Gorman Thomas clouted a two-run homer and Cecil Cooper doubled across two more runs, enabling the Brewers to gain a 9-2 victory and salvage a split of a doubleheader with the Orioles. Lee May drove in four runs in the Orioles' 7-5 first-game victory with a pair of homers and a single.

Thomas' second-game round-tripper came in the fourth inning after Larry Hisle reached first on a walk. Cooper's double followed singles by Hisle and Dick Davis. Hisle and Davis hit back-to-back homers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 9 1 Orioles 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 x - 7 12 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 .355 Bumbry lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .250 Money 3b 4 0 0 1 0 3 .313 Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .344 Singleton rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 Hisle dh 4 0 0 0 1 2 .258 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Oglivie lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .211 Murray 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .286 Davis rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 May dh 4 2 3 4 0 0 .355 Thomas cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 Harlow cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .389 Sakata 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .313 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Dempsey c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 Bando ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Garcia ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Etchebarren c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lezcano ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 4 3 11 Totals 34 7 12 6 2 2 Time of Game: 2:06 Left on Base: Brewers 8, Orioles 6 DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Molitor, Murray Doubles: Davis (1), Bumbry (1), Dempsey (1) Home Runs: Cooper (4), May 2 (2), Harlow (1) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (1) Sacrifice Flies: Money (1) GIDP: Bumbry (2) Hit by Pitch: Davis (1,by Briles) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Haas L(2-1) 5.1 9 7 6 1 2 3 26 4.63 Castro 2.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00 Totals 8 12 7 6 2 2 3 37 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles W(1-1) 7 4 1 1 2 9 1 27 2.77 Stoddard 1.1 4 4 2 0 1 0 9 6.75 Stanhouse SV(2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 3 3 11 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Briles (1) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Money was called out on strikes; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry scored]; Murray walked; May homered [Murray scored]; Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 3. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle walked; Oglivie walked [Hisle to second]; Davis flied out to center [Hisle to third]; Thomas lined into a double play (third to second) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Dempsey popped to first; Garcia lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 3. BREWERS 3RD: Sakata flied out to center; Martinez struck out; Molitor singled to left; Money made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton singled to left [Bumbry to third, Singleton to second (on throw to home)]; Murray was called out on strikes; May singled to third [Bumbry scored, Singleton to third]; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. BREWERS 4TH: Cooper homered; Hisle lined to shortstop; Oglivie flied out to right; Davis doubled to left; Thomas was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. BREWERS 5TH: Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez struck out; Molitor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith flied out to right; Singleton singled to left; Murray made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. BREWERS 6TH: Money was called out on strikes; Cooper singled; Hisle struck out; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: May homered; Harlow homered; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey singled to center; CASTRO REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Garcia singled to left [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry forced Garcia (shortstop unassisted) [Dempsey scored (error by Molitor) (unearned), Bumbry to second]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 7. BREWERS 7TH: Davis was hit by a pitch; Thomas struck out; Sakata was called out on strikes; BANDO BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 7TH: ETCHEBARREN REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING C ); Singleton grounded out (catcher unassisted); Murray grounded out (catcher unassisted); May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 7. BREWERS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); STODDARD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Money struck out; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow grounded out (third to first); DeCinces singled to center; Dempsey doubled to right [DeCinces to third]; Garcia walked; Bumbry grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Orioles 7. BREWERS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Oglivie singled to center; Davis singled to left [Oglivie to third]; Thomas singled to left [Oglivie scored, Davis to second]; Sakata reached on an error by Murray [Davis scored (no RBI), Thomas to second]; LEZCANO BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Lezcano singled to right [Thomas to third, Sakata to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Molitor singled to right [Thomas scored (unearned), Sakata to third, Lezcano to second]; Money hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sakata scored (unearned)]; Cooper walked [Lezcano to third, Molitor to second]; Hisle struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Orioles 7.

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