The second home run of the game by Jim Rice lifted the Red Sox to a 5-4 triumph over the Orioles and moved the Sox a half-game in front of the Yankees in the A. L. East race. The decisive clout came on the first pitch from reliever Joe Kerrigan to lead off the eighth inning and break a 4-4 tie.

The Birds had knotted the contest in the top of the frame on RBI doubles by Rich Dauer and Rick Dempsey and a run-scoring single by Ken Singleton. Sox home attendance reached 2,087,421, topping the record set last year. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   4 13  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  1  2    0  1  x  -   5  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .214      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Garcia pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Rice rf               4   2   3   2     0   0   .325
Dauer 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   1     1   0   .283
  Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   2   .296
Dempsey c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .262      Evans dh              2   0   1   1     1   0   .255
Singleton rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .292      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Dimmel pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .246
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .269        Duffy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .287      Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .273
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kelly lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .252        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harlow cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .237
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  13   4     0   6             Totals               30   5   8   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 28,575
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Harlow (20), Dauer (21), Dempsey (19)
Triples: Fisk (4)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (13), Hobson (16), Rice 2 (40)
Stolen Bases: Murray (6)
Caught Stealing: Dimmel (1), Yastrzemski (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  5     5   3   3   1   2   3  21   2.54
Kerrigan L(3-1)         3     3   2   2   1   1   1  12   4.84
Totals                  8     8   5   5   2   3   4  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   7    10   4   4   0   3   0  30   3.27
Stanley W(14-2)         2     3   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.87
Totals                  9    13   4   4   0   6   0  38

Balks: Tiant (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Dauer flied out to
center; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to shortstop; Lynn grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to center; DeCinces singled to
left; Murray singled to center [DeCinces to third]; Murray stole
second; Murray was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); May
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to left; Scott forced Evans (third to second); Hobson
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly flied out to right; Harlow singled to right;
Belanger singled to center [Harlow to second]; Tiant balked
[Harlow to third, Belanger to second]; Dauer flied out to
center; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy struck out (catcher to first); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton popped to second; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski homered; Fisk
struck out; Evans walked; Scott popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Kelly
singled to third; Harlow doubled to right [Kelly to third];
Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelly scored]; Dauer
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson homered; Remy flied out to right; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey popped to catcher in foul territory;
Singleton singled to right; DeCinces flied out to left; Murray
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice homered; KERRIGAN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk tripled to
left; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Fisk
scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: May flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Remy singled
to center; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Remy to
second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger singled to center; Dauer doubled to left
[Belanger scored]; Dempsey doubled to right [Dauer scored];
STANLEY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Singleton singled to left
[Dempsey scored]; DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; Dimmel was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); DeCinces struck out; Murray
singled to center; May struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rice homered;
Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out while Yastrzemski was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Evans grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Kelly was
called out on strikes; Harlow grounded out (second to first);
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to center; GARCIA
RAN FOR CROWLEY; BUMBRY BATTED FOR DAUER; Bumbry forced Garcia
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox
5.