow to second]; DRAGO
REPLACED SPROWL (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; May flied out
to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DIMMEL; Crowley doubled [Harlow
scored, Murray scored]; Dempsey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 9TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ANDERSON
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck
out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Brohamer walked; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.