A homer by Lee May for the 1,700th hit of his major league career broke a 2-2 tie and led the Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the White Sox. After May's blow in the sixth inning, the Orioles went on to clinch their decision in the same stanza with two more runs on singles by Carlos Lopez and Doug DeCinces, an infield out by Rick Dempsey and single by Billy Smith. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 29, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Orioles 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Garr lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .300 Belanger ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .259 Pryor ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .185 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Harlow ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Kessinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 May dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .294 Orta 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .288 Murray 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Bonds rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .302 Lopez rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Molinaro rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 1 1 2 0 .288 Dempsey c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Lemon cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Smith 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .265 Blomberg dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 9 5 4 2 Totals 36 2 10 2 6 2 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 22,240 Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 13 DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 3 Errors: Orta Doubles: Belanger (5), Smith (2), Dempsey (2), Bonds (4), Orta (5) Home Runs: May (4) Stolen Bases: Bumbry (4), Bonds (5) Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (1) GIDP: May (2), DeCinces (2) Hit by Pitch: Murray (1,by Kravec) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(3-1) 6.2 8 2 2 3 2 0 30 1.38 Stanhouse SV(5) 2.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 12 0.00 Totals 9 10 2 2 6 2 0 42 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(1-3) 5.1 6 5 4 3 2 1 25 6.23 Willoughby 3.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.60 Totals 9 9 5 4 4 2 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Kravec (2) Wild Pitches: Palmer (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to second; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry to second]; Roenicke walked; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roenicke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to right; Pryor grounded out (second to first) [Garr to second]; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Bonds singled to center [Garr scored]; Bonds stole second; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Bonds scored]; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Lamar Johnson to second]; Lemon struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray walked; Lopez flied out to right; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg lined to shortstop; Soderholm grounded out (second to first); Nahorodny singled to right; Garr walked [Nahorodny to second]; Pryor forced Garr (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Smith walked; Bumbry forced Smith (second to shortstop); Belanger doubled to left [Bumbry scored]; Roenicke struck out; May struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta flied out to left; Bonds doubled to left; Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray was hit by a pitch; Lopez flied out to center; DeCinces grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Blomberg struck out; Soderholm walked; Nahorodny flied out to center; Garr singled to right [Soderholm to third, Garr out at second (right to third to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Smith doubled to right; Bumbry reached on an error by Orta [Smith to third]; Bumbry stole second; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored (unearned)]; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta popped to third; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 6TH: May homered; Murray flied out to center; Lopez singled to center; DeCinces singled to left [Lopez to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Dempsey grounded out (third to first) [Lopez scored, DeCinces to second]; Smith singled to left [DeCinces scored]; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Lemon flied out to left; Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger singled to right; HARLOW BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Harlow forced Belanger (shortstop to second); May walked [Harlow to second]; Murray flied out to center; MOLINARO REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Lopez forced Harlow (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Soderholm flied out to center; Nahorodny singled to left; Garr singled to left [Nahorodny to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR PRYOR; Cruz made an out to second; Orta walked [Nahorodny to third, Garr to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 8TH: KESSINGER REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Dempsey doubled to left; Smith lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lamar Johnson walked; Lemon flied out to center; Blomberg walked [Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm flied out to center; Nahorodny flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Belanger flied to right; Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta doubled to right; Molinaro singled to second [Orta to third]; Lamar Johnson walked [Molinaro to second]; Lemon forced Lamar Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2.

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