Recording his 12th complete game of the season, Dennis Martinez tossed a three-hitter as the Orioles prevailed over the Red Sox, 3-2. After the Red Sox jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Orioles tied the game in the fifth on three consecutive errors, a run scoring when pitcher Mike Torrez threw a sacrifice bunt into left field.

After Butch Hobson put the Red Sox ahead again in the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer, the Orioles tallied twice in the sixth on a walk to Ken Singleton, back-to-back singles by Doug DeCinces and Eddie Murray and a grounder by Lee May. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .238      Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Remy 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Singleton rf          2   1   1   0     2   1   .293        Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Rice rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .325
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .269      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Murray 1b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .288      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .294
May dh                4   0   0   1     0   1   .250      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .247
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103      Evans dh              1   0   0   0     2   1   .254
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dauer 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   5   2     5   7             Totals               28   2   3   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 28,924
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Red Sox 2
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Hobson, Scott, Torrez
Doubles: Singleton (17), Burleson (28)
Home Runs: Hobson (17)
Caught Stealing: Dempsey (3), Lopez (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Dempsey (3), Mora (2), Remy (12)
GIDP: May (18), DeCinces (12), Scott (19)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(13-11)    9     3   2   2   2   7   1  31   3.80
Totals                  9     3   2   2   2   7   1  31

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(15-10)         9     5   3   2   5   7   0  36   4.03
Totals                  9     5   3   2   5   7   0  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Dempsey grounded out (third to
first); Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to right; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice grounded out
(second to first) [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; Murray walked; May grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Lynn popped to third in foul
territory; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

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

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Scott flied out to right;
Burleson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow singled to right; Dempsey out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harlow to second]; Singleton walked;
DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to first) [Harlow
out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice singled to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray reached on an error by Scott [Murray to
first]; May reached on an error by Hobson [Murray to second, May
to first]; Mora reached on an error by Torrez on a sacrifice
bunt [Murray scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to third, Mora to
second]; Garcia flied out to right; Dauer struck out; Harlow was
walked intentionally; Dempsey struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E,
3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
homered; Evans walked; Scott grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton walked; DeCinces singled to right
[Singleton to second]; Murray singled to left [Singleton scored,
DeCinces to third]; May forced Murray (third to second)
[DeCinces scored]; Mora popped to right; Garcia flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 2.

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

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer singled to left; Harlow popped to catcher in
foul territory; Dempsey forced Dauer (shortstop to second);
Dempsey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Fisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton doubled; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Lopez
was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to second to
third); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Murray was
walked intentionally; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hobson flied out
to right; Evans walked; Scott was called out on strikes;
Burleson grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); Garcia flied
out to left; Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); BELANGER
REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); BROHAMER BATTED FOR REMY; Brohamer
flied out to right; Rice grounded out (second to first);
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red
Sox 2.